The Main Street Research Office

Our Founding

The formation of Main Street Research was inspired by our founders' deep commitment to helping individuals, families and foundations become financially secure for generations. These are the very same values that inspire our team today: Trust & Reliability. We serve clients near our offices in the San Francisco Bay Area and New York metropolitan area. In today's technology-driven world we serve clients across the country as well as internationally.

Meet The Team

Your financial success is important to each member of our team. The only compensation we receive is based on either the value of your assets or its performance — depending on which fee structure best suits you. Additionally, each member of our team shares in the firm’s equity or revenue. Therefore, your expectations for investment performance, risk management and a high level of service are directly tied to each team member’s goals. The result is a mutually beneficial relationship targeted at meeting and exceeding your expectations.

James E. Demmert

James E. Demmert

Founder – Chief Investment Officer

A recent recipient of Barrons magazine’s coveted Top Advisor ranking and Top 100 People In Finance, James has been managing investment portfolios for institutional and individual investors for over 35 years. He has experience in all aspects of investment management including equity and fixed income research, trading and portfolio management. He has particular expertise in macro-economic research and risk management and is responsible for creating the firm’s Active Risk Management processes. He is a seasoned wealth manager and is experienced in the areas of retirement, financial, estate and tax planning. James is the author of two award winning investment books. The Journey to Wealth and his latest book focused on endowments entitled, The Sustainable Endowment. He has authored numerous articles on finance and investment management and his work has appeared in many financial publications including The Wall Street Journal, Barron’s, BusinessWeek and Fortune.
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James E. Demmert

Founder – Chief Investment Officer
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Aaron M. Stern

Managing Partner, West
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Benjamin Armellini

Managing Partner, East
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Tamra A. Stern

JD CFP®
Partner – Director of Wealth Management
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Natalie E. McMahon

CFP®
Partner – Chief Operating Officer
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Tito Pombra

Chief Compliance Officer
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Adrienne H. Balesteri

Partner – Director of Business Development
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Lily Taft

CFA
Partner – Portfolio Manager
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Elizabeth I. Baldassari

Partner – Director of Fixed Income
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Nick Hatzidakis

Director of Trading
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Roman LeFebure

Equities Trader
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Stephanie Hawk

CFIP® APMA®
Co-Director of Fixed Income
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Jacob Margo

Private Client Advisor
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Jacob Swartz

Private Client Advisor – Director of Research
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Peter A. Fiorita

CFP® AWMA®
Co-Director of Wealth Management
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Melissa R. Gibson

Private Client Advisor
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Shane Larson

CFP®
Private Client Advisor
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Catherine Nadeau

Director of Finance
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Jack Sondag

Co-Director of Marketing
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Clementina Davila

Co-Director of Marketing
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Dana Armstrong

Director of Client Relations
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Henry Cataldi

MBA
Co-Director of Operations
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Ehsan Faraz

Client Service Specialist
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Our History

Founded as a registered Investment Advisor

1993

Joined The Schwab Advisor network

1994

Introduced Performance Based Fees

1998

Created Active Risk Management (ARM)

2001

Introduced No Cost Wealth Planning Services

2005

Celebrated Our 25th Anniversary

2018

Named Barron's Top Advisor

2019

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Opened Our Lakeville, cT office

2020

Opened Our Greenwich, cT office

2021

Named Forbes Top Advisor

2022

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Opened Our Midtown Manhattan, NYC Office

2022

Supporting the Local and Global Community

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At Main Street, our team actively supports organizations and efforts that are productive to the community. This includes organizations such as The Rotary, which are well known for their worldwide philanthropic efforts, as well as other small local organizations that have the goal of giving back to the community. We are also one of the first firms of our kind to receive the environmentally friendly Bay Area Green Business designation for our efforts in running a truly green business.

Charitable Giving

As citizens of the community in which we live and work, we recognize the importance of giving back. Below are a few of the organizations to which we lend our time and financial support.

A collection of our Charitable Giving partners