Seasoned, charitable giving tax strategies financial advisors in Indianapolis, IN

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 planning to make charitable donations and want to optimize the tax benefits, you need an advisor who understands the nuances of giving strategies. Without this expertise, you might miss opportunities to reduce your tax burden effectively.

Seasoned advisors bring decades of experience, helping you navigate complex tax rules and align your giving with your financial goals.

  • Tax impact awareness. Confirm how they evaluate the tax consequences of different giving methods, such as donor-advised funds or direct gifts.
  • Gift timing strategy. Ask how they recommend scheduling donations to maximize tax advantages across multiple years.
  • Coordination with tax filings. Ensure they integrate charitable giving plans with your overall tax return preparation to avoid surprises.
  • Local tax considerations. Since Indiana has a flat state income tax, check how they leverage this in your giving strategy to simplify budgeting.

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Jeffrey C

Series 63, Series 65

Indianapolis, IN

Capital Cities Investments

Jeffrey Cheesman is a financial advisor with Capital Cities Investments in Indianapolis, IN, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 14 years of industry experience. He has been with Capital Cities Investments since 2012 and is also involved with Westwood Capital Partners and its related wine business. Additionally, he serves as a director member of the advisory board for the Northeast region of Old National Bank. Capital Cities Investments serves individual and high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and employee benefit plans with discretionary portfolio management, modular financial planning, and pension consulting. The firm emphasizes asset-allocation modeling combined with active and passive manager implementation, employing mutual funds, ETFs, and third-party platforms for portfolio management and rebalancing.

Wealth management Tax-loss harvesting Retirement plans for business owners (SEP, solo 401k) Income planning
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Bryan R

Series 63, Series 65

Indianapolis, IN

Consolidated Portfolio Review Corp

Bryan Richardson is a financial advisor at Consolidated Portfolio Review Corp with 36 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked previously at Advisors Share Wealth Management, LLC and EBH Securities, Inc. In addition to his advisory role, he operates as a self-employed insurance agent providing life and health insurance products. Consolidated Portfolio Review serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and retirement plans, offering managed accounts, financial planning, and access to third-party sub-advisors. The firm’s investment approach includes strategic asset allocation with fundamental and technical analysis, supporting both proprietary model portfolios and third-party advisor allocations.

Active portfolio management Wealth management
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David C

Series 63, Series 65

Indianapolis, IN

LPL Financial

David Cotton is a financial advisor based in Indianapolis, IN, affiliated with LPL Financial. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has 17 years of industry experience. Prior to joining LPL Financial in 2016, he worked at United Capital Financial Advisors and CS Capital Management Inc. LPL Financial is a national broker-dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser that serves individuals, retirement plan participants, banks, trust companies, and institutions. The firm offers a range of financial planning and investment management solutions, including access to third-party asset managers and institutional platforms.

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

CFP®, Series 66

Indianapolis, IN

Forvis Mazars Wealth Advisors, LLC

Brandon Falbe is a CFP® professional with 21 years of industry experience, currently serving at Forvis Mazars Wealth Advisors, LLC. His career includes roles at BKD Wealth Advisors, J.P. Morgan Securities, Chase Investment Services Corp., and Morgan Stanley DW Inc. Forvis Mazars Wealth Advisors provides financial planning, investment management, and retirement plan consulting to a broad client base including individuals, families, institutions, and nonprofit organizations. The firm employs a customized investment approach that blends active and passive strategies tailored to each client’s objectives and risk tolerance, supported by integration with tax and accounting services through its parent company.

Retirement plans for business owners (SEP, solo 401k) Retirement income strategy Wealth management Tax strategies for small businesses Founder/Business Owner Executive Retired
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David G

Series 63, Series 66

Indianapolis, IN

OSAIC

David Gent is a financial advisor at OSAIC with 31 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and previously worked for Lincoln Financial Advisors Corporation for 28 years. Outside of his advisory work, Gent is a musician who performs as a paid soloist at various events and has authored and published a non-financial book. OSAIC serves a diverse client base that includes individual investors, high-net-worth clients, pension plans, corporations, and charitable organizations. The firm provides a wide range of financial services through a large network of affiliated advisers, utilizing various asset-allocation tools and investment management platforms.

Annuities Wealth management Tax-loss harvesting Private / alternative investments Retirement plans for business owners (SEP, solo 401k) Founder/Business Owner Executive
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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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Mark K

Series 63, Series 65

Mandeville, LA

Meridian Wealth Management, LLC

Mark Kebodeaux is a financial advisor at Meridian Wealth Management, LLC with 34 years of industry experience. He previously worked for First Financial for 10 years before joining Meridian in 2023. Kebodeaux holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. Meridian Wealth Management serves individual and high-net-worth clients, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, and corporate clients. The firm offers discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement plan services, utilizing equities, ETFs, mutual funds, fixed income, and alternative investments with ongoing monitoring and rebalancing.

