Advisory Network
Baird's advisory network is an additional layer that helps guides our clients to their financial success. We lean on our specialists to ensure that we are providing the best guidance for your unique stages of life.
Internal Resources
Darrian Hornedo
Estate Planner
Darrian helps to create and present estate plan reviews as well as answering any questions ranging from account titling to trust/estate administration.
Kelsey Clair
Senior Tax Strategist
Kelsey aids with reviewing clients' unique tax situations to develop and implement tax efficient strategies to assist clients in achieving their financial goals.
Laura Thurow
Executive Director of Wealth Solutions and Operations
Laura Thurow is Director of Private Wealth Management Research and Products & Services at Baird, where she is responsible for all research efforts focused on Private Wealth Management. This includes outside money manager and mutual fund research in support of the Recommended Manager and ALIGN programs, as well as individual stock, bond and ETF research and portfolio analysis.
She is co-portfolio manager of the ALIGN Strategic Portfolios, and a voting member of the Investment Policy, Manager & Policy, ALIGN, Mutual Fund, Structured Products and Managed Futures Oversight committees. Laura also works directly with Financial Advisors providing investment and sales strategy and consultation. Prior to joining Private Wealth Management Research, Laura spent five years as a member of Baird’s Auto & Truck Supplier Equity Research team.
External Resources
Deborah Westrum Patterson
Vice President, Private Bank of TriState Capital