Four Female Leaders from Mercer Advisors Named to the 2024 Forbes Top Women Wealth Advisors Best-In-State

Jessica Caruso, CFP®, Laura Combs, CFP®, Jojo Cresci, CFP®, and Tracey Turko, CFP® earned their spots on this year's list with their inspiring leadership and accomplishments.

DENVER, March 19, 2024 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Mercer Advisors Inc. ("Mercer Advisors"), a national Registered Investment Adviser (RIA) firm, today announced that four Senior Wealth Advisors were named to the Forbes Top Women Advisors Best-In-State list. Each advisor, selected by SHOOK Research, is chosen based on qualitative and quantitative criteria, including: in-person interviews; industry experience; compliance records; revenue produced; and assets under management.*

"We are again honored to have several of our talented women wealth advisors recognized by Forbes as top advisors in their states," said Dave Welling, CEO of Mercer Advisors. "The recognition supports our focus on developing female advisors, which contributes directly to our support of women investors in achieving financial freedom."

The four women from Mercer Advisors named to the Forbes Top Women Wealth Advisors Best-In-State are:

Jessica Caruso, CFP® ? Executive Managing Director leads Client Experience and the Western Division in delivering unified and integrated financial planning and investment management to clients. She is a member of the company's Investment Committee, Executive Leadership Council, and the Steering Committee for the InvestHERs initiative.

Laura Combs, CFP® ? Executive Managing Director leads the Wealth Path Group and Northern Division in delivering unified and integrated financial planning and investment management to clients. She is a member of the company's Investment Committee, Executive Leadership Council, and the Steering Committee for the InvestHERs initiative.

Jojo Cresci, CFP® ? Senior Wealth Advisor and Senior Director of NorCal Region provides investment advice, portfolio design, and financial planning advice to both private and institutional clients. She is also a member of the company's Investment Operational Committee and Content Advisory Board. This is Jojo's third consecutive year receiving this recognition.

Tracey Turko, CFP®, MPAS®, AEP® ? Senior Wealth Advisor and Senior Director is focused on creating long-term financial strategies that reflect the values and lifestyles of her clients. She is also a member of Mercer Advisors' Investment Committee and the Steering Committee for the InvestHERs initiative. This is Tracey's fourth consecutive year receiving this recognition.

"These female leaders exemplify excellence in the financial advisory industry as well as our company's commitment to a diverse workforce and serving female clients," said Martine Lellis, Chief Talent Officer for Mercer Advisors. "Our InvestHERs women's initiative is designed to attract and support females across the company. We are proud that 50% of our client-facing team is female, significantly higher than the industry average."

*The Forbes ranking of America's Top Women Wealth Advisors and Top Women Wealth Advisors Best-In-State, developed by SHOOK Research, is based on an algorithm of qualitative data, learned through surveys and interviews conducted by telephone, in-person and virtually to evaluate best practices, such as service models, investing models and compliance records as well as quantitative data, such as revenue trends and assets under management. All advisors have a minimum of seven years' experience. Portfolio performance is not a criterion due to varying client objectives and lack of audited data. Neither Forbes nor SHOOK receive a fee in exchange for rankings.

About Mercer Advisors
Established in 1985, Mercer Global Advisors Inc. ("Mercer Advisors") is a total wealth management and financial planning firm that provides comprehensive, fee-based investment management, financial planning, family office services, retirement benefits and distribution planning, estate and tax planning, insurance solutions, and corporate trustee and trust administration services. Mercer Advisors Inc. is a parent company of Mercer Global Advisors Inc. (RIA), and Regis Acquisitions, Inc. (RIA). Both are majority owned by Oak Hill Capital, Genstar Capital, and Altas Partners. Mercer Global Advisors, Inc. is headquartered in Denver, Colorado, is privately held, has 1,080 employees, and operates nationally through more than 90 locations across the country. Mercer Advisors manages over $56 billion in client assets. For more information, visit http://www.merceradvisors.com.

Important Information
Company statistics as of January 31, 2024. Client assets refers to client assets under management (AUM) and client assets under advisement (AUA) by both Mercer Global Advisors Inc. and Regis Acquisition Inc. Client Assets includes assets gained from recent acquisitions where the advisory agreements have been properly assigned to Mercer Global Advisors, but the custodial accounts have yet to be transferred and/or the accounts have yet to be migrated to Mercer Global Advisors' portfolio management system. Mercer Global Advisors Inc. and Regis Acquisition Inc. are affiliated SEC registered investment advisers and deliver investment advisory and family office related services. Mercer Global Advisors Inc. and Regis Acquisition Inc., are subsidiaries of Mercer Advisors Inc., a parent company not involved with investment services.

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