Seasoned financial advisors working with divorced clients in Florida
The right financial advisor for you depends on how you weigh location, expertise, experience, the clients they typically serve, and how they work with you.
Divorce often brings complex financial challenges, from dividing assets to planning for a new financial future. Without careful guidance, you might overlook tax implications or fail to protect your long-term goals.
Seasoned advisors bring decades of experience navigating these issues, helping you avoid common pitfalls.
- Asset division insight. Ask how they approach splitting retirement accounts, property, and debts to minimize surprises.
- Post-divorce cash flow. Confirm they model your new income and expenses realistically, not just your past financial picture.
- Tax impact awareness. Divorce can change your filing status and deductions; check how they plan for these shifts.
- Future planning focus. See if they help you rebuild savings and retirement plans tailored to your new circumstances.
Here are top matches to get you started. Review each profile to compare experience, credentials, and approach.
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Gary C
Series 63
St. Augustine, FL
Mass Mutual Investors Services
Gary Conicella's 34 years of experience and focus on divorce financial planning equip him to address the complex financial challenges faced by those recently divorced in Florida. Operating within MassMutual Investors Services, a large firm offering comprehensive financial planning and asset management, he brings expertise in estate planning, cash flow management, and multi-generational wealth transfer, distinguishing him from advisors with narrower scopes or smaller firm resources.
Experience: 35 years
Avg account: $249,379
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Gary S
Series 63, Series 66
Ponte Vedra Beach, FL
Merrill
Gary Smith's extensive 43 years of experience and focus on divorce financial planning make him well-equipped to handle the complex financial challenges faced by divorced individuals in Florida. His expertise includes retirement income strategy and wealth management, supported by a planning-based approach that assesses risk tolerance. As a Merrill advisor, he leverages large-firm resources and serves clients near or in retirement, offering a comprehensive review of financial lives with a 1.10% AUM fee for managed strategies under $2 million.
Experience: 43 years
Avg account: $860,085
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Dean L
CFP®, ChFC®, Series 63
St Petersburg, FL
Edward Jones
Dean Landsman brings nearly three decades of experience in divorce financial planning, making him well-equipped to address the complex financial challenges faced by divorced individuals in Florida. Operating from Edward Jones, a large full-service wealth management firm managing over $1 trillion in assets, he offers a comprehensive approach including retirement income strategy and business exit planning, with a fee structure up to 1.35% annually, distinguishing him from advisors with narrower focuses or smaller firm resources.
Experience: 29 years
Avg account: $246,728
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James O
Series 63, Series 65
Satellite Beach, FL
Savant Wealth Management
James Ostrander's 23 years of experience and focus on divorced clients in Florida equip him to address complex post-divorce financial challenges, including retirement income strategy and Social Security optimization. Operating within the large firm Savant Wealth Management, he offers flat-fee divorce planning and employs a structured, evidence-based investment approach, distinguishing him from advisors who may lack such comprehensive, tax-aware strategies and flexible fee options.
Experience: 23 years
Avg account: $2,108,203
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Deana B
CFP®
Blairsville, GA
Contemporary Financial Planning
Deana Brown specializes in divorce financial planning with 25 years of experience, offering tailored strategies for asset division, cash flow management, and tax impact awareness, particularly for divorced women and baby boomers. Unlike others, she provides flat-fee and project-based pricing through her independent firm, Contemporary Financial Planning, and brings unique insight from founding BagLady Divorce, a platform dedicated to educating women about divorce and money.
Experience: 25 years
Avg account: $1,043,532
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