Top financial advisors working with artists and creatives in New York

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.

Sally Hyman is a financial advisor at Seasons of Advice Wealth Management with 42 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has previously worked at Ameriprise Financial Services, Inc. Outside of finance, she is a singer who sells her own vocal CDs and is involved in publishing her father's book titled "Congenital Alterable Transmissible Asymmetry: The Spiritual Meaning of Disease and Science." Seasons of Advice Wealth Management provides investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals, high net worth clients, trusts, small business owners, professionals, and families. The firm follows a life-cycle investment approach called the “Seasons of Advice” process and offers discretionary portfolio management, comprehensive financial planning, and specialized fixed-income programs through sub-advisors.

Chase Nadell is a financial advisor with Wells Fargo Clearing in New York, NY, holding a Series 66 designation and 13 years of industry experience. He has been with Wells Fargo entities since 2016. Wells Fargo Advisors is a national securities firm that provides investment advisory services, financial planning, wrap-fee programs, and retirement plan consulting to individual, corporate, and institutional clients. The firm manages approximately $671 billion in assets and offers both brokerage and advisory solutions.

Timothy Egan is a financial advisor at First Manhattan Co. LLC with three years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and previously worked at Morgan Stanley and Citigroup. First Manhattan Co. LLC provides investment management and financial planning primarily for high-net-worth individuals, as well as trusts, pension plans, charitable organizations, private investment vehicles, and institutional clients. The firm focuses on long-term, research-driven, value-oriented management of equity and fixed-income portfolios, combining active management with passive fund investments and integrated wealth planning.

Solomon Dayan is a financial advisor at J.P. Morgan Securities with 14 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 designations and has been with J.P. Morgan Securities since 2012, also working with JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. since 2011. J.P. Morgan Securities provides institutional consulting services to 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.

Jacklyn Raymonda is a financial advisor with LVW Advisors, LLC in Pittsford, NY, holding a Series 66 designation and 18 years of industry experience. Her prior roles include positions at UBS Financial Services Inc., Lincoln Financial Advisors, and Osaic Wealth, Inc. LVW Advisors provides investment and wealth management, financial planning, and consulting services to high-net-worth individuals, families, trusts, foundations, business entities, and institutional clients. The firm uses customized Investment Policy Statements, asset allocation, diversification, and a combination of active and passive independent managers, including allocations to non-traditional strategies such as hedge funds and private equity.

Holistic financial planning for creatives, freelancers, small business owners, and independent thinkers. Indie Financial Planning is a woman-run, fee only financial planning firm with a background in arts and entertainment. We are licensed in Illinois and California. Before becoming a CFP® Professional, I spent over 20 years working in the independent music industry. I have a unique awareness of the challenges facing artists, creatives, or anyone looking to build a career or business not tied to a traditional 9-5 position. IFP caters to self-employed entrepreneurs or anyone looking to plan for a future on their own terms. I founded IFP as an alternative to a financial industry widely viewed as only serving the very wealthy. There are no investment minimums to work with IFP. We are an independent resource ready to partner with you when you are ready to take control of your financial life. Whatever your planning needs – from investments to budgeting – IFP will consider the many moving parts of your situation and work with you to build a plan based on trust. We focus on holistic planning and helping to educate you, so you are better positioned to achieve your goals. We treat planning as a partnership. We provide you with the tools and knowledge to take control of your finances. We offer advice and expertise to answer your questions and pursue your goals. Investment management and ongoing planning allows us to create a roadmap with clients and travel that path with them adjusting to changes along the way. After graduating from Pomona College with degrees in Economics and French, I moved from California to Boston for a change of scenery. There, I began working in a record store and eventually moved into sales and distribution for a small independent record label. I continued working in independent music when I moved to Chicago including 16 years as Head of Sales and Distribution for Touch and Go Records. When I left the music industry in 2009, I saw an opportunity to offer financial planning and investment advice to the many talented and creative folks in my circle of friends and others like them. Outside of work, I have a soft spot for animals including my 2 cats and 2 dogs all rescued from Chicago area rescues. The dogs arrived at the house as 2-week-old puppies along with their mama dog and 7 siblings during the 2020 Covid pandemic. If the pets give me the I still enjoy seeing live music and enjoy the many venues around Chicago.

Adam Barnai is the sole advisor at Barnai Asset Management in Boulder, CO, holding a Series 65 credential with 10 years of industry experience. He has managed Barnai Asset Management since 2014 and concurrently owns and operates a small construction company as a general contractor and builder. Barnai Asset Management provides discretionary portfolio management to individual and high-net-worth clients, focusing on equity and ETF-based strategies. The firm uses a top-down approach grounded in Modern Portfolio Theory with an emphasis on long-term market cycles, employing ETF-centric portfolios that include ESG options and, for suitable clients, tactical use of triple-leveraged ETFs with active monitoring and rebalancing.

Jill Thomas is a financial advisor at Edward Jones with 17 years of industry experience, all spent at the firm since 2009. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. Outside of her advisory role, Thomas is involved in crop farming and cattle operations through Thomas Farm in Welch, Oklahoma. Edward Jones is a full-service wealth management firm serving more than four million individual and institutional clients. The firm offers a range of advisory programs and investment solutions supported by a large network of financial advisors and branch offices nationwide.

Pamela Carter is a Wealth Management Advisor and Vice President with Merrill Lynch Wealth Management. She specializes in designing tailored wealth management strategies to help clients pursue their financial goals, serving a diverse clientele including business owners, corporate executives, women, retirees, multigenerational families, professional athletes, coaches, agents, entertainment personalities, and creatives. Pamela focuses on organizing wealth, developing tax-sensitive strategies, and guiding clients through detailed financial plans and priority setting. With over two decades of experience as a Financial Advisor, Pamela joined Merrill Lynch Wealth Management in 2022, having previously worked at the firm and at UBS. She holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Industrial Engineering from California State Polytechnic University, Pomona, and an MBA with an emphasis in Finance from the Drucker-Ito School of Management at Claremont Graduate University. Pamela's professional credentials include the CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER® certification, Chartered Retirement Planning Counselor designation, Certified Exit Planning Advisor designation, and the Sports & Entertainment Accredited Wealth Management Advisor designation. She is also a qualified Portfolio Manager within Merrill Lynch Wealth Management. Born and raised in California, Pamela spends time with her husband and daughter, engaging in activities such as traveling, golf, and fitness. She also participates in a weekly global book club where she practices and speaks French.