Ms. McMahon holds a BSBA degree with a specialization in Finance from the University of Nebraska at Omaha. Prior to her joining McCarthy in 1998, Ms. McMahon was employed with a Registered Investment Advisor where she was responsible for a wide variety of functions including security research and analysis as well as portfolio management for large cap equity accounts. Andrea maintains current registrations for the Series 65 (Investment Advisor Representative), Series 6 (Investment Company Products/Variable Contracts Limited Representative) and Series 63 (Uniform Securities Agent). She also earned her designation as a Chartered Financial Analyst from the CFA Institute in 1994 and is a member of the Omaha-Lincoln Society of Financial Analysts. Ms. McMahon joined Westwood in 2010 as part of the acquisition of McCarthy Group Advisors.