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Thomas Castrovinci

Advisor at Gradient Advisors, LLC — Mahopac, NY

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Credentials

Series 63, Series 65

Experience

19 years

Location

Mahopac, NY

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Gradient Advisors, LLC

Multi-team

Total advisors

185

Across 153 offices

Clients per advisor

12 Very Low

Avg AUM per client

$134,534 Very Low

HNW client ratio

2% Very Low

About

Thomas Castrovinci is a financial advisor with Gradient Advisors, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 designations and bringing 19 years of industry experience. His career includes roles at MassMutual Life Insurance Company, Woodbury Financial Services, Park Avenue Securities, Strategies For Wealth, and Guardian Life Insurance. Outside of financial advising, he serves as Treasurer and member of the Knights of Columbus chapter in Mahopac, NY, where he handles accounting functions. Gradient Advisors, LLC provides investment management, financial planning, and consulting services to a diverse client base including individuals, retirement plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and corporations. The firm operates primarily through third-party money managers and investment advisor representatives, using a largely non-discretionary model and multiple analytical approaches while maintaining approximately $1.39 billion in total platform assets.

Client services

Based on Gradient Advisors, LLC

Financial planning Portfolio management Pension consulting Selection of other advisers

Expertise

Based on Gradient Advisors, LLC

Retirement income strategy General tax planning

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Minimum fee: Financial planning fees range from $300 up to more than $2,000, negotiable based on complexity and advisor experience. Fee-only: Fixed fees for financial planning and consulting services, negotiable between $300 and over $2,000, possibly recurring (e.g., quarterly).

Location

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Mahopac, NY

Mahopac NY

Advisors at this office

1

Most active in

New York

Work history

19 years of industry experience

Gradient Advisors, LLC

2025 - Present • 1 year

Arden Hills, MN

Massmutual Life Insurance Company

2023 - 2025 • 2 years

Syosset, NY

Mass Mutual Investors Services

2023 - 2024 • 1 year

Syosset, NY

Woodbury Financial Services INC

2018 - 2022 • 4 years

Poughquag, NY

Park Avenue securities

2007 - 2018 • 11 years

White Plains, NY

Strategies For Wealth

2006 - 2018 • 12 years

White Plains, NY

Guardian Life Insurance Co

2006 - 2018 • 12 years

White Plains, NY

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