Top tax-loss harvesting financial advisors in Gainesville, FL

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.

If you have investments with losses that could offset gains, tax-loss harvesting can help reduce your federal tax bill. Without careful timing and understanding of IRS rules, you might trigger a "wash sale," which disallows the loss deduction.

  • Federal tax focus. Since Florida has no state income tax, ask how the advisor prioritizes federal tax strategies in your plan.
  • Wash sale avoidance. Confirm how they identify and avoid repurchasing the same or substantially identical securities within 30 days.
  • Asset location strategy. Inquire whether they consider which accounts to harvest losses from to maximize tax benefits.
  • Property tax and homestead impact. Discuss how tax-loss harvesting fits with your overall tax picture, including property tax and homestead protections common in Florida.

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Porfirio P

Series 63, Series 65

Jacksonville, FL

Wells Fargo Clearing

Porfirio Perez is a financial advisor with Wells Fargo Clearing in Jacksonville, FL, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and possessing 32 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Truist Investment Services and Equitable Advisors. Outside of his advisory work, he is a freelance writer focusing on articles, short stories, and collections of fiction and nonfiction. Wells Fargo Advisors is a national securities firm serving individual, corporate, and institutional clients with investment advisory services, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting. The firm utilizes research and analytics to support its investment approach and offers a range of brokerage and advisory solutions across a large platform.

Retired Founder/Business Owner
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Ann G

Series 63, Series 65

Gainesville, FL

LPL Enterprise

Ann Gracy is a financial advisor at LPL Enterprise with 11 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and previously worked at Prudential Insurance Company of America and Pruco Securities, LLC. Gracy also operates Gracy Financial Services, an entity related to her financial services work through LPL. LPL Enterprise provides investment advisory and brokerage services to a diverse client base including individual and high-net-worth investors, retirement plans, and corporate and charitable entities. The firm’s investment approach is model-driven, utilizing portfolios developed by LPL’s Research Department and third-party strategists, with additional offerings in financial planning, insurance products, and affiliated trust and lending services.

Tax-loss harvesting
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John H

Series 63, Series 65

Gainesville, FL

Primerica Advisors

John Hemken is a financial advisor with Primerica Advisors in Gainesville, FL, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 11 years of industry experience. He has worked with PFS Investments Inc. and Primerica Financial Services since 2015. Outside of his advisory role, he is the founder and owner of Hemken Enterprises, LLC. Primerica Advisors serves primarily individual investors, including both non-high-net-worth and high-net-worth clients, as well as corporate and charitable clients. The firm offers a wrap-fee asset management program utilizing model portfolios developed by third-party asset managers, supported by custodial and trade execution services from Pershing and BNY Mellon Advisors.

ESG / Sustainable investing Tax-loss harvesting Income planning
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Nolan L

Series 66

Gainesville, FL

Bankers Life Advisory Services, Inc.

Nolan Louis is a financial advisor at Bankers Life Advisory Services, Inc. with one year of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has held roles at Bankers Life Securities, Inc. and Bankers Life & Casualty, Inc. Outside of advising, he works as an insurance agent assisting clients with Medicare and related insurance products. Bankers Life Advisory Services, Inc. provides discretionary portfolio management and investment consulting primarily to mass-affluent and high-net-worth individuals, focusing on customized asset allocation, tax efficiency, and a combination of fundamental and technical analysis.

Wealth management Retired
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John C

Series 63, Series 66

Gainsville, FL

Fidelity

John Carpenter IV is a financial advisor at Fidelity with 15 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 designations and has worked across multiple Fidelity entities since 2011. Strategic Advisers LLC, a Fidelity Investments company, provides investment management and advisory services to retail and institutional clients, including charitable funds and registered investment companies. The firm combines fundamental research with quantitative and algorithmic portfolio construction to manage diversified portfolios and serves as an advisor to multiple registered investment companies and fund-of-funds.

Charitable giving & philanthropy Active portfolio management
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Edwina M

Series 65

Cincinnati, OH

Waverly Advisors, LLC

Edwina Martin is a Series 65 licensed financial advisor with two years of industry experience, currently with Waverly Advisors, LLC. She previously worked at 9258 Wealth Management for five years and was employed at Teradata Corp for eleven years. Martin also serves as assistant director of tax planning at 9258 Tax and Planning, a non-investment related business. Waverly Advisors is a multi-team registered investment adviser managing portfolios for individuals, retirement plans, and pooled investment vehicles. The firm combines traditional equity and fixed-income strategies with alternative and private-market allocations, offering a range of investment management and financial planning services.

Private / alternative investments Real estate investing Options & derivatives strategies Tax-loss harvesting Multi-generational wealth transfer Founder/Business Owner Executive
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Jeffrey P

Series 66

Dacula, GA

Merrill

Jeffrey Park is a financial advisor at Merrill with eight years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at Merrill and affiliated firms since 2011, including roles at JPMorgan Chase Bank and J.P. Morgan Securities. Outside of his advisory work, he is a sole owner and co-owner of family rental properties in Lawrenceville, Georgia. Merrill, together with its affiliate Managed Account Advisors LLC, provides managed account services to Bank of America fiduciary clients through the Select Portfolio Solutions Program, offering model-based and discretionary strategies for individuals, high-net-worth clients, and institutional investors.

Tax-loss harvesting Active portfolio management Wealth management
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Hassan A

Series 63, Series 65

Rockville, MD

LPL Financial

Hassan Al Kadhimi is a financial advisor with LPL Financial, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and two years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at J.P. Morgan Securities LLC and JP Morgan Chase Bank, N.A. He is also involved with NIHFCU Wealth Advisors, a related business entity. LPL Financial is a national broker-dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser serving individuals, retirement plan participants, banks, trust companies, and institutions. The firm offers a range of advisory and brokerage services, including financial planning, model portfolio programs, and institutional platforms, supported by a large network of investment adviser representatives.

Wealth management Retirement income strategy College savings (529s, UTMA, etc.) Tax-loss harvesting Annuities Retired Founder/Business Owner Executive
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Sarah C

CFP®, Series 63, Series 65

Boston, MA

Santander Securities LLC

Sarah Currier Barrella is a CFP® professional with 26 years of experience in financial advisory services. She currently works at Santander Securities LLC and Santander Bank, NA, having previously held positions at TD Bank and Citizens Securities, Inc. Barrella is based in Boston, MA. Santander Securities LLC serves a broad retail client base with approximately $3.14 billion in regulatory assets under management across 10,800 client relationships. The firm offers investment advisory services, portfolio management through wrap-fee programs, and financial planning, operating both as a registered investment adviser and a FINRA-registered broker-dealer.

ESG / Sustainable investing Tax-loss harvesting General retirement planning Income planning Founder/Business Owner
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Deborah E

Series 63, Series 66

Cape Girardeau, MO

Edward Jones

Deborah Etherton is a financial advisor at Edward Jones in Cape Girardeau, MO, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses with 20 years of industry experience. She has been with Edward Jones since 2005. Edward Jones is a full-service wealth management firm serving over four million individual and institutional clients. The firm manages approximately $1.01 trillion in assets and offers a range of advisory strategies, including discretionary and non-discretionary wrap fee programs, separately managed accounts, and affiliated mutual funds, operating under a fiduciary standard.

Wealth management Tax-loss harvesting Multi-generational wealth transfer Retired Founder/Business Owner Executive

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