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Penelope Jayne Kaufman

Advisor at Prentiss Smith & Company, Inc. — Brattleboro, VT

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Credentials

Series 65

Experience

19 years

Location

Brattleboro, VT 05301

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Prentiss Smith & Company, Inc.

Team

Total advisors

5

Across 2 offices

Clients per advisor

60 Typical

Avg AUM per client

$1,368,257 High

HNW client ratio

3% Very Low

About

Penelope Kaufman is a financial advisor at Prentiss Smith & Company, Inc. in Brattleboro, VT, with 18 years of industry experience. She holds a Series 65 designation and has been with Prentiss Smith & Company since 1999. Prentiss Smith & Company provides investment management services primarily for individuals and endowment funds, also serving trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and corporations. The firm employs a long-term growth at a reasonable price (GARP) investment approach with an emphasis on capital preservation and offers detailed client communications through regular reports and statements.

Client services

Based on Prentiss Smith & Company, Inc.

Portfolio management Newsletters or periodicals

Expertise

Based on Prentiss Smith & Company, Inc.

ESG / Sustainable investing Active portfolio management Wealth management

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Percentage

$0 - $5,000,000: 0.75% per annum $5,000,001 - $10,000,000: 0.65% per annum $10,000,001+: 0.55% per annum

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Account minimum: $250,000

Location

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Brattleboro, VT

950 Western Avenue

Brattleboro VT 05301

Advisors at this office

4

Most active in

New Hampshire · Vermont

Work history

19 years of industry experience

Prentiss Smith & Company

1999 - Present • 27 years

Brattleboro, VT

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Business activities & affiliations

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Gertrude S

Series 63, Series 65

Brattleboro, VT

Prentiss Smith & Company, Inc.

Gertrude Saville is a financial advisor at Prentiss Smith & Company, Inc. in Brattleboro, VT, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials with 30 years of industry experience. She has been with Prentiss Smith & Company since 1989. Prentiss Smith & Company provides investment management services primarily for individual clients and endowment funds, also serving trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and corporations. The firm employs a long-term growth at a reasonable price (GARP) investment approach, emphasizing capital preservation and detailed client communication through regular reports and statements.

ESG / Sustainable investing Active portfolio management Wealth management
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Prentiss S

Series 63, Series 65

Brattleboro, VT

Prentiss Smith & Company, Inc.

Prentiss Smith is a financial advisor at Prentiss Smith & Company, Inc. in Brattleboro, VT, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials with 31 years of industry experience. He has worked at Prentiss Smith & Company, Inc. since 1982. Prentiss Smith & Company, Inc. provides investment management services primarily for individual clients and endowment funds, also serving trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and corporations. The firm employs a long-term growth at a reasonable price (GARP) investment approach, combining quantitative screening with fundamental analysis, and emphasizes capital preservation.

ESG / Sustainable investing Active portfolio management Wealth management
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Prentiss S

Series 65

Brattleboro, VT

Prentiss Smith & Company, Inc.

Prentiss Smith is a financial advisor at Prentiss Smith & Company, Inc. in Brattleboro, VT, holding a Series 65 credential and with 14 years of industry experience. He has been with Prentiss Smith & Company since 2002. Prentiss Smith & Company provides discretionary investment management primarily for individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporations, and endowment funds. The firm employs a growth-at-a-reasonable-price (GARP) investment style that combines quantitative screening and fundamental analysis, offering both total-return and relative-return approaches while considering societal effects without relying solely on social criteria.

ESG / Sustainable investing Active portfolio management Wealth management
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Patricia S

PFS™, Series 65

Wilmington, VT

Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LLC

Patricia Small is a financial advisor with Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LLC, holding a PFS™ designation and Series 65 license. She has 15 years of industry experience, including prior roles at Marcum Wealth, LLC and Filomeno & Company, P.C. Outside of her advisory work, she serves as a trustee of multiple trusts. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LLC is an SEC-registered enterprise firm serving a diverse client base including individuals, trusts, charitable organizations, corporations, and retirement plans. The firm employs a strategic investment process combining passive and active management, supported by an internal Investment Committee and quantitative and fundamental research.

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Anthony H

CFP®, Series 63, Series 65, Series 66

Brattleboro, VT

Commonwealth Financial Network

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John M

Series 66

Northfield, MA

Commonwealth Financial Network

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