A female-owned hybrid managing $220 million, Stonebridge Financial Planning Group, has switched its broker-dealer affiliation to Commonwealth Financial Network from Triad Advisors.
Financial advisers Dianne Webb, Rhonda Shurtleff, Becky Robey and Catherine Hyder lead the team and are based in Orlando, Florida.
The team provides all aspects of financial planning for women and their families and specializes in working with women in transition. The trust they build with clients are especially helpful to women going through major changes — such as divorce, retirement, or death of a spouse, Commonwealth said in a press release Wednesday.
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