Top financial advisors working with self-employed clients in Hagerstown, MD

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 run your own business, you need an advisor who understands the unique cash flow swings and tax rules that come with self-employment. Without this insight, you might miss opportunities to optimize your income and tax payments throughout the year.

  • Tax planning for self-employment. Confirm how they handle quarterly estimated taxes and deductions specific to your business type.
  • Retirement options. Ask which retirement plans they recommend for self-employed clients and why, considering your income variability.
  • Estate and inheritance tax awareness. Since Maryland has both estate and inheritance taxes, check how they incorporate these into your long-term plan.
  • Business cash flow management. See if they help balance personal and business finances to avoid surprises during lean periods.

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Cort M

Series 63, Series 66

Hagerstown, MD

Capital Investment Advisory Services, LLC

Cort Meinelschmidt is a financial advisor with Capital Investment Advisory Services, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and having 21 years of industry experience. He previously worked at Capital Investment Group, Inc. and Sentinel Capital Solutions. Outside of his advisory role, Meinelschmidt is the president of Meinelschmidt Distillery. Capital Investment Advisory Services, LLC provides investment advisory and supervisory services to individuals, retirement plans, corporations, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations. The firm offers personalized investment management through discretionary mandates, third-party managers, and private-label model portfolios, with ongoing monitoring and a range of analytical methods.

Active portfolio management Retirement plans for business owners (SEP, solo 401k) Annuities Options & derivatives strategies Founder/Business Owner Retired
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Catharine W

Series 66

Hagerstown, MD

RBC Capital Markets

Catharine Weber is a financial advisor at RBC Capital Markets with a Series 66 credential and three years of industry experience. She has worked at firms including City National Bank, Johnson, Gasink & Baxter, LLP, and Compass Wealth Strategies. RBC Wealth Management, a division of RBC Capital Markets, serves a diverse client base including individuals, institutions, and charitable organizations. The firm offers a range of advisory programs and customizes investment strategies based on client risk profiles, utilizing both in-house and third-party managers.

Tax-loss harvesting ESG / Sustainable investing Private / alternative investments Concentrated stock management Wealth management Executive Founder/Business Owner Retired Financial Professional Approaching retirement HENRY (High Earners, Not Rich Yet)
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Kelsi M

Series 66

Hagerstown, MD

Edward Jones

Kelsi Munson is a financial advisor at Edward Jones with seven years of industry experience. She holds a Series 66 designation and has been with Edward Jones since 2013. Outside of her advisory role, Munson serves on the board of The Children's Village in Hagerstown, MD, and creates and sells jewelry made from sea glass through a local consignment shop. 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 programs, including discretionary and non-discretionary strategies, as well as affiliated mutual funds and tax-efficient services.

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

Series 63, Series 66

Hagerstown, MD

Chicago Capital Management Advisors, LLC

Gary Clark is a financial advisor at Chicago Capital Management Advisors, LLC with 23 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 63 and Series 66 designations and has worked at firms including Soar Financial LLC, American Trust Investment Services, Inc., and Nationwide Securities, LLC. Clark is also engaged in insurance brokering on a commission basis. Chicago Capital Management Advisors is a multi-team registered investment adviser managing approximately $135 million in discretionary assets for over 600 households. The firm offers customized portfolio management and comprehensive financial planning services, utilizing a bottoms-up fundamental screening process and a multi-affiliate operating model to provide broad service and product access.

ESG / Sustainable investing Options & derivatives strategies Concentrated stock management Wealth management Retirement income strategy Executive Founder/Business Owner
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Toby K

CFP®, ChFC®, Series 66

Hagerstown, MD

LPL Financial

Toby Kline is a financial advisor at LPL Financial with 19 years of industry experience. He holds the CFP® and ChFC® credentials and has worked at LPL Financial since 2021. Prior to that, he was with M&T Securities for 13 years and has been associated with M&T Bank for 18 years. LPL Financial is an SEC-registered investment adviser and broker-dealer serving individuals, retirement plans, financial institutions, corporations, and charitable organizations through a national network of investment adviser representatives. The firm offers a range of advisory programs, retirement plan consulting, and brokerage services, utilizing model portfolios, third-party subadvisors, and various technologies across discretionary and non-discretionary management approaches.

