Carmel, IN N Meridian St Office

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Ameritas Advisory Services, LLC

Enterprise

Firm-wide stats for Ameritas Advisory Services, LLC

Total advisors

551

Across 274 offices

Clients per advisor

53 Typical

Avg AUM per client

$448,118 Typical

HNW client ratio

3% Low

About

Ameritas Advisory Services, LLC provides investment advisory and financial planning services to a broad client base that includes individual investors (including high‑net‑worth clients), retirement plans, charitable organizations, and corporate clients through a network of Investment Adviser Representatives (IARs). The firm offers a range of managed account programs — wrap and non‑wrap models, third‑party and sub‑advised solutions, and ongoing consulting — and also provides fee‑based management of variable annuity and variable universal life subaccounts.

Advisory relationships are delivered on both discretionary and non‑discretionary bases, with IARs using risk questionnaires, model portfolios and periodic reviews to align allocations with client objectives; the firm’s Investment Committee and third‑party partners (including AIP and Envestnet) support portfolio construction, monitoring and trading. Ameritas integrates multiple custodial and execution platforms (NFS, Schwab, Fidelity) and makes use of third‑party tools such as Pontera for held‑away retirement plan management while applying standard supervisory and disclosure practices to address conflicts.

Distinctive elements include the firm’s affiliation with a municipal securities dealer and municipal advisor under its broker‑dealer affiliate AIC — an affiliation that the brochure cites as the reason the firm does not permit advisory account purchases of municipal securities underwritten by AIC — and its parent/affiliate structure that links the adviser (AAS) with Ameritas Life Insurance Corp. (ALIC) and Ameritas Investment Partners (AIP). The firm also offers a dedicated Adviser Managed Variable Products (AMVP) program that can manage variable product subaccounts on a discretionary basis and discloses specific conflict‑management measures such as share‑class conversions and 12b‑1 rebate practices for certain custodial platforms.

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Expertise

Annuities Retirement plans for business owners (SEP, solo 401k) Retirement income strategy

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Occupation focus

Founder/Business Owner Retired

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Location

11595 N Meridian St, Ste 870

Carmel IN 46032

Advisors at this office

6

Advisors at this office

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Patrick F

Series 63

Carmel, IN

Ameritas Advisory Services, LLC

Patrick Fitzgerald is a financial advisor with Ameritas Advisory Services, LLC, holding a Series 63 designation and 35 years of industry experience. He has worked with Ameritas Advisory Services since 2021 and has longstanding ties with Ameritas Life Insurance, Ameritas Investment Corp, and National Financial Group, where he serves as president. Ameritas Advisory Services, LLC provides investment advisory and financial planning services to a diverse client base, including individual investors, retirement plans, charitable organizations, and corporate clients. The firm offers a variety of managed account programs and leverages multiple custodial platforms and third-party tools to support portfolio construction, monitoring, and trading.

Annuities Retirement plans for business owners (SEP, solo 401k) Retirement income strategy Founder/Business Owner Retired
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Margaret D

Series 63, Series 65

Carmel, IN

Ameritas Advisory Services, LLC

Margaret Dipaolo is a financial advisor at Ameritas Advisory Services, LLC with 29 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and has worked at Ameritas-related firms since 2009, including Ameritas Life Insurance and Ameritas Investment Corp. She is also the owner of Magpie Indy, LLC, an LLC used to manage a real estate property. Ameritas Advisory Services, LLC provides investment advisory and financial planning services to individual investors, retirement plans, charitable organizations, and corporate clients. The firm offers various managed account programs and fee-based management of variable annuities, supported by a network of Investment Adviser Representatives and a robust platform infrastructure.

Annuities Retirement plans for business owners (SEP, solo 401k) Retirement income strategy Founder/Business Owner Retired
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Keith I

Series 63, Series 66

Carmel, IN

Ameritas Advisory Services, LLC

Keith Ingram is a financial advisor with Ameritas Advisory Services, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and bringing 21 years of industry experience. He has worked with Ameritas Life Insurance Corp and Ameritas Investment Corp since 2009 and has been associated with National Financial Group since 2004. Outside of advisory services, he is involved in insurance sales through National Financial Group. Ameritas Advisory Services, LLC provides investment advisory and financial planning services to individual investors, retirement plans, charitable organizations, and corporate clients. The firm offers a variety of managed account programs and fee-based management of variable annuity and universal life subaccounts, supported by a network of Investment Adviser Representatives and a range of custodial and third-party platforms.

Annuities Retirement plans for business owners (SEP, solo 401k) Retirement income strategy Founder/Business Owner Retired
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Francis W

Series 63, Series 65

Carmel, IN

Ameritas Advisory Services, LLC

Francis Woods IV is a financial advisor with Ameritas Advisory Services, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and 30 years of industry experience. He has worked with Ameritas firms since 2009 and has been affiliated with National Financial Group since 1998. Woods is also licensed as an independent insurance agent to sell fixed insurance products. Ameritas Advisory Services provides investment advisory and financial planning services to individual investors, retirement plans, charitable organizations, and corporate clients. The firm offers a variety of managed account programs and fee-based management of variable annuity and life insurance subaccounts, supported by a network of Investment Adviser Representatives and multiple custodial platforms.

Annuities Retirement plans for business owners (SEP, solo 401k) Retirement income strategy Founder/Business Owner Retired
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Zoe W

Series 65, Series 63

Carmel, IN

Ameritas Advisory Services, LLC

Zoe Woods is a financial advisor with Ameritas Advisory Services, LLC and holds the Series 65 and Series 63 licenses. She has five years of industry experience and previously worked at National Financial Group. Prior to her advisory career, she spent four years at the University of Dayton and two years at Carmel High School. Ameritas Advisory Services, LLC provides investment advisory and financial planning services to individual investors, retirement plans, charitable organizations, and corporate clients. The firm offers a variety of managed account programs and utilizes model portfolios and risk questionnaires to align investments with client objectives.

Annuities Retirement plans for business owners (SEP, solo 401k) Retirement income strategy Founder/Business Owner Retired
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Richard V

Series 63, Series 66

Carmel, IN

Ameritas Advisory Services, LLC

Richard Vanparis II is an advisor with Ameritas Advisory Services, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and bringing 29 years of industry experience. He has worked at Ameritas Advisory Services since 2021 and has been associated with several Ameritas entities since 2009. He is also president of Van Paris & Associates, Inc., where he provides tax preparation services. Ameritas Advisory Services, LLC offers investment advisory and financial planning services to a diverse client base, including individual investors, retirement plans, charitable organizations, and corporate clients, utilizing a range of managed account programs and fee-based management of variable products.

Annuities Retirement plans for business owners (SEP, solo 401k) Retirement income strategy Founder/Business Owner Retired
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