Darren Howcroft is the Managing Partner and Financial Advisor of Granite Capital Advisors, an investment firm focused on the needs of individuals and couples. With thirty years of experience in investment management, Darren helps clients articulate their goals and builds, implements, and adjusts strategies to pursue them over time. He values long-lasting relationships with clients, who often become true friends. Darren prioritizes understanding each client's unique goals before making recommendations, aiming to empower them with clear explanations of investment concepts. He favors balanced, moderate strategies and emphasizes the importance of upside/downside capture.
Darren grew up in Deerfield, New Hampshire, and credits Boy Scout Troop 138 and Coe Brown Academy for guiding him through his formative years. He attended Plymouth State University, focusing on macroeconomics, and has lived in Rumney, NH, for 30 years with his wife, Barbara. They have four children. In his free time, Darren enjoys reading, playing chess, and watching baseball. He and Barbara love vacations, especially road trips to Portland, ME, and Boston. A favorite book, "Younger Next Year," recommended by a long-term client, has been life-changing for Darren, and he shares it with clients and friends approaching forty.