Top social Security optimization financial advisors in Waltham, MA

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.

You might need a Social Security optimization advisor if you're approaching retirement and want to maximize your monthly benefits without triggering unnecessary taxes or penalties. A common mistake is claiming benefits too early or without considering how income thresholds affect your tax bill, especially in states like Massachusetts with additional surtaxes on high incomes.

  • Income threshold awareness. Confirm how they factor in state-level surtaxes that can reduce your net benefits.
  • Claiming strategy. Ask how they balance early versus delayed claiming to optimize lifetime benefits.
  • Spousal and survivor benefits. Ensure they evaluate all available Social Security options beyond your own earnings record.
  • Coordination with retirement income. Check how they integrate Social Security timing with your other income sources to minimize taxes.

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Meghan B

Series 65

Waltham, MA

Hightower Advisors

Meghan Beatty is a financial advisor at Hightower Advisors with a Series 65 designation and four years of industry experience. She has worked at Hightower Advisors since 2022 and previously held positions at Morgan Stanley, Eaton Vance, and RSM. Hightower Advisors provides investment advisory and planning services to a broad range of individual and institutional clients. The firm’s approach emphasizes manager selection and multi-manager solutions, utilizing both affiliated and third-party managers across various investment vehicles.

Wealth management Retirement plans for business owners (SEP, solo 401k) Tax-loss harvesting Founder/Business Owner Executive
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Charles W

Series 66

Waltham, MA

Bankers Life Advisory Services, Inc.

Charles Wheeler is a financial advisor with Bankers Life Advisory Services, Inc. He holds the Series 66 designation and has eight years of industry experience. He has been associated with Bankers Life Securities Inc. since 2017 and with Bankers Life & Casualty since 2011, where he also works as an insurance agent. Bankers Life Advisory Services, Inc. provides discretionary portfolio management, investment consulting, and retirement plan consulting primarily to mass-affluent and high-net-worth individuals. The firm focuses on customized asset allocation, tax efficiency, and a blend of fundamental and technical analysis to guide investment decisions.

Wealth management Retired
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Andrew S

Series 63, Series 65

Waltham, MA

Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC

Andrew Simpter is a financial advisor at Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC with 24 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at firms including LPL Financial, Cetera Advisors, and Investors Capital Corp. He also conducts business through Universal Insurance Services, focusing on non-variable insurance products. Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC serves individuals, families, trusts, estates, businesses, and retirement plans through a network of independent advisors. The firm offers discretionary investment management, financial planning, family office, and retirement plan advisory services, using a combination of internal management and third-party asset managers with a long-term investment approach.

Retirement income strategy Active portfolio management Wealth management Founder/Business Owner Executive
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Kristopher B

Series 63, Series 65

Waltham, MA

Beacon Pointe Advisors, LLC

Kristopher Brassard is a financial advisor at Beacon Pointe Advisors, LLC with 13 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked previously at Eaton Vance Distributors, Eaton Vance Management, McAdam LLC, and VOYA Financial Advisors. Outside of his advisory role, he is involved in property management. Beacon Pointe Advisors provides wealth advisory, consulting, financial planning, retirement-plan platform services, and outsourced chief investment officer services to individual investors, corporations, and institutional clients. The firm integrates asset-allocation modeling with third-party independent managers and employs both active and passive strategies across public and private asset classes.

Wealth management Private / alternative investments ESG / Sustainable investing Tax-loss harvesting
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Malcolm A

Series 66

Wellesley Hills, MA

Merrill

Malcolm Alexandre is a financial advisor with Merrill holding a Series 66 designation and three years of industry experience. He has worked at Merrill since 2019 and also has prior experience at The Advocator Group. Outside of his advisory role, he volunteers as a referee and assists with field setup for North Shore Flag Football, a local sports league. 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 a range of model-based and discretionary investment strategies for individuals, high-net-worth clients, pension plans, corporations, and charitable organizations.

Tax-loss harvesting Active portfolio management Wealth management
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Willie M

Series 63, Series 66

Cary, NC

Equitable Advisors

Willie Myles is a financial advisor with Equitable Advisors in Cary, NC, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and bringing 16 years of industry experience. He has worked at Equitable Advisors since 2016, previously serving at Axa Advisors and MSI Financial Services. Outside of advising, he is a co-chairman of a fundraising campaign for Alpha Light Fund Inc., a nonprofit focused on renovating the House of Alpha. Equitable Advisors serves a range of clients including individuals, pension plans, corporations, and charitable organizations, providing financial planning, retirement consulting, and asset management through a network of representatives and third-party managers. The firm offers various investment vehicles and ERISA fiduciary services, relying on third-party program sponsors and an affiliation with a publicly traded parent company.

Retirement plans for business owners (SEP, solo 401k) Business exit / sale strategy Concentrated stock management Equity Recipients (RS/RSU, SOP, ESPP) Long-term care insurance Founder/Business Owner Retired Executive Approaching retirement Sandwich Generation
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Stavroula K

Series 63, Series 65

Linwood, NJ

Ameriprise

Stavroula Koutsfetsoulis is a financial advisor at Ameriprise with 25 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has been with Ameriprise and its affiliated entities since 2011. In addition to her advisory role, she is involved in fiduciary activities as an attorney-in-fact (power of attorney). Ameriprise is a large institutional firm that provides retirement-income planning services primarily to individuals with substantial investable assets. The firm combines research, modeling, and tax-efficiency analysis to deliver written recommendation reports through a centralized consulting team, focusing on tailored retirement income strategies.

Retirement income strategy Income planning Social Security optimization Retirement withdrawal strategies Approaching retirement
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Cassandra S

Series 63, Series 65

Plano, TX

Financial & Tax Architects, LLC

Cassandra Sanchez is a financial advisor at Financial & Tax Architects, LLC with seven years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has previously worked at Fisher Investments, TIAA, US Health Advisors, and various other firms. Sanchez also had involvement with Drunken Donkey, reflecting experience outside the financial sector. Financial & Tax Architects provides discretionary portfolio management and financial planning primarily for individual and high-net-worth clients, focusing on those nearing or in retirement. The firm offers proprietary “Private Wealth Strategies” that use ETFs, individual securities, and trend-aware rebalancing, with accounts reviewed monthly and customizable strategies to meet client needs.

Retirement income strategy Social Security optimization Annuities Income planning General tax planning Retired
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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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Charles P

CFP®, Series 63, Series 65

San Rafael, CA

WealthSpire Advisors

Charles Pyfer III is a CFP® professional with 19 years of industry experience, currently serving at Wealthspire Advisors since 2024. Prior to this, he spent 15 years at Private Ocean. Wealthspire Advisors provides wealth management, investment advisory, financial planning, and family office support to a diverse client base including individuals, corporations, retirement plans, and nonprofit organizations. The firm employs a relationship-driven, customized investment approach that emphasizes diversified, institutional-style asset allocation and utilizes a range of investment vehicles and third-party platforms for comprehensive portfolio management.

Retirement income strategy Social Security optimization Roth conversion strategy Tax-loss harvesting Private / alternative investments Founder/Business Owner Retired Mid-Career Professionals Established Professionals

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