James Leland Adams

Advisor at Merrill — Augusta, GA Broad St

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Credentials

Series 63, Series 65

Experience

30 years

Location

Augusta, GA 30901

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Merrill

Institution

Total advisors

25,448

Across 3,107 offices

Clients per advisor

70 Very Low

Avg AUM per client

$860,085 Very High

HNW client ratio

29% High

About

James Adams is the Senior Resident Director at the Augusta Branch of Merrill Lynch Wealth Management and a financial advisor with Adams, Wilson & Associates. He has been a Merrill financial advisor for over 27 years, focusing on helping clients achieve their individualized financial goals.

He holds a Bachelor's Degree from the University of North Carolina System and a Master's Degree from the University of South Carolina System. His professional designations include CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER (CFP) and Personal Investment Advisor (PIA). His expertise includes college education planning, legacy planning, liquidity management, managing new wealth, personal retirement planning, portfolio management services, sports and entertainment, tax minimization, and retirement income.

James and his wife, Claudia, have lived in the area for the past 30 years, making their home in Aiken, South Carolina. He is involved in the community as a member of the United Way of the CSRA Board. His personal interests include biking, boating, and golfing.

Client services

Based on Merrill

Portfolio management Pension consulting Selection of other advisers Educational seminars or workshops
Performance measurement reports, allocation modeling, ips, research reports and services, see schedule d

Expertise

College savings (529s, UTMA, etc.) General estate planning guidance Retirement income strategy Wealth management

Occupation focus

Executive Founder/Business Owner Dentist

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Location

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Augusta, GA Broad St

933 Broad St

Augusta GA 30901

Advisors at this office

19

Most active in

Georgia · South Carolina · Texas

Work history

30 years of industry experience

Bank Of America, N.a.

2009 - Present • 17 years

Augusta, GA

Merrill

1995 - Present • 31 years

August, GA

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Business activities & affiliations

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Michael C

ChFC®, Series 65

Augusta, GA

CAVE, INC.

Michael Cave is the sole advisor at CAVE, INC. in Augusta, GA, holding the ChFC® designation and a Series 65 license with 22 years of industry experience. He has been with CAVE, INC. since 1993. He is also a licensed insurance agent and counselor, dedicating part of his time to those roles. CAVE, INC. provides financial planning and investment advisory services primarily to individual clients, including retirement accounts. The firm employs a discretionary investment strategy focused on market timing with ETFs and individual stocks, emphasizing capital conservation and incorporating insurance expertise in evaluating life insurance and annuity contracts.

Active portfolio management
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Sylvester L

Series 63, Series 65

Augusta, GA

Larkins & Associates Financial Services, LLC

Sylvester Larkins is a financial advisor with Larkins & Associates Financial Services, LLC in Augusta, GA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and over 30 years of industry experience. He has worked at Cetera and Cetera Financial Specialists LLC since 2002 and serves as treasurer for First Shiloh Baptist Church, managing its financial transactions and consulting on financial matters. Larkins & Associates Financial Services provides personalized financial planning and investment consultation to individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and small businesses. The firm offers comprehensive planning, retirement and estate planning, tax preparation, and pension consulting, delivering advice on a primarily non-discretionary basis while combining advisory services with broker-dealer and insurance activities.

General retirement planning General tax planning Founder/Business Owner
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James A

Series 63, Series 65

Aiken, SC

First Dominion Wealth Advisors LLC

James Allison is a financial advisor at First Dominion Wealth Advisors LLC with nine years of industry experience. His background includes roles at OneAmerica Securities, American United Life, Nationwide Securities, and Nationwide Insurance, as well as extensive self-employment in financial services. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and owns First Dominion Financial Group, LLC, a financial services business. First Dominion Wealth Advisors LLC offers personalized financial planning and non-discretionary investment management primarily for individuals and families, with a specialization in serving families that include an individual with a disability. The firm employs a structured discovery process and a subscription model, emphasizing diversified, low-cost index funds and ETFs, and manages potential conflicts related to affiliated insurance activities through separate legal entities.

Planning for children with special needs Retirement income strategy Cash flow / budgeting Debt management General estate planning guidance Retired Sandwich Generation
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Carolyn L

CFP®, Series 63, Series 65

Aiken, SC

A to Z Asset Advisors, LLC

Carolyn Lumley is a CFP® professional with 30 years of experience in financial advising. She has worked at A to Z Asset Advisors, LLC since 2008 and previously at Private Client Services LLC from 2014 to 2017. A to Z Asset Advisors, LLC provides personalized financial planning and discretionary investment management to individuals, families, small businesses, trusts, and estates. The firm manages approximately $15.75 million across about 71 client households and employs an income-focused investment strategy using preferred stocks, closed-end funds, and ETFs, combined with comprehensive financial planning services.

General retirement planning Income planning Cash flow / budgeting
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Victor O

Series 65

Evans, GA

Prometheus Wealth Management, LLC

Victor Onate is a financial advisor at Prometheus Wealth Management, LLC with 10 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has been working at Prometheus Wealth Management since 2015. In addition to his advisory role, he is co-owner of a non-institutional lending business, Vic-To Enterprises. Prometheus Wealth Management provides portfolio management, financial planning, and hourly planning services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, charitable organizations, and business entities. The firm employs a long-term trading approach that combines fundamental, technical, and quantitative analysis with modern portfolio theory, primarily recommending equities and ETFs.

Wealth management Passive / index investing Annuities Real estate investing
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Ethan A

Series 63, Series 65

Augusta, GA

Andrews Investment Management

Ethan Andrews is the sole advisor at Andrews Investment Management in Augusta, GA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses with 20 years of industry experience. He has worked concurrently at Andrews Investment Management and Wackenhut Services Inc. since 2006. Outside of his advisory work, Andrews and his wife own and operate a local laundromat business. Andrews Investment Management provides discretionary, fee-based portfolio management primarily for individual clients, managing about $15 million across approximately 50 accounts. The firm emphasizes fundamental analysis and implements portfolios mainly through exchange-traded funds, while also utilizing a range of securities including mutual funds, OTC and foreign securities, corporate debt, certificates of deposit, U.S. government securities, and options.

Passive / index investing Active portfolio management Options & derivatives strategies
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