Christina LaFortune

Vice President, Senior Financial Advisor
100 Front St
Worcester MA 01608
(508) 926.3740
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Christina LaFortune is a Vice President and Senior Financial Advisor at Merrill Lynch Wealth Management in Worcester, Massachusetts. She has been with the firm since 2011, bringing over a decade of experience in guiding clients through complex financial landscapes.
 
As a co-leader of The Smith-LaFortune Group, Christina focuses on developing personalized financial strategies for a diverse clientele, including non-profits, business owners, executives, and families. Her areas of experience encompass investment management, retirement planning, insurance solutions, and banking services, all aimed at helping clients grow and preserve their wealth. 
 
Christina holds the Certified Plan Fiduciary Advisor®, CPFA® and Chartered Retirement Planning Counselor™, CRPC™ designations. She earned her M.B.A. in Accounting from Fitchburg State University and a B.S. in Cellular and Molecular Biology from Westfield State College. 
 
Based at Merrill’s Worcester office at 100 Front Street, Christina is registered to provide financial services across multiple states and is backed by the extensive resources of Merrill and Bank of America. 
 
Outside of her professional life, Christina resides in Sturbridge, Massachusetts, with her husband Ryan, their two children, Ethan and Eva, and their two dogs.
 
To learn more or to contact Christina, visit The Smith-LaFortune Group’s website at https://advisor.ml.com/sites/ma/worcester/smith-lafortune
or call (508) 926-3740.

Recognition
Forbes "Best-in-State Wealth Management Teams", 2026
(Published on January 7, 2026. Rankings based on data as of March 31, 2025.)
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Christina LaFortune is registered to do business in AZ, CA, CT, FL, IL, IN, MA, MD, ME, MI, NC, NH, NV, NY, PA, PR, RI, SC, TX, VA, VT, WA, WY.
Chartered Retirement Planning Counselor™, CRPC™, and the CRPC™ logo are certification marks or registered certification marks of The College for Financial Planning Institutes Corp. in the United States.