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Melissa Elaine Gordon

Advisor at Principal Financial Services — Savannah, GA

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Credentials

ChFC®, Series 63

Experience

13 years

Location

Savannah, GA

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Principal Financial Services

Enterprise

Total advisors

1,464

Across 576 offices

Clients per advisor

35 Very Low

Avg AUM per client

$324,050 Low

HNW client ratio

5% Low

About

Melissa Gordon is a financial advisor with Principal Financial Services in Savannah, GA, holding the ChFC® designation and a Series 63 license. She has 13 years of industry experience, including roles at Principal Life Insurance Company, NY Life, and State Farm. Gordon serves as a board member for the Frank Callen Boys & Girls Club, where she participates in fundraising and volunteer activities. Principal Securities provides brokerage and registered investment advisory services to a diverse client base, including individual investors, retirement plans, trusts, and active-duty military personnel. The firm offers direct advisory programs, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and access to third-party money managers through various advisory and promoter arrangements.

Client services

Based on Principal Financial Services

Financial planning Portfolio management Pension consulting Selection of other advisers Educational seminars or workshops

Occupation focus

Based on Principal Financial Services

Retired Founder/Business Owner

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Percentage

$0 - $149,999: Up to 1.75% $150,000 - $249,999: Up to 1.75% $250,000 - $500,000: Up to 1.75% $500,001 - $999,999: Up to 1.20% $1,000,000 - >$2,000,000: Up to 1.10% to 0.90% (SEI Mutual Fund Model Program tiered beyond $1,000,000)

Project-based
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Location

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Savannah, GA

Savannah GA

Advisors at this office

1

Most active in

Georgia · Texas

Work history

13 years of industry experience

Principal Life Insurance Company

2026 - Present • 1 year

Savannah, GA

Principal Securities, Inc.

2026 - Present • 1 year

Savannah, GA

Eagle Strategies (NY Life)

2025 - 2026 • 1 year

Savannah, GA

NYLIFE SecurIties LLC.

2023 - 2026 • 3 years

Savannah, GA

New York Life Insurance

2023 - 2026 • 3 years

Savannah, GA

State Farm VP Management Corp.

2021 - 2023 • 2 years

Savannah, GA

State Farm Investment Management Corp.

2021 - 2023 • 2 years

Savannah, GA

State Farm Investment Management Corp.

2021 - 2021 • 1 year

Pooler, GA

State Farm Insurance

2019 - 2023 • 4 years

Savannah, GA

State Farm Investment Management

2018 - 2019 • 1 year

Pooler, GA

State Farm Insurance

2018 - 2021 • 3 years

Pooler, GA

State Farm VP Management Corp.

2018 - 2021 • 3 years

Pooler, GA

Melissa Gordon Insurance Agency

2014 - 2018 • 4 years

Augusta, GA

State Farm Vp management corp

2014 - 2018 • 4 years

Augusta, GA

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Series 63, Series 65

Savannah, GA

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Series 63, Series 65

Savannah, GA

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Wealth management
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Series 65

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Options & derivatives strategies Passive / index investing
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Series 63, Series 65

Savannah, GA

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Wealth management Passive / index investing Private / alternative investments Concentrated stock management
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Series 65

Bluffton, SC

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Arthur R

Series 63, Series 65

Bluffton, SC

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General retirement planning Income planning Social Security optimization Medicare planning Tax-loss harvesting
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