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Desmond Lam

Advisor at Transamerica Financial Advisors — Canton, MA

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Credentials

Series 63, Series 65

Experience

28 years

Location

Canton, MA 02021

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Transamerica Financial Advisors

Enterprise

Total advisors

1,120

Across 280 offices

Clients per advisor

38 Very Low

Avg AUM per client

$48,577 Very Low

HNW client ratio

3% Low

About

Desmond Lam is a financial advisor with Transamerica Financial Advisors, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and bringing 27 years of industry experience. He has been with Transamerica Financial Advisors since 2012 and also has experience with Ocean International Trading and World Financial Group. In addition to his advisory role, he provides language, reporting, and consulting services through a separate self-employed business. Transamerica Financial Advisors serves a broad client base including individual investors, retirement plans, trusts, and charitable organizations. The firm’s investment approach primarily uses model portfolios and third-party managers, supported by a large advisor network and multiple program platforms.

Client services

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Expertise

Based on Transamerica Financial Advisors

ESG / Sustainable investing Concentrated stock management Wealth management

Occupation focus

Based on Transamerica Financial Advisors

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Fee options

Percentage

$0 - $10,000: 0.65% (Transamerica ALPHA Standard Service Model) $10,001+: 0.95% (Transamerica ALPHA Premier Service Model applies 0.95% on assets above $10,000, 0.65% on assets $10,000 and below)

Commissions

Commission-based compensation for fixed insurance products through affiliated insurance agency and broker-dealer activities

Other

Minimum fee: For TFA365 Advisory Program accounts below minimum, a minimum annual account fee applies, e.g., $150 minimum annual fee (approximately $12.50 per month) Fee-only: Advisory fees charged as a percentage of assets under management in advisory programs; no commissions for advisory services

Location

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Canton, MA

45 Dan Road, Suite 10

Canton MA 02021

Advisors at this office

3

Most active in

Massachusetts · Texas

Work history

28 years of industry experience

Self-employed

2024 - Present • 2 years

Canton, MA

Rental Property

2018 - 2019 • 1 year

Stoughton, MA

Transamerica Financial Advisors, Inc

2012 - Present • 14 years

Canton, MA

Rental Property

2011 - Present • 15 years

Randolph, MA

Ocean International Trading

2003 - 2024 • 21 years

Canton, MA

Ocean International Trading

2003 - 2022 • 19 years

Randolph, MA

World Financial Group, Inc.

2001 - Present • 25 years

Canton, MA

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Ichiro T

Series 65

Newton, MA

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Kevin F

CFP®, CFT-I™, CPA

Dover, MA

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Passive / index investing College savings (529s, UTMA, etc.) General retirement planning General tax planning Roth conversion strategy Self-Employed Executive Spending planning aligned with values ('Die with Zero') Financial coaching / therapy Behavioral coaching / decision support

Matthew H

CFP®, CFA®, Series 65, Series 63

Braintree, MA

Dreamfield Planning Group, LLC

I began my career in the financial services industry nearly ten years ago. Prior to founding Dreamfield Planning Group, I served as an associate wealth management advisor at Sconset Wealth Management—an advisory practice nested in the downtown Boston office of Northwestern Mutual—where I developed financial plans and managed investment assets. In a preceding role in the same office, I led an internal business unit providing investment consulting services to multiple financial advisors representing more than $200 million of assets under management (AUM). Previous to that, I served as an associate financial advisor at a Foxborough, Massachusetts financial planning practice and as a research analyst at a Cambridge, Massachusetts public policy research firm. I hold a Bachelor of Arts in History from Hendrix College and a Master of Public Policy from Georgetown University. I am both a CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™ and a CFA Charterholder. I have lived for many years in Milton, Massachusetts with my wife Allie and our son Ben. In my spare time, I enjoy travel, reading, playing guitar, and taking long walks with the family dog, Louie.

Wealth management Active portfolio management General retirement planning Mid-Career Professionals Baby Boomers (Born 1946-1964)
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Edward V

Series 63, Series 65

Medfield, MA

Silver Pine Capital, LLC

Edward Vahey is a financial advisor at Silver Pine Capital, LLC with 10 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and previously worked at Citizens Securities Inc. and Axa Advisors, LLC. Outside of his advisory role, he is involved in youth sports as a referee for high school and youth hockey and lacrosse games and coaches youth hockey in Wellesley. Silver Pine Capital serves individual and institutional clients through discretionary portfolio management and financial planning, employing a value-oriented investment process that combines bottom-up stock selection with top-down macro analysis. The firm offers diversified portfolios across equities, fixed income, and alternative assets, along with specialized hedged strategies and performance-based fee arrangements for eligible clients.

Active portfolio management Options & derivatives strategies Real estate investing
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Adam H

Series 63, Series 65

Newton, MA

Wellesley Hills Capital

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Active portfolio management Options & derivatives strategies Tax-loss harvesting
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Michael O

PFS™, Series 65

Millis, MA

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Wealth management Tax-loss harvesting Real estate investing
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