Top charitable giving tax strategies financial advisors in Mississippi

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 donate to charity and want to reduce your tax bill, you need an advisor who understands the specific tax rules around charitable giving. Without this expertise, you might miss opportunities to maximize your deductions or accidentally trigger tax consequences.

  • Donation timing strategies. Ask how they recommend scheduling gifts to optimize your tax benefits across multiple years.
  • Gift type guidance. Confirm they can advise on different donation forms, like cash, appreciated assets, or donor-advised funds, and their tax impacts.
  • Tax code navigation. Ensure they understand how to apply limits on charitable deductions and how to handle carryforwards if your gifts exceed those limits.

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Anthony B

Series 63, Series 65

Kiln, MS

Primerica Advisors

Anthony Bond is a financial advisor with Primerica Advisors, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 24 years of industry experience. He has been with Primerica Advisors since 2002 and has served with the Diamondhead Fire Department since 2014. Outside of his advisory role, he operates Tony Bond & Associates, LLC, a non-investment related business in Kiln, Mississippi. Primerica Advisors offers discretionary asset management through its Lifetime Investment Program, providing model-delivery strategies and discretionary separately managed account options primarily to individual and high-net-worth clients. The firm employs a curated third-party asset manager approach and uses a tiered wrap-fee structure.

ESG / Sustainable investing Tax-loss harvesting Income planning
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Marcus K

Series 63, Series 65

Louisville, MS

VOYA Financial Advisors, Inc.

Marcus Kincaid is a financial advisor with VOYA Financial Advisors, Inc. in Louisville, MS, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and with 27 years of industry experience. He has worked at VOYA Financial Advisors since 2014 and previously held positions at Voya Financial Partners, LLC, Ballew Advisors Inc, and Valic Financial Advisors. Outside of his advisory work, Kincaid serves on the board of directors for the Winston County Medical Foundation and provides high school football game updates as a broadcaster for WLSM. VOYA Financial Advisors, Inc. is an enterprise-scale advisory and broker-dealer affiliate of Voya Financial that serves individuals, pension plans, charitable organizations, and corporate clients through a broad range of financial planning and portfolio management services. The firm employs both discretionary and non-discretionary management approaches and integrates in-house and third-party strategies using technology-enabled tools to implement client recommendations.

Tax-loss harvesting Retirement income strategy General retirement planning Business exit / sale strategy Founder/Business Owner Executive Retired Self-Employed Approaching retirement Retired
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Thomas B

Series 66

Meridian, MS

First Command Advisory Services

Thomas Booker is a financial advisor with First Command Advisory Services in Meridian, MS, holding a Series 66 designation and three years of industry experience. His prior work includes positions at Woodstock Furniture and Wal-Mart. First Command Advisory Services is an SEC-registered investment adviser serving individuals, corporate, and charitable clients, with a particular focus on active-duty service members and their families. The firm provides financial planning and multiple wrap-fee asset management programs managed through 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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Gene Y

Series 63, Series 65

Jackson, MS

Abridge Partners, LLC

Gene Yates is a financial advisor at Abridge Partners, LLC with 26 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has been with Abridge Partners since 2007. Yates is also licensed in life and health insurance. Abridge Partners primarily serves high-net-worth individuals, their trusts, estates, and retirement accounts, as well as charitable organizations and corporate entities. The firm offers financial planning, consulting, and investment management through a combination of fundamental analysis, strategic asset allocation, and core-satellite portfolio construction, often utilizing third-party sub-advisers and model platforms.

Active portfolio management Concentrated stock management Private / alternative investments Options & derivatives strategies Annuities
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Suzie S

Series 63, Series 65

Gulfport, MS

LPL Financial

Suzie Sawyer is a financial advisor with LPL Financial, holding Series 63 and Series 65 designations and bringing 35 years of industry experience. Her prior roles include 20 years at Stifel Independent Advisors and earlier positions at STIFEL and Merrill. Sawyer also serves as a FINRA arbitrator. LPL Financial is a national broker-dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser that provides a wide range of advisory and brokerage services to individuals, retirement plan participants, banks, trust companies, and other institutions through 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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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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