Top social Security optimization financial advisors in Greenville, SC

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're approaching retirement and want to maximize your Social Security benefits, timing and claiming strategies are crucial. A common mistake is claiming benefits too early or without considering your full retirement age, which can reduce your lifetime income.

  • Claiming age strategy. Ask how they determine the best age for you to start benefits, balancing early access against reduced monthly payments.
  • Spousal and survivor benefits. Confirm they understand how to optimize benefits based on your spouse's work history and potential survivor benefits.
  • Coordination with retirement income. Social Security decisions affect your overall retirement cash flow; check how they integrate this with your other income sources.
  • State-specific factors. Since South Carolina offers favorable retirement deductions and a warm climate, ask how they factor local tax rules into your Social Security plan.

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Kelly E

Series 66

Greenville, SC

OSAIC Advisory Services, LLC

Kelly Eldridge is a financial advisor at OSAIC Advisory Services, LLC with six years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at firms including Triad Advisors, Raymond James Financial Services, Inc., and Edward Storer & Associates. Eldridge is also involved with Professional Planning & Wealth, LLC as a registered paraplanner. OSAIC Advisory Services, LLC is an SEC-registered investment adviser serving individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, corporations, trusts, charitable organizations, and state and municipal entities. The firm offers a range of services including investment management, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and third-party manager oversight, utilizing multiple program models and a mix of proprietary and third-party platforms.

Annuities
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Eric N

Series 63, Series 65

Greenville, SC

Mass Mutual Investors Services

Eric Nash is a financial advisor with Mass Mutual Investors Services in Greenville, SC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and eight years of industry experience. Prior to joining Mass Mutual in 2018, he worked for 22 years with Greenville Health System. Outside of his advisory role, he is an insurance agent specializing in life, disability, and long-term care coverage and is a co-owner of the office building from which his practice operates. MassMutual Investors Services, LLC is a broker-dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser that provides financial planning and asset management services to individuals, business owners, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and employers. The firm emphasizes collaborative, annual planning engagements using firm-approved tools and offers specialized planning programs, including recent additions like Divorce Planning.

Divorce financial planning General estate planning guidance Multi-generational wealth transfer Cash flow / budgeting Founder/Business Owner Attorney Executive Married/Couples/Partners Divorced
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John B

CFP®, Series 63, Series 66

Greenville, SC

Cetera

John Bartlett is a CFP® professional with 12 years of experience in financial advising. He is currently with Cetera and has prior experience at Fidelity Investments, Guardian Life Insurance Company, Regions Bank, and Park Avenue Securities. Cetera Investment Advisers LLC is an SEC-registered firm serving individual, corporate, charitable, and institutional clients through a nationwide network of independent advisors. The firm offers a range of portfolio management and financial planning services, utilizing a multi-manager platform that includes affiliated and third-party model portfolios and customized strategies.

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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Eric C

Series 63, Series 66

Greenville, SC

AlphaStar Capital Management

Eric Craven is an associate advisor at AlphaStar Capital Management with six years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and 66 licenses and previously worked at Bank of America, Merrill, and Brookstone Wealth Advisors. Outside of his advisory role, he is involved with Ironwood Financial Group, focusing on insurance services. AlphaStar Capital Management is a registered investment adviser managing approximately $1.84 billion for individuals, trusts, small businesses, and other advisers. The firm employs a strategic asset-allocation approach combined with quantitative analysis and offers both model and custom portfolio strategies.

Tax-loss harvesting Active portfolio management Passive / index investing Private / alternative investments Founder/Business Owner Retired
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Boyce T

Series 63, Series 66

Greenville, SC

LPL Financial

Boyce Tollison is a financial advisor with LPL Financial in Greenville, SC, holding Series 63 and Series 66 credentials and 35 years of industry experience. He has been with LPL Financial since 2012. LPL Financial is an SEC-registered investment adviser and broker-dealer serving individuals, retirement plans, banks, corporations, and charitable organizations through a national network of investment adviser representatives. The firm offers a broad range of financial planning, advisory programs, and consulting services, utilizing both discretionary and non-discretionary management approaches supported by research, model portfolios, and various technology tools.

