Maureen A. O'Donnell
Wealth Management Advisor|CLU®, CLTC®, RICP®, CDFA®
Personal
Maureen O'Donnell Hardiman lives on the North Shore of Long Island, with her husband Kevin Hardiman, their children Meghan, Erin and Jack, and their dog Finn. There is nothing she values more than spending time with her family.
Professional
Maureen started at Northwestern Mutual as a college intern over 30 years ago. She built a successful business on the risk side, selling life and disability insurance and becoming a Top 20 producer in the company. She has an extensive understanding of what is needed to protect clients from a risk perspective and offers this expertise to help them choose the right policies for their needs. Maureen has settled over 100 death and disability claims in her career.
Her mission is to integrate risk-based products with investment solutions to help her clients achieve financial security. She combines her comprehensive knowledge of life and disability insurance with her long-term experience with portfolio management as a Wealth Management Advisor. Many who meet with Maureen have a financial advisor, however they are unaware of the number in assets they’ll need to fully retire. Maureen helps her clients determine what that number is and develops a plan to get them there.
Maureen has earned the R.I.C.P.®, or Retirement Income Certified Professional® designation. This degree allows Maureen to focus on the distribution of assets and income in retirement. She spends a lot of time with clients, teaching them the benefits of tax diversification, the importance of guaranteed income and how to set up assets to achieve balance in various market situations. Maureen believes that 90% of financial success comes from behavior, and she loves to find ways to inspire clients to save. Maureen is a Fee Based Planner and customizes each financial plan according to the unique needs of each client.
In 2022 Maureen earned her CDFA® designation, which means Certified Divorce Financial Analyst®, and she helps clients financially navigate the divorce process. Divorce can be very painful, and Maureen’s long term background in financial security planning helps her to educate clients and empower them with the skills they need for financial independence. Maureen is patient and kind; she takes complex issues and breaks them into simple steps. Maureen believes that it is never too late to change a behavior, and never too late to find happiness.
Education
- B.S. in Marketing and Management, Bryant University, 1987.
- CLU®, R.I.C.P.®, The American College
Registrations
Series 6, 7, 63, and 65
Lending a hand in my community.
As part of Northwestern Mutual, Maureen is proud to give back to the community and support organizations with which she partners.
Cure HHT
HHT stands for Hereditary Hemorrhagic Telangiectasia, – it’s a very rare, inherited, genetic disorder that causes malformed blood vessels in multiple organs of the body. – Maureen visited Capitol Hill in 2025, along with other members of the CureHHT community, and met with Senate and Congress staff about increasing funding for HHT research.
The Life Enrichment Center of Oyster Bay
The Life Enrichment Center of Oyster Bay is a vibrant Senior Center in Oyster Bay, NY providing social activities and vital services to help older adults stay active, healthy and engaged. Maureen is a former board member and now proud supporter of the Life Enrichment Center of Oyster Bay. LECOB makes a real difference in the lives of seniors in the Oyster Bay and surrounding communities.
Oyster Bay Main Street Association
The Oyster Bay Main Street Association is a non-profit organization dedicated to creating a healthy economy in an attractive hamlet, while maintaining the downtown’s historic integrity. Maureen is a member of the association’s Beautification Committee, where she donates, raises funds and awareness for the organization.
Here are my areas of expertise
Financial Planning
Insurance Protection Strategies
Life Insurance Strategies
Retirement Planning & Income Strategies
Education Planning & Funding
Disability Planning
Multigenerational Planning
Estate Planning
How Northwestern Mutual helps you live the life you want.
When people feel better about their money, good things happen—they become more confident and feel more secure. For more than 160 years, Northwestern Mutual has helped people achieve the financial flexibility they need to live more and worry less.
Being a mutual company means Northwestern Mutual reports to its clients, not Wall Street. They don't believe in chasing fads or taking undue risk for short-term gains. Instead, they take a long-term approach—both in the way we help people plan to reach their goals, and in the way they do business. This has served their clients (and mine) well through all kinds of economic ups and downs, including wars, recessions, even the recent pandemic.
It's why I'm happy to be part of a company that's in it for the long-haul and prioritizes clients over profit.
