Sara Mcdowell

FORESIDE FUND SERVICES

Westport, CT 06880

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CRD#: 6665883

Professional summary

Sara Mcdowell, who also goes by Sara Arthur Scheff, Sara Scheff, is a registered financial professional currently at FORESIDE FUND SERVICES, LLC located in Westport, Connecticut.

Sara is registered as a RR (Registered Representative) and started their career in finance in 2016. Sara has worked at 4 firms and has passed the Series 66, SIE and Series 7 exams.

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Aliases

Sara Arthur Scheff | Sara Scheff

Other business activities

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BUSINESS IS NOT INVESTMENT RELATED; ADDRESS: 8 RED YELLOW RD MIDDLETOWN CT 06457; NATURE: SELL SHORT SELF-WRITTEN E-BOOKS ON GUMROAD.COM; POSITION: SELLER; START DATE: 06/25/2025; 1HR/WEEKLY DEVOTED TO OTHER BUSINESS; 0HRS DEVOTED DURING SECURITIES TRADING HOURS; DUTIES: TRACK SALES, CREATE AND EDIT E-BOOKS, ANSWER CUSTOMER INQUIRIES

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CRS (Customer Relationship Summary)

Certified licenses

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None

Experience

Current

September 8, 2025 - Present

FORESIDE FUND SERVICES, LLC

Office #1: 13 Riverside Avenue, Westport, CT 06880

CRD#: 46106

Westport, CT

Past

April 20, 2018 - September 4, 2025

VIRTUS INVESTMENT ADVISERS, LLC

RIA

CRD#: 106982

HARTFORD, CT

Past

April 20, 2018 - September 4, 2025

VP DISTRIBUTORS LLC

CRD#: 3036

HARTFORD, CT

Past

November 25, 2016 - March 14, 2018

EDWARD JONES

RIA

CRD#: 250

SCARSDALE, NY

Past

August 26, 2016 - March 14, 2018

EDWARD JONES

CRD#: 250

SCARSDALE, NY

State Registrations and Notice Filings

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indicates the advisor is registered as a Registered Representative in this state, allowing them to offer securities such as stocks, bonds, and mutual funds through a broker-dealer.

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Arizona
(9/8/2025)

Colorado
(9/8/2025)

Connecticut
(9/8/2025)

Idaho
(9/8/2025)

Montana
(9/8/2025)

New Mexico
(9/8/2025)

Texas
(9/8/2025)

Utah
(9/8/2025)

Wyoming
(9/8/2025)

Exams

State Security Law Exam

IAR

Series 66

Date: 9/24/2016

Uniform Combined State Law Examination

General Industry/Product Exam

SIE

Date: 10/1/2018

Securities Industry Essentials Examination

General Industry/Product Exam

Series 7

Date: 8/26/2016

General Securities Representative Examination

SRO Registrations

FINRA

Current Firm

FORESIDE FUND SERVICES, LLC

FORESIDE FUND SERVICES, LLC | FORUM FUND SERVICES, LLC

CRD#: 46106 / SEC#: , 8-51293

Broker-Dealer Firm Regulated by FINRA (Boston district office)

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Contact information

Main Address

190 Middle Street Suite 301, Portland, ME 04101

Mailing Address

190 Middle Street Suite 301, Portland, ME 04101

Phone number

(207) 553-7110

Established

Delaware since 09/08/1998

Firm type

Limited Liability Company

Fiscal year end

December

Firm Size

Large

# of Employees

FINRA licenses (53 States and Territories)

Documents

Customer Relationship Summary (CRS / FINRA)

Direct owners and executive officers

Name	Position	CRD#
FORESIDE DISTRIBUTORS, LLC	SOLE MEMBER
COWAN, TERESA MARIA KAZMIERSKI	PRES/MANAGER/DIRECTOR	1544189
EDELMAN, GABRIEL	SECRETARY	6654419
LA FOND, SUSAN LORENE	TREASURER	4512785
LANZA, CHRISTOPHER CONTE	VICE PRESIDENT	2184856
MACCHIA, KATE SCHENDEL	VICE PRESIDENT	4863973
SOMMERS, WESTON	CFO/FINOP	5290145
STROUT, ALICIA KIMBERLY	CHIEF COMPLIANCE OFFICER/VICE PRESIDENT	6320351

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Sara Mcdowell

Professional summary

Question & Answer

Aliases

Other business activities

Blog Corner

CRS (Client Relationship Summary) - BD

Click below to view Sara Mcdowell's CRS (Customer Relationship Summary).

Certified licenses

Experience

FORESIDE FUND SERVICES, LLC

VIRTUS INVESTMENT ADVISERS, LLC

VP DISTRIBUTORS LLC

EDWARD JONES

EDWARD JONES

State Registrations and Notice Filings

Exams

Series 66

Date: 9/24/2016

SIE

Date: 10/1/2018

Series 7

Date: 8/26/2016

FINRA

Current Firm

FORESIDE FUND SERVICES, LLC

Contact information

FINRA licenses (53 States and Territories)

Documents

Direct owners and executive officers

Red Flags

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FORESIDE FUND SERVICES, LLC

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