Top wealth management financial advisors in Fort Drum, NY

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.

You might seek a wealth management advisor when you're navigating complex financial goals like retirement, estate planning, or managing significant assets. Without focused expertise, it's easy to overlook tax implications that can unexpectedly reduce your wealth.

  • Estate tax awareness. Confirm how they plan around New York's estate tax cliff, which can cause large tax bills just above exemption limits.
  • Integrated financial planning. Look for advisors who connect investment strategies with your broader life goals, not just portfolio performance.
  • Asset allocation insight. Ask how they adjust your investments to balance growth and risk as your financial situation evolves.
  • Fee structure clarity. Understand how their fees work, especially if they offer flat-fee options, to ensure alignment with your financial interests.

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Marcia P

Series 63, Series 65

Watertown, NY

First Command Advisory Services

Marcia Pistner is a financial advisor at First Command Advisory Services with four years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has a background in financial planning dating back to 2006. Outside of her advisory role, she is a fitness instructor at the YMCA and teaches wreath-making classes, contributing proceeds to a local food pantry. First Command Advisory Services is an SEC-registered adviser serving individual, corporate, and charitable clients, with a particular focus on active-duty service members and their families. The firm offers financial planning and multiple wrap-fee asset management programs using model portfolios managed by a centralized Investment Management Team.

Passive / index investing Active portfolio management Retirement income strategy Tax-loss harvesting ESG / Sustainable investing Self-Employed Young Professionals
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Pamela H

Series 63

Watertown, NY

Cetera

Pamela Halloran is a financial advisor with Cetera who holds a Series 63 designation and has 11 years of industry experience. Prior to joining Cetera in 2025, she worked for Avantax Advisory Services and Avantax Investment Services from 2014 to 2025. She is also a partner at Crowley & Halloran, CPAs, P.C., where she has been involved in tax preparation and accounting since 2001. In addition, Pamela serves as treasurer or secretary for multiple nonprofit organizations and holds a volunteer deputy treasurer position with the Watertown Noon Rotary. Cetera Investment Advisers LLC is an SEC-registered adviser that serves a broad client base including individuals, employer-sponsored retirement plans, corporate and charitable clients, and institutional accounts. The firm offers a range of portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement services through a multi-manager platform with access to affiliated and unaffiliated investment managers.

Wealth management Tax-loss harvesting Retirement plans for business owners (SEP, solo 401k) Business exit / sale strategy Founder/Business Owner Executive
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Solomon R

Series 65

Watertown, NY

Vicus Capital, Inc.

Solomon Rosner is a financial advisor at Vicus Capital, Inc. with a Series 65 designation and one year of industry experience. His prior roles include work with Rosner Financial Group and Cetera Wealth Services, LLC. Outside of financial advising, he is involved with Stay ADK, an organization active since 2018. Vicus Capital provides investment management and financial planning to individuals, businesses, trusts, and employee benefit plan sponsors, offering both discretionary and non-discretionary services. The firm employs a combination of fundamental and technical analysis across various strategies and places explicit emphasis on retirement-plan consulting and fiduciary services.

ESG / Sustainable investing Passive / index investing Tax-loss harvesting Private / alternative investments Religious/faith focused
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Gregory C

Series 63, Series 65

Watertown, NY

Morgan Stanley

Gregory Couch is a financial advisor at Morgan Stanley with 42 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 designations and previously worked at UBS Financial Services for 12 years. Morgan Stanley Wealth Management provides a variety of advisory programs to both individual and institutional clients, including tailored financial planning supported by firm-approved tools and modeling techniques. The firm manages approximately $2.74 trillion in client assets and offers services through Financial Advisors and its Estate Planning Strategies Group.

