Large-firm advisors focused on college savings (529s, utma, etc.) in New Hampshire

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.

Saving for college often starts when you want to balance current expenses with future education costs, especially if you have young children or grandchildren. Without careful planning, you might miss out on tax advantages or choose the wrong account type for your goals. Large-firm advisors typically have access to a broad range of resources and investment options, which can benefit your college savings strategy.

  • Account type guidance. Confirm they explain differences between 529 plans, UTMA accounts, and other options, helping you pick the best fit for your family's needs.
  • Tax implications. Ask how they manage state and federal tax benefits tied to college savings accounts to maximize your returns.
  • Investment options. Look for advisors who tailor investment choices within these accounts to your timeline and risk tolerance, not just default selections.
  • Coordination with financial goals. Ensure they consider how college savings fit alongside retirement and other priorities, avoiding unintended trade-offs.

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David G

Series 63, Series 66

Warren, NJ

Primerica Advisors

David Greenberg is a financial advisor with Primerica Advisors in Warren, NJ, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and with 23 years of industry experience. He has worked at Guardian Life Insurance and Park Avenue Securities during his career. Greenberg also serves as president of Integrated Planning Concepts LLC, where he advises clients on health insurance matters, and is an ambassador for the Morris County Chamber of Commerce. Park Avenue Securities LLC serves a broad retail client base, including individual and high-net-worth investors, charitable organizations, and corporate clients. The firm offers brokerage and advisory services, financial planning, and consulting, utilizing proprietary model portfolios, third-party managers, and digital advice solutions.

Business exit / sale strategy Tax-loss harvesting Self-Employed Founder/Business Owner
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Gregory N

CFP®, Series 63, Series 66

Georges Mills, NH

APEX Investment Group

Gregory Norris is a CFP® professional with 24 years of industry experience. He is currently an advisor at Apex Investment Group, where he has worked since 2025. His prior experience includes roles at Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments, Barrell Investment Group, and Ameriprise Financial Services. In addition to his advisory work, he is a licensed insurance agent involved in insurance sales and implementation. Apex Investment Group provides wealth management, discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement-plan advisory services to individuals, trusts, estates, retirement plans, corporations, and charities. The firm employs a primarily long-term investment approach with flexibility for shorter-term trades, using both fundamental and technical analysis, and serves a broad client base with approximately $194.6 million in assets under management.

Wealth management
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Andrew D

Series 63, Series 65

Boston, MA

Moors & Cabot, Inc.

Andrew Donahue is a financial advisor at Moors & Cabot, Inc. with 29 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked previously at Measured Wealth Private Client Group, LLC and Boston Private Wealth LLC. Moors & Cabot provides investment advisory and related services to individual and high-net-worth investors, corporations, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations. The firm employs a variety of analytic approaches and offers discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and consulting services.

Wealth management ESG / Sustainable investing Options & derivatives strategies Private / alternative investments Founder/Business Owner Retired
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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 Active portfolio management Tax-loss harvesting ESG / Sustainable investing Private / alternative investments Self-Employed Executive
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Asena L

Series 63, Series 66

Tilton, NH

LPL Financial

Asena Landry is a financial advisor with LPL Financial, holding Series 63 and Series 66 credentials and 11 years of industry experience. She has previously worked at Fidelity Investments and Camden National Bank. Landry is also a notary. LPL Financial provides advisory and brokerage services to a diverse client base, including individual investors, retirement plan sponsors, and institutions, offering a range of investment solutions supported by an in-house research team and various delivery options.

Wealth management Retirement plans for business owners (SEP, solo 401k) College savings (529s, UTMA, etc.) Tax-loss harvesting Founder/Business Owner Retired
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Hassan A

Series 63, Series 65

Rockville, MD

LPL Financial

Hassan Al Kadhimi is a financial advisor with LPL Financial in Rockville, MD, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and one year of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at J.P. Morgan Securities, JP Morgan Chase Bank, and TD Bank. He is also involved with NIHFCU Wealth Advisors, a DBA for his LPL business. LPL Financial provides advisory and brokerage services to a diverse client base, including individual investors, retirement plan sponsors, institutions, and high-net-worth households. The firm offers a variety of delivery options supported by an in-house research team, combining large-scale advisory operations with a broad range of financial products.

Wealth management Retirement plans for business owners (SEP, solo 401k) College savings (529s, UTMA, etc.) Tax-loss harvesting Founder/Business Owner Retired
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Richard B

Series 63, Series 66

Austin, TX

Charles Schwab

Richard Brandi is a financial advisor with Charles Schwab based in Austin, TX, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and bringing 32 years of industry experience. He has been with Charles Schwab and Charles Schwab Bank ssb since 2003 and 2005, respectively. Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. serves primarily high- and ultra-high-net-worth individuals through its Schwab Wealth Advisory wrap fee program and affiliated managed-account and financial planning services. The firm offers a mix of non-discretionary and discretionary investment guidance, leveraging multi-asset model portfolios and research from its Schwab Center for Financial Research.

