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Michael Andrew Gilliland

Advisor at Mass Mutual Investors Services — Middletown, CT

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Credentials

Series 63, Series 65

Experience

31 years

Location

Middletown, CT

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Mass Mutual Investors Services

Institution

Total advisors

5,061

Across 1,224 offices

Clients per advisor

89 Typical

Avg AUM per client

$249,379 Low

HNW client ratio

0% Very Low

About

Michael Gilliland is a financial advisor with Mass Mutual Investors Services in Middletown, CT, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and 31 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Lincoln Financial Securities Corporation and Lincoln Financial Advisors, where he worked for 18 years. He has been with Mass Mutual Investors Services since 2018. Mass Mutual Investors Services is a broker-dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser providing financial planning and asset management services to individuals, business owners, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and employers. The firm offers collaborative, annual financial planning engagements using firm-approved analytical tools and supports a range of event-driven planning programs.

Client services

Based on Mass Mutual Investors Services

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

Expertise

Based on Mass Mutual Investors Services

Divorce financial planning General estate planning guidance Multi-generational wealth transfer Cash flow / budgeting

Occupation focus

Based on Mass Mutual Investors Services

Founder/Business Owner Attorney Executive

Demographic focus

Based on Mass Mutual Investors Services

Married/Couples/Partners Divorced

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Minimum fee: Minimum annual fee of $500 for Financial Planning Services Fee-only: Annual financial planning fees range from $500 up to over $35,000, negotiable and possibly waived

Location

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Middletown, CT

Middletown CT

Advisors at this office

2

Most active in

Connecticut

Work history

31 years of industry experience

Mass Mutual Investors Services

2018 - Present • 8 years

Springfield, MA

MassMutual

2018 - Present • 8 years

Springfield, MA

Lincoln Financial Securities Corporation

2008 - 2018 • 10 years

Hartford, CT

Lincoln Financial Advisors

2000 - 2018 • 18 years

Hartford, CT

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Series 63, Series 65

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Series 63, Series 66

Glastonbury, CT

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CFA®

Glastonbury, CT

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