Retirement income strategy Charitable giving tax strategies Options & derivatives strategies Private / alternative investments Founder/Business Owner
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Mark P

Series 66

Conneaut Lake, PA

Lakeland Investor Services, Inc.

Mark Petro is a financial advisor at Lakeland Investor Services, Inc. in Conneaut Lake, PA, with 24 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at the firm since 2002. He is also president of Lakeland Insurance Services, LLC, a business he established to handle insurance sales and related operations. Lakeland Investor Services provides fee-based wealth advisory and investment management services to individuals, multi-generational families, high-net-worth clients, small non-profit organizations, small businesses, and qualified retirement plans. The firm offers comprehensive financial planning, portfolio management, and uses a variety of analytical approaches including fundamental, technical, and Monte Carlo modeling.

Social Security optimization Retirement income strategy Annuities
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Kaylin O

Series 65

Pittsburgh, PA

Schneider Downs Wealth Management Advisors, LP

Kaylin Olster is a financial advisor at Schneider Downs Wealth Management Advisors, LP with one year of industry experience. She holds the Series 65 designation and has previously worked at Corient, Odyssey Capital Advisors, and has an academic background from Temple University. Schneider Downs Wealth Management Advisors serves high-net-worth individuals, families, trustees, endowments, and qualified retirement plan sponsors and trustees. The firm employs a committee-driven investment process to manage diversified portfolios and offers both discretionary and non-discretionary management along with retirement plan consulting and tax-aware planning strategies.

Tax-loss harvesting Charitable giving tax strategies Retirement plans for business owners (SEP, solo 401k) Wealth management Private / alternative investments Founder/Business Owner Retired
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Angelo R

CFP®, Series 65

Hunt Valley, MD

SC&H Wealth

Angelo Romano is a CFP® with six years of experience in the financial services industry, currently serving as an advisor at SC&H Wealth. His prior experience includes roles at MECU, ADP, and APGFCU. In addition to his advisory work, he is a licensed insurance agent involved in the sale of insurance-related products. SC&H Wealth serves individuals, trusts, estates, pension and profit-sharing plans, corporations, small businesses, and charitable organizations. The firm employs a team approach combining CPAs and CFP® professionals to provide tailored financial planning, asset management, retirement consulting, and tax preparation services.

General tax planning Retirement plans for business owners (SEP, solo 401k) Business exit / sale strategy Charitable giving tax strategies Wealth management Founder/Business Owner Retired Executive HENRY (High Earners, Not Rich Yet) Mid-Career Professionals
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Scott M

Series 63, Series 65

New York, NY

Morgan Stanley

Scott Mahoney is a financial advisor with Morgan Stanley in New York, NY, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and bringing 34 years of industry experience. He has been with Morgan Stanley since 2009, including roles at Morgan Stanley Private Bank, N.A. Outside of his advisory work, he is involved with Giants Foot Cubed LLC. Morgan Stanley Wealth Management is a large SEC-registered investment adviser and broker-dealer that serves both individual and institutional clients. The firm offers a wide range of advisory programs and financial planning services supported by structured planning tools and broad investment resources.

General estate planning guidance
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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 C

Series 63, Series 65

Houston, TX

LPL Financial

David Cade is a financial advisor with LPL Financial based in Houston, TX. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has 42 years of industry experience. Prior to joining LPL Financial in 2025, he worked at Next Financial Group, Inc. for 20 years and Raymond James Financial Services, Inc. for six years. LPL Financial is a national broker-dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser that provides advisory and brokerage services to individuals, retirement plan participants, banks, trust companies, and other institutions. The firm offers a range of financial planning and portfolio management solutions, integrating proprietary research and third-party strategies.

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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Linda P

Series 63

Mt. Laurel, NJ

BC Advisors, LLC

Linda Postorivo is a financial advisor at BC Advisors, LLC with 43 years of industry experience. She holds a Series 63 designation and has worked with MAFG RIA Services, Inc. since 1994 and with Mid-Atlantic Companies since 1981. BC Advisors provides investment advisory and portfolio management services primarily to high-net-worth individuals, family trusts, pension and profit-sharing plans, and other institutional clients. The firm emphasizes non-discretionary investment recommendations grounded in fundamental analysis alongside technical and cyclical reviews, employing a variety of strategies including long-term, short-term, trading, options, and alternatives.

Active portfolio management

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