Welcome to Our Bend Office

Experienced Financial Advisors in Bend, OR

Bend Financial Planning

We’re proud to serve individuals and families throughout Central Oregon with personalized, comprehensive wealth management built around your life, not just your investments. Whether you’re preparing for retirement, navigating a major life transition, planning your legacy, or simply looking for a trusted financial partner, you’ll find a team that takes the time to listen first, understand your goals, and help create a plan around what’s most important to you. We combine the personal relationships and community connection of a Central Oregon office with the resources of a national firm, helping bring clarity to life’s financial decisions so you can spend more time focused on the people, experiences, and future that matter most.

We offer comprehensive wealth management through a family office 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.

Meet the Bend Team

Chad Staskal
Sr. Wealth Advisor
Bend
Suzanne Daniel
Wealth Advisor
Bend
Matthew Hobson
Wealth Advisor
Bend
Hans Doorn
Director, Tax Services
Bend
Jeff Witt
Sr. Wealth Advisor
Bend
John Swanson
Sr. Wealth Advisor
Bend
Duncan Wilk
Regional Vice President
Bend
Jill Abell
Manager, Client Service
Bend
Kimberly Eskelson
Relationship Manager
Bend
Miranda Nusbaum
Sr. Client Service Specialist
Bend
Virginia Cramp
Sr. Client Service Specialist
Bend
Jake Springer
Financial Planner
Bend
Stephanie Moersfelder
Sr. Financial Planner
Bend
Kimberly Brush
Sr. Tax Associate
Bend
Thomas Gibbs
Tax Manager
Bend
Ready to get in touch? My team and I are here to help.
Alex Krenek
Alex Krenek, J.D. Regional Vice President
Bend

Bend

35 NW Hawthorne Ave
Bend, Oregon 97703

Phone: 541.330.0220

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.

Bend Offices Fast Facts & Specialties

  • Decades of experience serving individuals and families throughout Central Oregon, helping clients navigate complex financial decisions with clarity, confidence, and a personal touch
  • A dedication to taking the time to understand each client’s goals, values, and priorities before building a financial plan tailored to their needs
  • A commitment to bringing together investments, financial planning, tax strategies, retirement income planning, estate planning, insurance, and legacy goals to address each client’s complete financial picture

Financial Solutions We Offer in Bend

Mercer Advisors delivers comprehensive financial guidance designed to address the full complexity of your financial life. Our Bend team brings together planning, investment management, tax strategy, estate planning, and trust services — working collaboratively to help individuals and families make confident, informed financial decisions.
Financial Planning
Comprehensive financial planning for Bend clients and families that can help organize your full financial picture — from taxes and investments to estate planning and risk management — around your most important goals as part of Mercer Advisors’ family office-inspired wealth management model.
Tax Planning & Preparation
Proactive tax planning and preparation for Bend residents designed to help manage tax obligations throughout the year, with strategies evaluated before transactions occur rather than after the fact with a dedicated team of financial advisors and tax professionals working in coordination.
Investment Management
Institutional-grade portfolio management for Bend clients and families that can help put institutional-level research, oversight, and portfolio construction to work for your family’s specific objectives with your wealth advisor revisiting your investment strategy regularly to help keep it aligned with your plan.
Estate Planning
Estate planning guidance for Bend clients that can help make sure your wishes are properly documented, your assets are structured thoughtfully, and your loved ones aren’t left with unnecessary burdens as part of Mercer Advisors’ integrated, family office-inspired wealth management approach.
Insurance Solutions
Strategic insurance planning for Bend clients built to help make sure your protection keeps pace with your growing assets — with proactive reviews and clear, transparent guidance from a team you already know and trust with a dedicated insurance team working alongside your wealth advisor to help keep your coverage aligned with your goals.
Trustee Services
Independent trust administration services for Bend clients that can help serve as an objective, professional fiduciary — providing continuity of service and trustee expertise across even the most complex or multigenerational trust structures with a Trust Operations Group and wealth management team working in coordination on your behalf.

Deep Experience Working With…

advisor helping tech professional navigate concentrated stock positions

Concentrated Stock

At Mercer Advisors, we help Bend clients manage concentration with a financial plan that focuses on unlocking liquidity, reducing risk, and preserving long-term wealth.  

Divorcing & Divorced

We provide Bend residents with compassionate, personalized financial guidance throughout your divorce, empowering you to embrace the opportunities ahead.  Learn more about how we can help.

Generational Wealth

Managing wealth across generations isn’t just about protecting assets—it’s about safeguarding your legacy. We collaborate with Bend families like yours to craft tailored plans that help to ensure long-term financial continuity.

A family discussing a lifetime trust

Inherited Wealth

Your inheritance marks a beginning and an end. Learn more about how we approach this delicate situation for Bend residents and help ensure your new wealth is protected, optimized, and meets your long-term goals.

