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Michael Jameson Sellars

Advisor at Ameriprise — Rochester, NY W Henrietta Road

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Credentials

Series 63, Series 66

Experience

11 years

Location

Rochester, NY 14623-1360

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Ameriprise

Institution

Total advisors

12,719

Across 4,079 offices

Clients per advisor

108 High

Avg AUM per client

$471,167 Typical

HNW client ratio

13% Typical

About

Michael Sellars is a financial advisor with Ameriprise Financial Services in Rochester, NY, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and bringing 11 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at KeyBank, Key Investment Services, and JPMorgan Chase Bank. Sellars serves as President on the Board of Directors for ROC Cystic Fibrosis Awareness, Inc. Ameriprise Financial Services is a large, diversified advisory firm serving individual and institutional clients. The firm offers a specialized retirement income service focused on dependable income sources and tax-aware withdrawal strategies for clients approaching or in retirement.

Client services

Based on Ameriprise

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

Expertise

Based on Ameriprise

Retirement income strategy Income planning Social Security optimization Retirement withdrawal strategies

Demographic focus

Based on Ameriprise

Approaching retirement

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Fee options

Percentage

$0 - $999,999: 0.15% $1,000,000 - $1,999,999: 0.12% $2,000,000 - $3,999,999: 0.09% $4,000,000+: 0.07%

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Account minimum: $1,000,000 in net investable assets and at least $500,000 in Ameriprise Financial Managed Account assets held at Ameriprise Financial Services and included in your Retirement Portfolio.

Location

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Rochester, NY W Henrietta Road

2024 W Henrietta Road, Ste 5 K

Rochester NY 14623

Advisors at this office

14

Most active in

New York

Work history

11 years of industry experience

Ameriprise Financial Services LLC

2022 - Present • 4 years

Rochester, NY

Key Investment Services

2021 - 2022 • 1 year

Syracuse, NY

KeyBank

2021 - 2022 • 1 year

Rochester, NY

Key Investment Services

2021 - 2021 • 1 year

Syracuse, NY

KeyBank

2020 - 2021 • 1 year

Rochester, NY

Key Investment Services

2020 - 2021 • 1 year

Syracuse, NY

Key Investment Services

2020 - 2020 • 1 year

Syracuse, NY

KeyBank

2020 - 2020 • 1 year

Rochester, NY

Key Investment Services

2019 - 2020 • 1 year

Syracuse, NY

KeyBank

2019 - 2020 • 1 year

Rochester, NY

JPMorgan Chase Bank

2016 - 2019 • 3 years

Rochester, NY

JPMorgan Chase Bank

2016 - 2019 • 3 years

Rochester, NY

Disclosures

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Business activities & affiliations

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Kurt K

Series 66

Pittsford, NY

FactorPoint Planning, LLC

Kurt Krokenberger is a financial advisor at FactorPoint Planning, LLC with 11 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and previously worked at Morgan Stanley Private Bank, N.A. and Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC. FactorPoint Planning provides financial planning, consulting, and discretionary wealth management services, focusing on low-cost, tax-efficient, broadly diversified portfolios primarily using systematic, rules-based ETFs and factor tilts. The firm serves a client base that includes trusts, estates, corporations, and retirement plan-type relationships.

General retirement planning Cash flow / budgeting General tax planning Wealth management
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Rajiv D

CFP®, Series 66

Pittsford, NY

Serenity Capital Advisors Inc.

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Active portfolio management Options & derivatives strategies
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Benjamin F

CFP®, Series 63, Series 65

Pittsford, NY

Kickstand Wealth Advisors

Benjamin Forte is a CFP® certificant with six years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Kickstand Wealth Advisors. His prior roles include positions at TIAA, ESL Investment Services, and LPL Financial. He is a trustee at Trinity Communion Church and serves on the board of the Estate Planning Council of Rochester. Kickstand Wealth Advisors provides personalized financial planning and investment management to individuals, including high-net-worth clients, as well as family offices, trusts, and other entities. The firm emphasizes a client-focused process and utilizes a broad range of investment vehicles, combining fundamental analysis with diversified portfolio construction.

Retirement plans for business owners (SEP, solo 401k) Private / alternative investments Real estate investing

H. Robert B

CFP®, Series 63, Series 65

Victor, NY

Chicago Partners Investment Group LLC

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Wealth management Private / alternative investments Options & derivatives strategies Founder/Business Owner Retired
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Karl K

Series 66

Rochester, NY

Stone Oak Capital LLC

Karl Khuns is a financial advisor at Stone Oak Capital LLC in Rochester, NY, with 18 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and previously worked at Lord Abbett, ESL Investment Services, Boyd Capital, and Engleson and Associates. Stone Oak Capital LLC provides portfolio management and financial planning primarily to individual and high-net-worth clients, offering tailored investment policy statements and discretionary management across a broad range of investment types. The firm’s investment process integrates fundamental analysis, modern portfolio theory, and technical analysis to create client-specific portfolios and employs both long- and short-term trading strategies.

Options & derivatives strategies Annuities
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John H

CFP®, Series 66

Pittsford, NY

Hamewith Wealth

John Howe is a CFP® professional with 13 years of industry experience, currently serving as the principal advisor at Hamewith Wealth. His prior roles include positions at Generation Capital Management, Wells Fargo Advisors, and St. John Fisher University. Hamewith Wealth is an independent registered investment adviser offering discretionary portfolio management and comprehensive financial planning to individuals, high-net-worth clients, and businesses. The firm’s approach combines Modern Portfolio Theory with passive and active strategies, incorporating client preferences such as ESG investments, and provides ongoing monitoring including held-away account oversight.

Wealth management Business ownership considerations Retirement income strategy Cash flow / budgeting Founder/Business Owner
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