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Steven Potwin

Advisor at Citizens securities, Inc. — Brattleboro, VT

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Credentials

Series 63, Series 65

Experience

18 years

Location

Brattleboro, VT 05301

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Citizens securities, Inc.

Enterprise

Total advisors

707

Across 165 offices

Clients per advisor

85 High

Avg AUM per client

$208,871 Very Low

HNW client ratio

0% Very Low

About

Steven Potwin is a financial advisor at Citizens Securities, Inc. with 17 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at several firms including Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Company and Santander Bank. Potwin is a member of the Greater Monadnock Collaborative and serves as a notary public. Citizens Securities serves individual and high-net-worth investors as well as individual retirement plans, offering investment advisory programs, brokerage, and insurance services. The firm provides both discretionary and non-discretionary investment solutions, including a digital advisory program and managed accounts.

Client services

Based on Citizens securities, Inc.

Financial planning Portfolio management Selection of other advisers Participate in wrap fee program

Expertise

Based on Citizens securities, Inc.

Tax-loss harvesting Passive / index investing

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Fee options

Percentage

0.50% annually

Other

Account minimum: $2,000

Location

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Brattleboro, VT

894 N. Putney Road, Ms: Vta 529

Brattleboro VT 05301

Advisors at this office

1

Most active in

Alabama · Florida · New Hampshire · Vermont

Work history

18 years of industry experience

Citizens Securities, Inc.

2024 - Present • 2 years

Claremont, NH

Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Company

2023 - 2024 • 1 year

Milwaukee, WI

Randy Lowenberg

2023 - 2024 • 1 year

Keene, NH

Northwestern Mutual Investment Services

2023 - 2024 • 1 year

Keene, NH

Agia

2022 - 2023 • 1 year

Houston, TX

Valic Financial Advisors

2022 - 2023 • 1 year

Nashua, NH

Unemployed

2022 - 2022 • 1 year

Keene, NH

TD Bank

2021 - 2022 • 1 year

Keene, NH

Citizens Securities, Inc.

2020 - 2021 • 1 year

Manchester, NH

Citizens bank

2018 - 2020 • 2 years

Medford, MA

Unemployed

2018 - 2018 • 1 year

Dorchester, MA

Boston Beer Works

2016 - 2016 • 1 year

Boston, MA

Santander Bank, NA

2012 - 2018 • 6 years

Boston, MA

Santander Securities, LLC

2012 - 2018 • 6 years

Dorchester, MA

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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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Penelope K

Series 65

Brattleboro, VT

Prentiss Smith & Company, Inc.

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.

ESG / Sustainable investing Active portfolio management Wealth management
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Prentiss S

Series 63, Series 65

Brattleboro, VT

Prentiss Smith & Company, Inc.

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ESG / Sustainable investing Active portfolio management Wealth management
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Frederick B

CFA®

Brattleboro, VT

Prentiss Smith & Company, Inc.

Frederick Brubaker Jr. is a CFA® charterholder with four years of industry experience. He has been with Prentiss Smith & Company, Inc. since 2007. Prentiss Smith & Company, Inc. provides investment management services primarily to 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 placing emphasis on 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 with Prentiss Smith & Company, Inc. in Brattleboro, Vermont. He holds a Series 65 designation and has 13 years of industry experience. He has been with Prentiss Smith & Company since 2002. 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 alongside appreciation.

ESG / Sustainable investing Active portfolio management Wealth management
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Anthony H

CFP®, Series 65, Series 66, Series 63

Brattleboro, VT

Commonwealth Financial Network

Anthony Hemmelgarn is a CFP® with 24 years of experience in the financial services industry. He is currently a co-owner of Longview Wealth Advisors, LLC and has been affiliated with Commonwealth Financial Network since 2018. His prior roles include positions at Park Place Financial Advisors and Pathway Financial Advisors, LLC. Commonwealth Financial Network is a dual-registered broker/dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser serving a national network of approximately 2,900 advisors and hundreds of thousands of clients. The firm offers a broad adviser-support platform including managed-account programs, third-party asset manager access, retirement consulting, and custody services.

Passive / index investing Active portfolio management Tax-loss harvesting Wealth management Retirement income strategy Founder/Business Owner Executive Retired
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