Welcome to Mercer Advisors in New England

New England Private Wealth Advisors

For more than two decades and counting, Mercer Advisors has been proud to call New England home. With a team of local CFA® and CFP® professionals, we provide tailored guidance to a wide range of families and business owners.

We offer comprehensive wealth management through a family office-like structure, helping clients amplify and simplify their financial lives by bringing together financial planning, investment management, tax, estate, insurance, and more into one integrated offering. We look forward to connecting with you and your family.

Brian Picariello
Brian Picariello Signature
Brian Picariello, CPA/PFS, CFA Managing Director
New England
Bennet Thonakkara
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Bennet Thonakkara, CPA, CFA® Sr. Wealth Advisor, Sr. Director
New England
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Austin Minor
Austin Minor Regional Vice President
New England

Stronger Together

Mercer Advisors understands the importance of joining forces with impressive local advisory firms. Together, we can provide clients with a greater breadth and depth of services and value—and, most importantly, keep our promises to them.

We’ve worked hard to retain some of the best aspects of a local boutique firm: white-glove service that comes from an intimate understanding of our clients’ families, lifestyles, situations, and needs. We combine this with the type of resources, specialized personnel, and risk mitigation of a national firm.

New England Offices Fast Facts & Specialties

  • Multi-generational wealth management: Our team specializes in helping families manage and preserve their wealth, navigating family dynamics and providing clarity when complexity arises.
  • Institutional-grade investing: Our approach is backed by decades of research and market analysis, representing the best practices of today’s institutional investment community.
  • Tax efficiency: Minimizing taxes is essential to protecting your lifestyle and legacy. Proactive tax strategy is an integral part of our process.

Meet a Few of Our Talented Advisors

Our team is deeply embedded in the New England community and specializes in areas relevant to local residents.

In Our Community

From sharing our knowledge to volunteering to improve our neighborhoods, our local team loves to give back to the community.

Mercer Advisors Annual Day of Giving
Volunteering

Mercer Advisors Annual Day of Giving

Our team had an amazing time partnering with Gather New Haven, an organization committed to social and environmental justice, where we rolled up our sleeves to help winterize one of their urban farms.

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CT Shoreline Arts Alliance - Costumes & Cocktails Fundraising Event
Sponsoring

CT Shoreline Arts Alliance – Costumes & Cocktails Fundraising Event

Mercer Advisors proudly sponsored a CT Shoreline Arts Alliance annual fundraising event serving thousands of performing and creative artists in our community through a variety of arts programs and awards.

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Mercer Advisors Annual Day of Giving
Volunteering

Mercer Advisors Annual Day of Giving

Our team sorted 6,332 pounds of produce at the Connecticut Foodshare in Wallingford to support their efforts in ending hunger.

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Summer Food Drive — InvestHERs
Donating

Summer Food Drive — InvestHERs

In a company-wide initiative with InvestHERs, our network supporting the growth of female team members, we collected donations for the Downtown Evening Soup Kitchen in New Haven to help address food insecurity.

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Regional Vice President, New England