Top financial advisors working with founders and business owners in Ogdensburg, NY

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 recently started or acquired a business, you need an advisor who understands the unique financial challenges founders face. A common mistake is treating your business finances and personal wealth as separate, missing opportunities to optimize both together.

  • Business cash flow insight. Look for advisors who analyze your company's income and expenses to align your personal financial goals.
  • Estate tax planning. Confirm they address state-specific estate tax cliffs that can cause unexpected tax bills just above exemption limits.
  • Exit strategy alignment. Ask how they integrate your business sale or succession plans with your overall financial roadmap.
  • Risk management focus. Ensure they evaluate business risks alongside personal insurance and investment strategies to protect your wealth comprehensively.

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Michael L

Series 63, Series 65

Morristown, NY

Wells Fargo Clearing

Michael Leonard is a financial advisor at Wells Fargo Clearing with 41 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at Wells Fargo Clearing for a total of 19 years, with an interim period at Truist Investment Services. Leonard serves on the investment committee for the Halifax Humane Society, reviewing investments quarterly. Wells Fargo Advisors provides a broad range of investment advisory and financial planning services to individual, corporate, and institutional clients, utilizing research and analytics with an emphasis on diversification and modern portfolio theory.

Retired Founder/Business Owner
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James T

Series 63, Series 65

Potsdam, NY

Morgan Stanley

James Theodore is a financial advisor with Morgan Stanley in Potsdam, NY, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 25 years of industry experience. He has worked at Morgan Stanley Private Bank since 2015 and at Morgan Stanley Smith Barney since 2009, with earlier experience at Citigroup Global Markets starting in 2000. Outside of his advisory role, he serves as a director and chair of the Strategic Planning Committee for St. Lawrence Health Systems and is a board member involved in business development for the Potsdam Town and Country Club. Morgan Stanley Wealth Management offers a broad range of advisory programs to individuals and institutions, focusing on structured financial planning using firm-approved tools and models. The firm manages approximately $2.74 trillion in client assets and provides services through both direct client relationships and corporate financial planning agreements.

General estate planning guidance
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Brooke J

Series 66

Canton, NY

LPL Financial

Brooke Jenne is a financial advisor at LPL Financial with one year of industry experience. She holds the Series 66 designation and has previously worked at Community Financial System, Inc. Outside of her advisory role, she is involved with Nottingham Investment Services, offering investment products and non-variable insurance. LPL Financial is a national broker-dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser serving individuals, retirement plan participants, banks, trust companies, and institutions. The firm offers a wide range of advisory and brokerage services, including financial planning, model portfolios, third-party asset management, 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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Joseph G

Series 66

Potsdam, NY

Edward Jones

Joseph Gang is a financial advisor at Edward Jones with seven years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at Edward Jones since 2018. Prior to his current role, he was briefly employed at Lowes and worked at Clarkson University for six years. 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 wide range of advisory services, including discretionary and non-discretionary strategies, separately managed accounts, and affiliated mutual funds, operating under a fiduciary standard.

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

PFS™, Series 63

Canton, NY

Cetera

John Gray is a financial advisor with Cetera who holds the PFS™ designation and Series 63 license, bringing 10 years of industry experience. He has held roles at Avantax Investment Services and Fiduciary Trust and currently serves as a partner at G & G Advisors, LLC and Gray & Gray Associates CPAs PC. Gray is a volunteer board member for the Mother Cabrini Health Foundation and serves on the Finance Committee, as well as a board member and treasurer for the Ocean Walk Building 11 Condo Association. Cetera Investment Advisers LLC is an SEC-registered firm that serves a broad client base including individuals, employer-sponsored retirement plans, corporations, charities, and institutional accounts. The firm offers a variety of portfolio management options through a multi-manager platform, supporting discretionary and non-discretionary strategies across multiple program structures.

Wealth management Tax-loss harvesting Retirement plans for business owners (SEP, solo 401k) Business exit / sale strategy Founder/Business Owner Executive
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Jared F

Series 65

Huntington Beach, CA

Northwest Asset Management

Jared Fruth is a financial advisor at Northwest Asset Management with four years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and previously worked at Securities America, Inc., KMS Financial Services, Inc., Oppenheimer Funds, and John Paul Mitchell Systems. Northwest Asset Management is a registered investment adviser managing approximately $3.6 billion for nearly 3,000 clients, including individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, charities, and corporations. The firm employs a customized, fiduciary approach using Modern Portfolio Theory and strategic asset allocation, combining fundamental and technical analysis to build diversified portfolios with periodic rebalancing.

Retirement income strategy Wealth management Active portfolio management Founder/Business Owner
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Edwina M

Series 65

Cincinnati, OH

Waverly Advisors, LLC

Edwina Martin is a Series 65 licensed financial advisor with two years of industry experience, currently with Waverly Advisors, LLC. She previously worked at 9258 Wealth Management for five years and was employed at Teradata Corp for eleven years. Martin also serves as assistant director of tax planning at 9258 Tax and Planning, a non-investment related business. Waverly Advisors is a multi-team registered investment adviser managing portfolios for individuals, retirement plans, and pooled investment vehicles. The firm combines traditional equity and fixed-income strategies with alternative and private-market allocations, offering a range of investment management and financial planning services.

Private / alternative investments Real estate investing Options & derivatives strategies Tax-loss harvesting Multi-generational wealth transfer Founder/Business Owner Executive
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Jeffrey P

Series 66

Dacula, GA

Merrill

Jeffrey Park is a financial advisor at Merrill with eight years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at Merrill and affiliated firms since 2011, including roles at JPMorgan Chase Bank and J.P. Morgan Securities. Outside of his advisory work, he is a sole owner and co-owner of family rental properties in Lawrenceville, Georgia. Merrill, together with its affiliate Managed Account Advisors LLC, provides managed account services to Bank of America fiduciary clients through the Select Portfolio Solutions Program, offering model-based and discretionary strategies for individuals, high-net-worth clients, and institutional investors.

Tax-loss harvesting Active portfolio management Wealth management
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Craig M

Series 63, Series 65

Columbia, SC

Capital Investment Advisory Services, LLC

Craig Mcdaniel Jr. is a financial advisor with Capital Investment Advisory Services, LLC in Columbia, SC. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has 13 years of industry experience. He has been with Capital Investment Group, Inc. and The McDaniel Corporation since 2012. Outside of his advisory role, he is involved in life insurance sales and serves as an independent agent for annuities and related products. Capital Investment Advisory Services, LLC provides investment advisory and supervisory services to individuals, retirement plans, corporations, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations. The firm offers customized investment management through discretionary mandates, third-party managers, and private-label model portfolios, using a blend of analytical methods with ongoing portfolio monitoring.

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