Joseph P Siemens Jr.

Advisor at Merrill — Key West, FL Flagler Ave

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Credentials

Series 63, Series 65, Series 66

Experience

39 years

Location

Key West, FL 33040

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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

Joseph Siemens Jr. is a Senior Financial Advisor and Senior Portfolio Manager with Merrill Lynch Wealth Management. He leads a financial services practice consisting of five professionals focused on addressing the unique needs of wealthy individuals and families. His practice collaborates closely with Bank of America Private Bank to provide comprehensive guidance on major life and financial decisions.

Joe began his career over 30 years ago at J.J.B. Hilliard, W.L. Lyons, Inc., a Louisville-based investment firm. He later joined Merrill Lynch Wealth Management's Rockefeller Center office in Manhattan, serving as both a Senior Financial Advisor and Senior Portfolio Manager. He holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Accounting from Western Kentucky University and earned the Certified Private Wealth Advisor® (CPWA®) designation through the Yale School of Management. His expertise includes advanced tax planning strategies, legacy and philanthropic planning, full-service asset management, preparing future generations for wealth stewardship, and navigating complex Social Security and Medicare decisions.

Residing in Key West, Florida, Joe maintains offices in both Key West and New York City's Financial District. He is involved with professional organizations such as Junior Achievement, Ronald McDonald House, and YMCA - West Side New York, and participates in community service activities including New York Cares and the St John the Divine soup kitchen. His approach combines technical expertise with a commitment to helping families make confident, values-based financial decisions across generations.

Client services

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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

Wealth management Charitable giving tax strategies Social Security optimization Medicare planning

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Location

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Key West, FL Flagler Ave

3200 Flagler Ave

Key West FL 33040

Advisors at this office

2

Most active in

Connecticut · Florida · Kentucky · New York · Texas

Work history

39 years of industry experience

Bank of America, N.A.

2015 - Present • 11 years

New York, NY

Merrill

2015 - Present • 11 years

New York, NY

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Business activities & affiliations

Bill P

CFP®, CFA®, Series 63, Series 66

Key West, FL

Southernmost Advisors LLC

Bill Pauley, CFA, CFP® is the founder and portfolio manager at Southernmost Advisors with almost 20 years of industry experience. Southernmost Advisors is a quantitatively driven family office that is a fee only, commission free financial advisory firm. Their family office service model is fully integrated across retirement income, tax, investment management, estate/legacy, insurance, and cashflow.

Retirement income strategy Equity compensation tax strategy Charitable giving & philanthropy Passive / index investing Tax-loss harvesting Founder/Business Owner Mid-Career Professionals Established Professionals
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Gurkan T

Series 65

Key West, FL

Tapa Private Wealth Inc.

Gurkan Tapa is the principal of Tapa Private Wealth Inc. in Key West, FL, holding a Series 65 license with one year of industry experience. He also serves as Vice President and Tax Planner at Elite Consulting LA, providing bookkeeping, tax preparation, and strategic tax consulting services, including representation before the IRS as an Enrolled Agent. Tapa Private Wealth Inc. serves pooled vehicles, institutional clients, small businesses, and individuals, offering discretionary portfolio management alongside financial consulting and tax services. The firm’s investment approach centers on diversified, actively managed strategies aligned with specific allocation profiles, integrating tax preparation and planning into its advisory services.

Options & derivatives strategies Founder/Business Owner
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Jack N

Series 63, Series 65

Key West, FL

Provise Management Group, LLC

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Retirement plans for business owners (SEP, solo 401k) Equity compensation tax strategy Income planning Active portfolio management Founder/Business Owner Retired Executive Approaching retirement Mid-Career Professionals
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Karen V

Series 66

Key West, FL

Consolidated Portfolio Review Corp

Karen Vaught is a Series 66 licensed advisor with nine years of industry experience, currently serving at Consolidated Portfolio Review Corp. She previously worked at Vanderbilt Financial Group, J.W. Cole Advisors, J.W. Cole Financial, Leeward Wealth Management, and Edward Jones. Outside of her advisory role, she is involved in her family’s real estate business and serves as treasurer for the Sister Season Fund, a charitable organization. Consolidated Portfolio Review provides investment management and financial planning services to individual and institutional clients through a multi-advisor platform. The firm’s approach combines strategic asset allocation with fundamental and technical analysis, offering both proprietary and third-party managed portfolios.

Active portfolio management Wealth management
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Diana D

CFP®, Series 63, Series 65

Key West, FL

Money Concepts Capital Corp

Diana Davis is a CFP® professional with 30 years of experience in financial advising. She has worked with Money Concepts Advisory Service and Money Concepts Capital Corp since 1997. Davis serves in the U.S. Army and is involved in educational and veteran-related organizations, including Mainely Education, Inc., Women Military Aviators, and the William Weech American Legion Post 168. Money Concepts Advisory Service provides investment advisory, financial planning, and consulting services to a diverse client base, including individual investors, pension plans, trusts, and corporations. The firm employs model-driven and asset-allocation strategies and offers both discretionary and non-discretionary programs supported by multiple portfolio solutions and third-party service providers.

Annuities College savings (529s, UTMA, etc.) Cash flow / budgeting Retirement plans for business owners (SEP, solo 401k) Retirement income strategy Retired Founder/Business Owner Executive
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Monica M

Series 66

Sugarloaf, FL

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Passive / index investing Active portfolio management Retirement income strategy Tax-loss harvesting ESG / Sustainable investing Self-Employed Young Professionals
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