Silver Spring, MD Office

Ameritas Advisory Services, LLC provides investment advisory and planning services to a broad mix of clients, including individuals, high‑net‑worth investors, retirement plans, charitable organizations, and businesses. The firm offers asset management, financial planning and consulting, retirement plan advisory, and variable product subaccount management across discretionary and non‑discretionary programs.

Advisers (IARs) build portfolios using a combination of model portfolios (both firm‑developed and third‑party), mutual funds, ETFs, interval funds, and individual securities, and may engage sub‑advisers or customize models for tax or client‑specific restrictions. The firm operates multiple program platforms (for example, model‑based allocation programs and wrap fee platforms), leverages third‑party technology and managers (including Envestnet and a held‑away retirement platform), and maintains operational practices such as converting holdings to lower‑cost mutual fund share classes when available.

A notable characteristic is its corporate structure: Ameritas is part of a mutual holding company that includes an affiliated broker‑dealer, investment affiliate and insurance company, and its affiliate AIC also functions as a municipal securities dealer, municipal adviser and underwriter — an affiliation that is uncommon among large enterprise advisers and that the firm manages by restricting purchase of municipal securities underwritten by the affiliate. The firm’s product set also includes interval funds and private‑credit or real‑estate‑focused interval strategies and held‑away retirement management, features that expand available investment options but introduce additional liquidity, valuation, and conflict‑of‑interest considerations.