IPOs & Liquidity Events

Whether you’re holding RSUs, ISOs, NSOs, or ESPP shares, the decisions you make now may shape your financial future.  Learn how we can help demystify the process for you and help avoid a hefty tax bill.

older couple out enjoying their retirement

Retirement Planning

Retirement planning is a vital aspect of financial wellness that transcends age, income level, or career stage.  See how we can help Bend residents design retirement plans that help them achieve their financial goals.

Financial planning for individuals with special needs

Special Needs

Caring for a loved one with disabilities brings unique responsibilities, and planning ahead is one of the most important things you can do. We’ll help you prioritize what matters most, understand what can wait, and build a plan that gives you confidence.

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Women & Wealth

We’re fiercely committed to amplifying women’s financial confidence. Learn how we’re leading the charge to create better financial outcomes for women in Bend.

Meet a Few of Our Talented Advisors

Our team is deeply embedded in the Bend 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.

Honored to Be a 2025 Winner
Community Award

Honored to Be a 2025 Winner

We’re honored to be voted the 2025 winner of The Bulletin’s Best of Bend awards for Best Financial Planning Services and Best Accounting Firm. We truly appreciate the relationships we’ve built and the opportunity to make a difference for families throughout Central Oregon.

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Retirement Workshops at Central Oregon Community College
Program Partner

Retirement Workshops at Central Oregon Community College

We’re big believers in the power of education. Since 2010, we’ve volunteered at Central Oregon Community College, teaching a Personal Retirement Analysis Workshop and helping hundreds of families plan for the future. It’s one of our favorite ways to give back to the community. We offer the workshop several times a year, so be sure to check the COCC website for upcoming sessions.

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Celebrating with Our Central Oregon Community
Community Gala

Celebrating with Our Central Oregon Community

We were excited to attend The Bulletin’s 2025 Community Choice Awards gala and celebrate alongside other local businesses and community leaders. It was a memorable evening, made even more special by winning in two categories! Thank you for your trust and for voting for us.  We’re grateful for the opportunity to serve the people and families of Central Oregon.

High Desert Museum Sponsorship
Sponsorship

High Desert Museum Sponsorship

We’ve been proud sponsors of The High Desert Museum since 2009, supporting its mission to inspire a deeper understanding of the region’s wildlife, history, and cultures. We’re grateful to play a part in helping one of Central Oregon’s most treasured community institutions continue its important work.

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Client Appreciation Event
Client Event

Client Appreciation Event

Thank you to everyone who joined us for our client appreciation dinner at The High Desert Museum. It was a fantastic evening of connection, conversation, great food and drinks, and an opportunity for our clients to meet more of the extended Mercer Advisors team.

Bend Food & Wine Festival
Sponsorship

Bend Food & Wine Festival

We were proud to sponsor the inaugural Luscious Bend Food + Wine Experience, which brought people together to celebrate Central Oregon’s chefs, farmers, winemakers, and culinary creativity. More than a food and wine event, it was an opportunity to connect, share stories, and celebrate the people who make our region special.

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The Best of the Best of Bend 2025 Community Choice Awards: Nomination Period: April 16, 2025 – May 13, 2025. Community Voting Period: June 18, 2025 – July 14, 2025. Eagle Wealth Management and Eagle Wealth Accounting were acquired by Mercer Advisors on September 2, 2025, as such votes for Eagle Wealth Management and Eagle Wealth Accounting were bestowed to Mercer Advisors. Neither Mercer Advisors nor Eagle Wealth Management or Eagle Wealth Accounting paid a fee for inclusion in the rankings.

Eagle Wealth is a tradename. All services provided by Eagle Wealth investment professionals are provided in their individual capacities as investment adviser representatives of Mercer Global Advisors, Inc. “Mercer Advisors” is a brand name used by several affiliated legal entities owned by Mercer Advisors, Inc., including, Mercer Global Advisors, Inc., an SEC registered investment adviser providing investment advisory and family office services; Mercer Advisors Private Asset Management, Inc., an SEC registered investment adviser providing discretionary investment management services to affiliated private funds; Mercer Advisors Tax Services LLC, a tax services and accounting firm; Heim, Young and Associates, Inc., (MA Brokerage Solutions) a broker/dealer, member FINRA/SIPC; and Mercer Advisors Insurance Services LLC, (MAIS) an insurance agency.

Mercer Advisors is not a law firm and does not provide legal advice to clients. All Estate planning document preparation and other legal advice are provided through select third parties, with which Mercer Advisors has a contractual relationship. Mercer Advisors Tax Services, LLC, does not provide financial audit, assurance, compilations, or forensic accounting services. Each individual tax situation is unique, depending on complexity, additional fees may apply. Insurance products are provided by Mercer Advisors Insurance Services, LLC (MAIS), which places individual life, disability, long term care coverage, and property and casualty coverage through select insurance companies. Trustee services are offered through select third parties with which a client would sign an additional agreement, and additional fees may apply.

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Regional Vice President, Bend