College savings (529s, UTMA, etc.)
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Willie M

Series 63, Series 66

Cary, NC

Equitable Advisors

Willie Myles is a financial advisor with Equitable Advisors in Cary, NC, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and bringing 16 years of industry experience. He has worked at Equitable Advisors since 2016 and previously at AXA Advisors, LLC. Outside of his advisory work, he serves as co-chairman of a fundraising campaign for the nonprofit Alpha Light Fund Inc., focused on renovating the House of Alpha. Equitable Advisors serves a diverse client base including individual, high-net-worth, retirement plan, corporate, charitable, and institutional clients, offering financial planning, broker-dealer services, insurance distribution, and access to third-party asset management programs. The firm operates as both an SEC-registered investment adviser and broker-dealer, leveraging LPL-sponsored programs and endorsed TAMPs to deliver advisory and brokerage solutions.

Retirement income strategy Social Security optimization Founder/Business Owner Retired Executive Approaching retirement Baby Boomers (Born 1946-1964)
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Stavroula K

Series 63, Series 65

Linwood, NJ

Ameriprise

Stavroula Koutsfetsoulis is a financial advisor at Ameriprise with 25 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has been with Ameriprise and its affiliated entities since 2011. In addition to her advisory role, she is involved in fiduciary activities as an attorney-in-fact (power of attorney). Ameriprise is a large institutional firm that provides retirement-income planning services primarily to individuals with substantial investable assets. The firm combines research, modeling, and tax-efficiency analysis to deliver written recommendation reports through a centralized consulting team, focusing on tailored retirement income strategies.

Retirement income strategy Income planning Social Security optimization Retirement withdrawal strategies Approaching retirement
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Cassandra S

Series 63, Series 65

Plano, TX

Financial & Tax Architects, LLC

Cassandra Sanchez is a financial advisor at Financial & Tax Architects, LLC with seven years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has previously worked at Fisher Investments, TIAA, US Health Advisors, and various other firms. Sanchez also had involvement with Drunken Donkey, reflecting experience outside the financial sector. Financial & Tax Architects provides discretionary portfolio management and financial planning primarily for individual and high-net-worth clients, focusing on those nearing or in retirement. The firm offers proprietary “Private Wealth Strategies” that use ETFs, individual securities, and trend-aware rebalancing, with accounts reviewed monthly and customizable strategies to meet client needs.

Retirement income strategy Social Security optimization Annuities Income planning General tax planning Retired
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Keith E

CFP®

Pittsburgh, PA

Keith L. Eliou, CFP

Keith Eliou is the principal of Keith L. Eliou, CFP, an investment management firm based in Pittsburgh, PA. He holds the CFP® designation and has one year of experience as a financial advisor. In addition to his advisory role, he practices law focusing on elder law and real estate and is involved in insurance, mortgage lending, and real estate brokerage businesses. The firm primarily serves pooled vehicles and institutional accounts, offering portfolio management, retirement plan services, and financial planning. It utilizes an open-architecture investment approach with third-party money managers and employs multiple analytical methods and strategies, conducting annual account reviews.

Social Security optimization Retirement income strategy Cash flow / budgeting Charitable giving tax strategies Business exit / sale strategy Founder/Business Owner
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Charles P

CFP®, Series 63, Series 65

San Rafael, CA

WealthSpire Advisors

Charles Pyfer III is a CFP® professional with 19 years of industry experience, currently serving at Wealthspire Advisors since 2024. Prior to this, he spent 15 years at Private Ocean. Wealthspire Advisors provides wealth management, investment advisory, financial planning, and family office support to a diverse client base including individuals, corporations, retirement plans, and nonprofit organizations. The firm employs a relationship-driven, customized investment approach that emphasizes diversified, institutional-style asset allocation and utilizes a range of investment vehicles and third-party platforms for comprehensive portfolio management.

Retirement income strategy Social Security optimization Roth conversion strategy Tax-loss harvesting Private / alternative investments Founder/Business Owner Retired Mid-Career Professionals Established Professionals
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