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Matthew William Diers

Advisor at LPL Financial — Hancock, NY

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Credentials

Series 66

Experience

4 years

Location

Hancock, NY 13783

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LPL Financial

Institution

Total advisors

22,678

Across 10,413 offices

Clients per advisor

87 Typical

Avg AUM per client

$399,489 Typical

HNW client ratio

34% Very High

About

Matthew Diers is a financial advisor at LPL Financial with four years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has previously worked at American Portfolios Financial Services, Ambassador Advisors, and Faithward Advisors, among others. Diers has also been involved in education, with work history at Messiah University and Valley Heights Christian Academy. LPL Financial is a national investment adviser and broker-dealer serving individuals, retirement plans, banks, credit unions, corporations, and charitable organizations through a large network of representatives. The firm offers a range of financial planning and advisory programs, including discretionary and non-discretionary management, model portfolios, and specialized institutional services.

Client services

Based on LPL Financial

Financial planning Portfolio management Educational seminars or workshops
Consulting and other non-discretionary advisory services

Expertise

Based on LPL Financial

College savings (529s, UTMA, etc.)

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Fee options

Fixed

Flat fees negotiated between IAR and client for financial planning and consulting services.

Commissions

Commissions and trail fees on brokerage product sales and for insurance products sold by IARs.

Project-based

Hourly fees up to $500 per hour for financial planning and consulting services.

Other

Fee-only: Negotiated flat or hourly fees ranging from $0 to $15,000 or up to $500 per hour for financial planning and consulting services.

Location

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Hancock, NY

11 East Main Street

Hancock NY 13783

Advisors at this office

1

Most active in

New York

Work history

4 years of industry experience

LPL Financial

2025 - Present • 1 year

New York, NY

NBT Bank

2025 - Present • 1 year

New York, NY

OSAIC

2024 - 2025 • 1 year

Vestal, NY

Faithward Advisors, LLC

2023 - 2025 • 2 years

Lancaster, NY

American Portfolios Financial Services, Inc.

2021 - 2024 • 3 years

Lancaster, PA

Ambassador Advisors, LLC

2021 - 2023 • 2 years

Lancaster, PA

Messiah University

2017 - 2021 • 4 years

Mechanicsburg, PA

Valley Heights Christian Academy

2011 - 2017 • 6 years

Norwich, NY

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ChFC®, Series 63, Series 65

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