About Darrow Wealth Management

About Us

Darrow Wealth Management is an investment management and financial planning firm that specializes in helping individuals navigate sudden wealth events. The most common liquidity events are from stock options (or other forms of equity compensation) during an IPO or acquisition, sale of a business, or windfall from an inheritance (trust fund, brokerage/retirement account, or other assets).  

We are very proud to be a nationally recognized in the field of stock compensation. 

Firm History

In 1987, Tom McFarland started Darrow Wealth Management to provide hard working professionals in the community an alternative to the impersonal nature of working with a big firm. From the beginning, Tom has always believed in the power and importance of relationships. Over 35 years later, this people-centric focus has resulted in many decades-long relationships with the firm’s clients and the advisory team. Tom retired in 2022.

Kristin (McFarland) McKenna CFP®, Tom’s daughter, joined the team of wealth advisors in 2014 and now the firm’s President and sole shareholder. 

Learn more about our team of advisors.

Trust and Transparency

Darrow Wealth Management is proud to be an independent, fee-only, fiduciary investment advisor.

Fee-Only Wealth Management

Our clients want to work with an advisor – not a salesperson. As a registered investment advisor and fee-only wealth management firm, we do not sell securities, investment products, or receive any commissions.

Full-Time Fiduciary

As a registered investment advisor, we have a fiduciary duty to act – at all times – for the sole benefit and interest of our clients. A fiduciary duty is the highest act of loyalty, trust and care as established by law.

Independence

As an independent wealth management firm, we don’t have allegiances to any fund family. Further, there’s no parent company setting sales quotas for our advisors. As a fee-only money manager, our advisors don’t sell products or receive commissions.

Independence also matters when a client is in need of other services, such as life insurance or banking. We make unpaid referrals to outside professionals and always strive to find the best fit for the client’s situation and needs.

Visit our FAQ page to learn more about our fees and how we work with clients.