Stephen Lay

Newpark Wealth specializes in financial planning and investments for Emergency Physicians. We do our best work for Emergency Physicians in their 40s who are tired of working night shifts and are looking to retire at 55. Our clients have neither the time, desire, or mental energy to properly manage their increasingly complex finances, as career, family, and recreation consume those scarce resources. Our clients are eager to outsource financial planning and investment management to a trusted advisor. We work with you to develop a comprehensive financial plan that integrates your income, expenses, assets, liabilities, insurance coverage, employee benefits, estate planning, tax strategy, and unique goals. We understand the nuances of your career arc – and the stresses of Emergency Medicine – deeply enough to accurately build, and continuously refine, projections of your household net worth. Ultimately, Newpark proactively prioritizes your financial action items to entirely relieve you of that mental burden and protect your time – while preparing you to retire at age 55.

Elena Stein is a Senior Financial Advisor with Merrill Lynch Wealth Management. She specializes in creating personalized wealth management strategies tailored to clients' individual financial goals. Elena works closely with clients to develop flexible investment plans that adapt to changing market conditions, leveraging the resources of Merrill and Bank of America. Her areas of expertise include education planning, family wealth management strategies, services for endowments, foundations, and non-profits, LGBT wealth planning, personal retirement planning, portfolio management, socially responsible and ESG investing, special needs planning, women and wealth, and retirement income. Elena holds the Personal Investment Advisor (PIA) designation and earned a bachelor's degree from the University of Texas System. Outside of her professional work, Elena enjoys dancing, gardening, hiking, skiing, traveling, and yoga. Her approach centers on working one-on-one with clients to develop financial strategies aimed at achieving their long-term objectives.