Profil
Ms. Sarah D.
DerGarabedian, CFA, is a Director of Investment Strategy & Principal at Modera Wealth Management LLC.
She specializes in investment strategy at Modera, where she oversees the firm’s research team and investment initiatives.
She thrives on solving operational challenges and helps bring clarity to complex financial concepts for the firm’s clients.
She is particularly passionate about the behavioral side of investing—understanding what drives investor decisions and guiding them with empathy, evidence, and a touch of humor.
Ms. DerGarabedian has over 20 years of experience in the RIA industry, she joined Modera in 2023 following an 18-year tenure at Parsec Financial, where she led research, trading, and portfolio management.
Before entering the financial sector, she worked in fields as diverse as petroleum geology and academic editing, showcasing her wide-ranging interests and adaptability.
She holds a Bachelor of Arts in Geology from Wellesley College and is a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA).
She is affiliated with the CFA Institute and the CFA Society North Carolina.
Postes actifs de Sarah DerGarabedian
| Sociétés | Poste | Début |
|---|---|---|
Modera Wealth Management LLC
Modera Wealth Management LLC Investment ManagersFinance Modera Wealth aims to optimize the risk-return relationship appropriate to a client’s objectives and risk tolerance. They generally use mutual funds and exchange traded funds for all asset classes in a client portfolio. When utilizing individual stock investments, the firm follows a bottom-up process that seeks to identify high-quality companies, typically with market capitalizations of $3 billion or higher, that are currently trading at attractive or discounted valuations relative to history or to future growth prospects. Modera Wealth looks for companies with a long track record of consistent earnings and cash flow growth, healthy balance sheets, and competitive market positions. The firm prefers companies that engage in shareholder-friendly activities including a history of dividend payments and, when external growth opportunities are subpar, share buybacks. | Directeur de la Recherche - Actions | 01/04/2023 |
Anciens postes connus de Sarah DerGarabedian
| Sociétés | Poste | Fin |
|---|---|---|
Parsec Financial Management, Inc. (Old)
Parsec Financial Management, Inc. (Old) Investment ManagersFinance Parsec Financial uses fundamental analysis in formulating their investment advice and/or managing client assets. The firm prefers to invest in companies that engage in shareholder-friendly activities, including a history of dividend payments and, when external growth opportunities are subpar, share buybacks. They take a long-term investment approach that focuses on diversification, client suitability, and tax efficiency. With regard to individual stock selection, Parsec Financial employs a bottom-up process that seeks to identify high-quality companies with market caps, trading at attractive or discounted valuations. | Directeur de la Recherche - Actions | 01/04/2023 |
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Parsec Financial Management, Inc. (Old)
Parsec Financial Management, Inc. (Old) Investment ManagersFinance Parsec Financial uses fundamental analysis in formulating their investment advice and/or managing client assets. The firm prefers to invest in companies that engage in shareholder-friendly activities, including a history of dividend payments and, when external growth opportunities are subpar, share buybacks. They take a long-term investment approach that focuses on diversification, client suitability, and tax efficiency. With regard to individual stock selection, Parsec Financial employs a bottom-up process that seeks to identify high-quality companies with market caps, trading at attractive or discounted valuations. | Finance |
Wellesley College
Wellesley College Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Functions as a College/University | Consumer Services |
Modera Wealth Management LLC
Modera Wealth Management LLC Investment ManagersFinance Modera Wealth aims to optimize the risk-return relationship appropriate to a client’s objectives and risk tolerance. They generally use mutual funds and exchange traded funds for all asset classes in a client portfolio. When utilizing individual stock investments, the firm follows a bottom-up process that seeks to identify high-quality companies, typically with market capitalizations of $3 billion or higher, that are currently trading at attractive or discounted valuations relative to history or to future growth prospects. Modera Wealth looks for companies with a long track record of consistent earnings and cash flow growth, healthy balance sheets, and competitive market positions. The firm prefers companies that engage in shareholder-friendly activities including a history of dividend payments and, when external growth opportunities are subpar, share buybacks. | Finance |
















