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Credentials
Series 63, Series 65
Experience Industry experience
34 years
Location
Lynchburg, VA 24502
Merrill
Institution
Branden Brooks is a Wealth Management Advisor with Merrill Lynch Wealth Management. He has over three decades of experience in wealth management, serving multiple generations of client families. Prior to joining Merrill Lynch in 2007, Branden spent fifteen years with A.G. Edwards. He focuses on a holistic approach to financial planning, working with individuals and affluent families—including those with special needs children—to help set realistic goals and keep clients informed about their progress.
Branden holds several professional designations, including CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™ (CFP), Chartered Advisor in Philanthropy (CAP), CERTIFIED PLAN FIDUCIARY ADVISOR (CPFA), Chartered Retirement Planning Counselor (CRPC), Personal Investment Advisor (PIA), and Retirement Benefits Consultant (RBC). He earned a Bachelor’s degree in Political Science from California State University, Fullerton, and an MBA in Personal Financial Planning from Indiana Wesleyan University. Outside of his professional work, Branden resides in Lynchburg with his wife Joslyn and their six children. His personal interests include golfing, hiking, racquetball, skiing, table tennis, and tennis.
Based on Merrill
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Lynchburg, VA Enterprise Dr
1705 Enterprise Dr
Lynchburg VA 24502
Advisors at this office
9
California · Texas · Virginia
34 years of industry experience
Bank Of America, N.A.
2009 - Present • 17 years
Lynchburg, VA
Merrill
2007 - Present • 19 years
Lynchburg, VA
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ChFC®
Lynchburg, VA
Kenneth Dean Bennett
Kenneth Bennett is a ChFC®-designated financial advisor with 12 years of industry experience. He is the sole advisor at Kenneth Dean Bennett, an independent firm based in Lynchburg, VA. In addition to his advisory work, he is a partner in Wellness by Design LLC, a business that sells nutritional products. Kenneth Dean Bennett provides comprehensive financial planning services to individuals and small business entities, focusing on retirement planning, tax management, estate and business succession planning, insurance and risk management, and education funding. The firm offers educational seminars and emphasizes asset-allocation recommendations, risk-tolerance and cash-flow analyses, and periodic plan reviews, while clients maintain control over trade implementation.
CFP®, Series 63, Series 65
Lynchburg, VA
Harvest - Faith-Based Investing
Kurt Cornfield is a CFP® professional with 39 years of industry experience, currently serving as the sole advisor at Harvest - Faith-Based Investing. He has previously worked at Merrill and Bank of America, N.A., and has taught at Liberty University’s School of Business since 2010. In addition to his advisory work, he is involved with Harvest App LLC. Harvest offers automated, discretionary investment management through a digital platform designed for Christian investors seeking values-aligned portfolios. The firm utilizes third-party registered investment managers and algorithm-driven portfolio matching to provide ETF-based models that emphasize biblical principles, impact investing, and risk management across asset classes.
CFP®
Lynchburg, VA
Lynchburg Wealth Management
Proper financial planning begins with understanding you, your family, and your life. We take the time to learn what’s important to you and then build a plan designed to help you reach your goals with confidence.
Series 66
Lynchburg, VA
Servus Capital Management
Allan Malina is a financial advisor at Servus Capital Management in Lynchburg, VA, with 23 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and has been with Servus Capital Management since 2009. Servus Capital Management provides financial planning and portfolio management primarily for individual clients, as well as non-profit, corporate, and retirement-plan clients. The firm utilizes an IPS-driven process with a proprietary Quantitative Portfolio Management system that employs ETF-based strategies and offers specialized services such as pension consulting and an asset-parking platform for legacy holdings.
Series 65
Forest, VA
City Capital Management L.L.C.
John Martin is a financial advisor with City Capital Management L.L.C., holding a Series 65 designation and 21 years of industry experience. He has been with City Capital Management since 2000, serving as the firm's sole advisor. City Capital Management provides investment supervisory and portfolio management services primarily to individuals and corporate entities. The firm employs a combination of fundamental equity research and technical price charting and invests across various securities, maintaining client accounts through Charles Schwab.
Series 65
Forest, VA
Investment Leadership, LLC
Laura O'neil is a financial advisor at Investment Leadership, LLC with 5 years of industry experience. She holds a Series 65 designation and has worked at Investment Leadership since 2013. Outside of advising, she is an administrative and office manager for Shamrock Construction Enterprises, Inc., a residential construction company. Investment Leadership provides portfolio management, financial planning, and consulting services to individuals, trusts, foundations, endowments, and corporations. The firm serves both high-net-worth and non-HNW clients, using a mix of fundamental and technical analysis with a macroeconomic overlay to construct individualized asset allocation guidelines and investment policy statements.
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