General estate planning guidance
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Daniel M

Series 63

Watertown, NY

Ameritas Advisory Services, LLC

Daniel Miles is a financial advisor with Ameritas Advisory Services, LLC, holding a Series 63 designation and bringing 19 years of industry experience. He has held roles at multiple related firms, including Miles Ahead Financial Planning and Miles Ahead Wealth Management, where he serves as owner and advisor. Outside of his advisory work, he coordinates divisions for an adult summer soccer league and owns a travel agency specializing in group tours. Ameritas Advisory Services, LLC provides investment advisory and financial planning services to a diverse client base, including individuals, charitable and corporate entities, and retirement plans. The firm offers fee-based asset management, retirement-plan advisory, and financial planning through a combination of model portfolios, third-party sub-advisers, and custom strategies, with a notable focus on plan sponsors and participants.

Annuities Retirement plans for business owners (SEP, solo 401k) Retirement income strategy Wealth management Founder/Business Owner Retired
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Jared F

Series 65

Huntington Beach, CA

Northwest Asset Management

Jared Fruth is a financial advisor at Northwest Asset Management with four years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and previously worked at Securities America, Inc., KMS Financial Services, Inc., Oppenheimer Funds, and John Paul Mitchell Systems. Northwest Asset Management is a registered investment adviser managing approximately $3.6 billion for nearly 3,000 clients, including individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, charities, and corporations. The firm employs a customized, fiduciary approach using Modern Portfolio Theory and strategic asset allocation, combining fundamental and technical analysis to build diversified portfolios with periodic rebalancing.

Retirement income strategy Wealth management Active portfolio management Founder/Business Owner
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Elizabeth B

Series 66

New York, NY

J.P. Morgan Securities

Elizabeth Brown is a Series 66 licensed financial advisor with J.P. Morgan Securities in New York, NY, where she has worked since 2012. She has 26 years of industry experience. J.P. Morgan Securities provides institutional consulting services to clients such as corporations, foundations, and defined contribution plan sponsors, offering asset allocation advice, investment manager and fund searches, and customized performance reporting through a select group of Wealth Advisors. The firm combines large institutional advisory operations with brokerage, distribution, and investment management capabilities.

Wealth management Executive Founder/Business Owner
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David H

Series 65

Irvine, CA

Martin Wealth Management, LLC

David Hart is a financial advisor with Martin Wealth Management, LLC in Irvine, CA. He holds a Series 65 credential and has 15 years of industry experience. Hart previously worked with Safeguard Investment Advisory Group and LifePro Asset Management. He is also a Certified Financial Fiduciary and volunteers as an instructor with the Foundation for Fiduciary Education, providing unbiased fiduciary financial education to the public. Martin Wealth Management offers investment advisory services primarily to individuals and high-net-worth clients by co-advising and directing accounts to a third-party money manager, Matson Money. The firm focuses on client onboarding, documentation, and ongoing review of third-party manager accounts rather than direct asset management.

Medicare planning Annuities
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Hassan A

Series 65, Series 63

Rockville, MD

LPL Financial

Hassan Al Kadhimi is a financial advisor at LPL Financial with two years of industry experience. His work history includes roles at J.P. Morgan Securities LLC and JP Morgan Chase Bank, N.A. He is registered with Series 65 and Series 63 licenses. LPL Financial is an SEC-registered investment adviser and broker-dealer that serves a wide range of clients, including individuals, retirement plans, banks, and charitable organizations. The firm offers financial planning, advisory programs, retirement consulting, and brokerage services through a national network of investment adviser representatives.

College savings (529s, UTMA, etc.)
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Amanda S

Series 66

Ft. Wayne, IN

Raymond James & Associates

Amanda Scheele is a financial advisor at Raymond James & Associates with 15 years of industry experience. She holds the Series 66 designation and previously worked at Wells Fargo Clearing and Wells Fargo Advisors LLC. Outside of her advisory role, she is involved with Lucky Duck, a venture she has been part of since 2025. Raymond James & Associates, Inc. is a large registered broker-dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser managing approximately $501 billion in assets. The firm serves a diverse client base, including individuals, institutions, and municipal entities, offering financial planning, non-discretionary investment consulting, and municipal advisory services.

General retirement planning Retirement income strategy Business succession planning Founder/Business Owner Executive

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