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About The Terrio Group

Built so no family has to figure it out alone.

We’re a fee-based financial planning firm with offices in Port St. Lucie and Stuart. We work with individuals, families, and business owners, and when we give investment advice, we have a fiduciary duty to act in your best interest.

Our story

Why I started the firm.

My father died at 53, and no one was there to help my mother. That’s why I do this work. I opened The Terrio Group on October 1, 2008, in the middle of the recession, and built it so the families I work with always have someone in their corner. Opening in a downturn shaped how we work: every relationship starts with what matters to you, and every plan is built to be something your family can count on when the economy changes.

I like to say I’m not impressed or depressed by money. I just want to help people. The way I do that is a process, not a product: the 8 Elements of Financial Control, which puts your income, emergency funding, investments, taxes, and legacy in one plan and revisits all of it as your life changes.

Mike Terrio, Founder and President

Milestones

  1. 2008

    I open The Terrio Group on the Treasure Coast on October 1, in the middle of the recession.

  2. 2018

    Ten years in business. We mark it with Ten Weeks of Charity, giving $1,000 a week to a different charitable organization.

The team

The people you’ll sit down with.

Mike Terrio, founder and president of The Terrio Group, in a navy suit.

Michael Terrio

Founder and President

I founded The Terrio Group and developed the 8 Elements of Financial Control after seeing a gap in how the prior generation of planners worked. I believe regular communication is the key to understanding what you need, and that a retirement plan has to be one comprehensive, cohesive strategy built for you, then watched and adjusted as conditions change.

I’ve been the keynote speaker at educational events, and I speak nationally for the armed forces at Yellow Ribbon events, helping service members who are deploying or returning make sound financial decisions.

Away from the office, I spend my time with my wife, Kaycee, and our boys, Cash and Brady.

  • Investment Advisor Representative
  • Chartered Retirement Planning Counselor
  • Accredited Asset Management Specialist

Quoted in

The Wall Street Journal · Fox Business · Daily Finance

Seen on

WFLX FOX 29 · WPEC CBS 12 · WPBF 25 · WPTV News Channel 5

Cassie Ottofaro, director of operations at The Terrio Group, smiling in a gray striped blouse.

Cassie Ottofaro

Director of Operations

I oversee our marketing, brand, client relations, and operations. Before joining The Terrio Group, I worked in marketing, national B2B and B2C sales, and business development with companies in Central Florida.

I have a bachelor’s degree from the University of Central Florida and live in Port St. Lucie with my husband and our dog. Outside work I’m happiest outdoors, with family and friends, or working on something creative.

Community

Part of the Treasure Coast.

In 2018, after ten years in business, we launched Ten Weeks of Charity. Starting October 11, we gave $1,000 a week for ten weeks to a different charitable organization, naming the first recipient at a gala in Tradition and announcing each new one on a Thursday.

Visit us

Come meet us in person.

Office hours at both locations are Monday to Friday, 8:30 AM to 4:30 PM.

Your next step

Waiting is a decision too.

Leave your income, taxes, and estate alone long enough and the defaults decide for you. Start with one conversation instead. It’s complimentary, and there’s no homework.

  • Port St. Lucie
  • Stuart
  • Mon to Fri, 8:30 AM to 4:30 PM