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

Series 66

Mt Pleasant, SC

Guardian Life

Kristin Manna is a financial advisor at Guardian Life with a Series 66 designation and one year of industry experience. She previously worked at Consolidated Planning Holdings, Inc. and spent eight years with Charleston County School District. Outside of finance, she is an author and publisher of "The Basketball Coach's Notebook" and works as a math tutor for high school students. Guardian Life's subsidiary, Park Avenue® Wealth Management, serves individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, and corporate clients, offering brokerage services, financial planning, retirement consulting, and a combination of proprietary and third-party investment advisory programs.

Retirement income strategy Business exit / sale strategy Wealth management Private / alternative investments Founder/Business Owner Retired Executive
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Geoffrey T

Series 66

Chicago, IL

Sanctuary Advisors, LLC

Geoffrey Tomes is a financial advisor with Sanctuary Advisors, LLC, holding a Series 66 credential and 26 years of industry experience. He has worked at Noyes Advisors LLC for 11 years and David A Noyes & Company for 26 years. His other business activities include involvement in fixed life and health insurance and fixed annuities. Sanctuary Advisors, LLC serves a diverse client base including individuals, corporations, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations through a network of over 400 independent investment adviser representatives. The firm offers a range of portfolio management and financial planning services employing various analytical approaches and maintains distinctive features such as negotiated performance-based fees for large institutional clients and affiliations with specialized asset management firms.

Retirement plans for business owners (SEP, solo 401k) Cash flow / budgeting General retirement planning
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Ryan V

CFP®, Series 63, Series 66

Richfield, OH

Schwab Wealth Advisory

Ryan Vollweiler is a CFP® with 22 years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Schwab Wealth Advisory Inc. since 2021. He has held prior roles within the Schwab organization dating back to 2017 and briefly worked at Voya Financial Advisor, Inc. in 2015-2016. Schwab Wealth Advisory provides non-discretionary fiduciary investment advice to clients enrolled in the Schwab Wealth Advisory program, delivering services such as annual financial reviews and investment recommendations using Schwab’s proprietary research tools. The firm operates as an internal advisory unit within Charles Schwab & Co., Inc., distinguishing itself by not charging clients directly and by limiting discretionary management to affiliated or third-party money managers.

Passive / index investing Private / alternative investments
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Jonathan L

Series 66

Roseville, CA

LPL Enterprise

Jonathan Levatino is a financial advisor at LPL Enterprise with a Series 66 designation and four years of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at The Prudential Insurance Company of America, Pruco Securities LLC, and Apple Inc. Outside of his advisory role, he also works as a rideshare driver for Uber and Doordash. LPL Enterprise serves a diverse client base including individuals, retirement plans, charitable organizations, and corporations, offering financial planning, advisory services, and access to model wealth portfolios and third-party asset management programs. The firm integrates advisory programs with brokerage and insurance product sales through its affiliated entities.

General retirement planning Tax-loss harvesting Self-Employed Founder/Business Owner
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Rachel G

Series 63, Series 65

Ronkonkoma, NY

Verity Asset Management

Rachel Gentz is a financial advisor at Verity Asset Management with six years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 designations and has worked at firms including Menna Wealth Planning Group and The Leaders Group DBA Simplicity Investments. In addition to her advisory roles, she is president and owner of Rachel A Menna Advisors Inc. Verity Asset Management is an SEC-registered investment adviser that provides discretionary portfolio management, retirement-plan advisory, and financial planning to individual, corporate, institutional clients, and other advisers. The firm uses a model-driven investment process emphasizing tactical asset allocation across diverse asset classes and offers both internally managed and third-party models under fiduciary standards.

Concentrated stock management Tax-loss harvesting Passive / index investing Active portfolio management ESG / Sustainable investing

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