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David Lee Piatkowski

Advisor at Waverly Advisors, LLC — Council Bluffs, IA

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Credentials

Series 63, Series 65

Experience

26 years

Location

Council Bluffs, IA 51503-0816

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Waverly Advisors, LLC

Multi-team

Total advisors

226

Across 41 offices

Clients per advisor

57 Typical

Avg AUM per client

$1,639,930 High

HNW client ratio

33% High

About

David Piatkowski is a financial advisor at Waverly Advisors, LLC with 26 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and previously worked at RE Dickinson Investment Advisors for multiple years. Waverly Advisors is a multi-team registered investment adviser with approximately 224 advisors and $29.9 billion in regulatory assets under management. The firm serves individuals, retirement plans, and pooled investment vehicles through a combination of traditional equity, fixed-income, alternative, and private-market strategies, and offers both discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management along with financial planning and multi-family office services.

Client services

Based on Waverly Advisors, LLC

Financial planning Portfolio management Pension consulting Selection of other advisers

Expertise

Based on Waverly Advisors, LLC

Private / alternative investments Real estate investing Options & derivatives strategies Tax-loss harvesting Multi-generational wealth transfer

Occupation focus

Based on Waverly Advisors, LLC

Founder/Business Owner Executive

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Fee options

Fixed

Financial Planning services flat fees range from $500 to $50,000, negotiable

Percentage

$0+: 0.25% to 1.5% annually (flat rate or marginal declining percentages vary by client and negotiated schedule) +: +0.25% annual fee for Assets Under Management in certain investment strategies (Waverly Equity Strategies and Options Overlay Strategies)

Project-based

Financial Planning services hourly fees range from $75 to $450 per hour, negotiable

Performance-based

Performance-based fees apply to certain private funds and select client accounts (e.g., BT Select Fund I, LP), typically carried interest and incentive fees

Other

Minimum fee: Annual minimum Advisory Fee generally ranging from $5,000 to $20,000 ($5,000 to $50,000 for 401(k) Plan clients), may be waived or reduced Fee-only: Fee-only investment advisory firm; fees based on asset management and financial planning, no commissions

Location

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Council Bluffs, IA

535 Broadway, Suite 301

Council Bluffs IA 51503-0816

Advisors at this office

3

Most active in

Iowa · Nebraska · Texas

Work history

26 years of industry experience

Waverly Advisors, LLC

2025 - Present • 1 year

Council Bluffs, IA

RE Dickinson Investment Advisors

2024 - 2025 • 1 year

Council Bluffs, IA

RE Dickinson Investment Advisors

2022 - 2023 • 1 year

Council Bluffs, IA

Re Dickinson Investment Advisors

2015 - 2021 • 6 years

Council Bluffs, IA

TIAA-CREF

2007 - 2015 • 8 years

Omaha, NE

Disclosures

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Business activities & affiliations

Tyler P

Series 63, Series 65, Series 6

Omaha, NE

Thrivent Advisor Network, LLC

Tyler Petersen is a Partner & Wealth Advisor with RetirePath Advisors partnered with the Thrivent Advisor Network, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 13 years of industry experience. He has worked with various Thrivent entities since 2012, including Thrivent Investment Management Inc and Thrivent Financial for Lutherans. Petersen serves as a director for the Dana College Foundation and is a board member of Relational Tithe, an organization focused on community support through relationship-based resource distribution. Thrivent Advisor Network, LLC provides investment advisory services to individuals, families, trusts, businesses, and charitable organizations. The firm emphasizes a long-term investment approach with customized asset allocations, using low-cost mutual funds, ETFs, fixed-income securities, and alternative investments, while offering clients access to independent managers and integrated services within the broader Thrivent group.

Wealth management Retirement income strategy Private / alternative investments Doctor or Medical Professional
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Bruce A

Series 66

Omaha, NE

Commonwealth Financial Network

Bruce Aken Jr. is a financial advisor with Commonwealth Financial Network, holding a Series 66 designation and 10 years of industry experience. He has worked at Commonwealth since 2023 and co-owns Nelson Murphy Insurance & Investments, a private entity involved in securities, advisory, and insurance business. His prior experience includes roles at Securities America Advisors, Guardian Life Insurance, and Park Avenue Securities. Commonwealth Financial Network is a dual-registered broker/dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser serving a national network of approximately 2,900 advisors and managing about $212.7 billion in client assets. The firm provides a broad platform of managed-account programs, access to third-party asset managers, retirement and plan consulting, and custody and clearing services.

Passive / index investing Active portfolio management Tax-loss harvesting Wealth management Retirement income strategy Founder/Business Owner Executive Retired
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Chad B

Series 65

Omaha, NE

Reserve Wealth Planning

Chad Burger is a financial advisor at Reserve Wealth Planning in Omaha, NE, holding a Series 65 credential with two years of industry experience. Prior to his current role, he spent ten years at Precision Lens and concurrently works as a Senior Account Executive at Johnson & Johnson Vision, where he provides ophthalmic advice and sells medical products. Reserve Wealth Planning offers comprehensive wealth management services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, and charitable organizations, combining investment management with financial planning. The firm employs a holistic, goal-based planning process and primarily uses passive, low-turnover portfolios while accommodating socially responsible investing preferences.

General retirement planning Cash flow / budgeting College savings (529s, UTMA, etc.) Founder/Business Owner Approaching retirement Baby Boomers (Born 1946-1964)
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Eric H

CFP®, Series 66

Papillion, NE

ARC Element Wealth Design

Eric Horne is a CFP® with 21 years of industry experience, currently serving as the sole advisor at ARC Element Wealth Design in Papillion, NE. His prior experience includes roles at Charles Schwab and TD Ameritrade, where he worked for over 18 years. ARC Element Wealth Design is an independent advisory firm serving individuals, high-net-worth clients, and fiduciary entities such as trusts and estates. The firm manages approximately $29.5 million across about two dozen clients, providing portfolio management, financial planning, and educational communications like newsletters and seminars. The investment approach focuses on strategic asset allocation using ETFs, mutual funds, selective individual securities, option strategies, and active management, with portfolios implemented through model portfolios, automated tax-management tools, and occasional sub-advisers.

Active portfolio management Options & derivatives strategies Tax-loss harvesting Real estate investing
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Jason W

CFA®, Series 63

Omaha, NE

Longview Investment Management LLC

Jason Williams is a CFA® charterholder and financial advisor with six years of industry experience. He has been with LongView Investment Management LLC since 2019 and previously worked at Wells Fargo Bank from 2015 to 2019. LongView Investment Management LLC is an independent advisory firm serving approximately 33 clients with $7.5 million in discretionary assets. The firm provides discretionary portfolio management and comprehensive financial planning to individuals, charitable organizations, and corporations, using a primarily passive investment approach based on Modern Portfolio Theory.

Cash flow / budgeting College savings (529s, UTMA, etc.) Business ownership considerations
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Thomas J

Series 65

Omaha, NE

Thomas Jackson Family Office, Inc.

Thomas Jackson is a Series 65-licensed advisor with 22 years of industry experience. He is the sole advisor at Thomas Jackson Family Office, Inc. in Omaha, NE, and has served as a director at Enterprise Bank, N.A. since 2003. Outside of advisory work, Jackson holds leadership and partnership roles in multiple private real estate and member-managed LLCs. Thomas Jackson Family Office provides non-discretionary advisory services to a select group of individuals, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations by introducing clients to third-party money managers and coordinating ongoing monitoring. The firm’s model emphasizes client-to-manager matching and involvement in private real estate entities, focusing more on referrals and alternative real estate activities than direct portfolio management.

Real estate investing
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