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Kathleen Denney Cefalu

Advisor at Downtown Wealth Studios, LLC — Ipswich, MA

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Credentials

Series 65, Series 63

Experience

6 years

Location

Ipswich, MA

Downtown Wealth Studios, LLC logo

Downtown Wealth Studios, LLC

Team

Total advisors

4

Across 3 offices

Clients per advisor

11 Very Low

Avg AUM per client

$12,251,258 Very High

HNW client ratio

80% Very High

About

Kathleen Cefalu is a financial advisor at Downtown Wealth Studios, LLC with six years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and previously worked at Merrill from 2019 to 2023. Downtown Wealth Studios provides customized wealth management and financial planning to individuals, high-net-worth clients, families, trusts, estates, businesses, and endowments. The firm typically manages accounts on a non-discretionary basis, combining fundamental and technical analysis to construct portfolios of equities, ETFs, mutual funds, and bonds.

Client services

Based on Downtown Wealth Studios, LLC

Financial planning Portfolio management

Expertise

Based on Downtown Wealth Studios, LLC

Wealth management Active portfolio management Tax-loss harvesting

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Fee options

Fixed

Fixed fees may be charged in certain circumstances, negotiated with each client.

Location

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Ipswich, MA

Ipswich MA

Advisors at this office

1

Most active in

Florida · Massachusetts · New York

Work history

6 years of industry experience

Downtown Wealth Studios, LLC

2023 - Present • 3 years

Miami, FL

Merrill

2019 - 2023 • 4 years

Boston, MA

Unemployed

2015 - 2019 • 4 years

Ipswich, MA

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Series 63, Series 65

Reading, MA

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Wealth management
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CFP®

Wakefield, MA

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CFP®, Series 66

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Series 66

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Wealth management
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Series 65

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General retirement planning Cash flow / budgeting College savings (529s, UTMA, etc.)
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CFP®, Series 63, Series 65

Danvers, MA

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