Private / alternative investments Real estate investing Multi-state taxation College savings (529s, UTMA, etc.)
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Thaddeus P

CFP®, Series 63, Series 65

Grand Rapids, MI

Advance Wealth Management Service, LLC

Thaddeus Phelps is a CFP® professional with 28 years of experience in the financial services industry. He has worked at Advance Wealth Management Service, LLC since 2019 and previously spent 14 years with Ameriprise Financial Services, Inc. In addition to his advisory work, Phelps owns a tax preparation business and an accounting support service, and he serves in fiduciary roles such as trustee and executor. Advance Wealth Management Service, LLC provides investment advisory and financial planning services primarily to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, and business entities. The firm offers discretionary investment management through a wrap asset management program and emphasizes an individualized approach with asset allocation supported by fundamental, sector, and technical analysis, including risk management strategies such as put options and conservative cash instruments.

College savings (529s, UTMA, etc.) Charitable giving & philanthropy General estate planning guidance General tax planning Options & derivatives strategies
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Paul K

CFP®, Series 65

Zimmerman, MN

Longview Financial, Inc.

Paul Kinneberg is a CFP® and Series 65-registered advisor with 24 years of industry experience. He has been the principal and sole advisor at Longview Financial, Inc. since 2000 and also holds a long-term corporate role at CenturyLink. Longview Financial, Inc. provides personalized, fee-only financial planning and investment management primarily for individual clients. The firm uses a strategic asset allocation approach with a core-and-satellite framework, combining passive index and ETF core holdings with active funds when appropriate, and manages client assets on a non-discretionary basis with an emphasis on individualized advice.

General tax planning College savings (529s, UTMA, etc.) Cash flow / budgeting

Justin S

CFP®, ChFC®, Series 66

Prairie Village, KS

Edward Jones

Justin Scicluna is a financial advisor at Edward Jones in Prairie Village, KS, holding the CFP®, ChFC®, and Series 66 designations with 13 years of industry experience. He has been with Edward Jones since 2013. Edward Jones is a full-service wealth management firm serving more than four million individual and institutional clients, including a range of household types, pension plans, corporate clients, and charitable organizations. The firm manages approximately $1.01 trillion in assets and offers various advisory programs, discretionary and non-discretionary strategies, and affiliated investment products through a nationwide network of over 23,700 financial advisors.

College savings (529s, UTMA, etc.) General estate planning guidance Retirement income strategy General retirement planning Wealth management Retired Founder/Business Owner Executive
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Jeffrey P

Series 66

Dacula, GA

Merrill

Jeffrey Park is a financial advisor with Merrill, holding a Series 66 credential and seven years of industry experience. He has worked at Merrill in multiple capacities since 2011, with brief stints at JPMorgan Chase Bank and J.P. Morgan Securities in 2022. Merrill serves a diverse client base including individuals, retirement plans, corporations, and institutional clients, offering managed account programs, discretionary portfolio management, and brokerage services. The firm employs a range of program strategies and manager-constructed portfolios, with oversight from its CIO and platform management, and leverages its affiliation with Bank of America to support trading, lending, and capital markets activities.

Tax-loss harvesting Active portfolio management Executive Founder/Business Owner Mid-Career Professionals HENRY (High Earners, Not Rich Yet)
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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

Chicago, IL

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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Wesley P

Series 63, Series 66

Fort Worth, TX

Wells Fargo Clearing

Wesley Pool is a financial advisor with Wells Fargo Clearing in Fort Worth, TX, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and 14 years of industry experience. He previously worked at JPMorgan Securities LLC for seven years and has entrepreneurial experience with #TagMeBro LLC. Wells Fargo Clearing provides retirement plan consulting to qualified ERISA and non-qualified deferred compensation plans, offering both discretionary and non-discretionary services grounded in modern portfolio theory and tailored to plan objectives and risk tolerances. The firm’s advisory process includes a broad range of investment options, including insurance-related vehicles and bank deposit sweep programs.

Retired Founder/Business Owner
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Willie M

Series 63, Series 66

Cary, NC

Equitable Advisors

Willie Myles is a financial advisor at Equitable Advisors with 16 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 credentials and has worked at Equitable Advisors since 2016, previously affiliated with Axa Advisors. Outside of his advisory role, he serves as co-chairman of a fundraising campaign for Alpha Light Fund Inc., a nonprofit organization. Equitable Advisors serves individual investors, retirement plan sponsors, corporations, and charitable organizations by providing financial planning, retirement-plan support, and access to asset management through various third-party programs. The firm operates a hybrid referral and implementation model, offering both advisory and brokerage channels to implement client recommendations.

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