Birmingham, AL Cahaba Valley Road Office

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Firm-wide stats for OSAIC

Total advisors

7,830

Across 3,558 offices

Clients per advisor

73 Low

Avg AUM per client

$398,336 Typical

HNW client ratio

10% Low

About

Osaic Wealth, Inc. serves a broad mix of retail and institutional clients — including individual and high‑net‑worth investors, pension and profit‑sharing plans, corporations, and charitable organizations — through a large network of affiliated financial advisers and multiple advisory platforms. The firm offers integrated brokerage and investment advisory services, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, unified managed accounts, advisor‑managed portfolios, and access to third‑party money managers and wrap programs.

The firm’s advisers use firm‑provided asset‑allocation tools, risk‑tolerance questionnaires, efficient‑frontier analysis, and automated rebalancing to construct portfolios that may include stocks, bonds, options, mutual funds, ETFs and alternative investments; accounts can be managed on either a discretionary or non‑discretionary basis and clients may impose reasonable investment restrictions. Osaic also supports legacy platform programs and transitions (including accounts transferred from prior mergers) and makes available third‑party services such as Envestnet and SEI for model and managed‑account solutions.

What is noteworthy about Osaic relative to many peers is its complex corporate and platform footprint — including multiple mergers that consolidated broker‑dealer and RIA businesses, significant private‑equity ownership, and an established connection to an alternative‑investment distribution platform — and its use of a variety of third‑party commercial arrangements (revenue sharing, platform payments and other referral or structuring arrangements). The firm has also disclosed multiple regulatory enforcement matters in recent years (including SEC orders and penalties) and maintains advisor recruitment and transition programs and lender‑linked services (sweep and lending arrangements and advisor loan/acceleration incentives) that create identifiable conflicts of interest which the firm discloses and says it manages.

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Expertise

Annuities Wealth management Tax-loss harvesting Private / alternative investments Retirement plans for business owners (SEP, solo 401k)

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Occupation focus

Founder/Business Owner Executive

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Location

6801 Cahaba Valley Road, Suite 206

Birmingham AL 35242

Advisors at this office

6

Advisors at this office

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Donald W

Series 63, Series 65

Birmingham, AL

OSAIC

Donald Williams Jr. is a financial advisor with OSAIC based in Birmingham, AL, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and having 21 years of industry experience. He has worked at OSAIC since 2004 and previously spent over 15 years with JSL Securities and J. Smith Lanier & Co. OSAIC Wealth, Inc. serves a broad mix of retail and institutional clients through a large network of affiliated advisers and offers integrated brokerage, investment advisory, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting services. The firm utilizes advanced asset-allocation tools and access to third-party money managers to construct diversified portfolios tailored to client needs.

Annuities Wealth management Tax-loss harvesting Private / alternative investments Retirement plans for business owners (SEP, solo 401k) Founder/Business Owner Executive
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Derek B

Series 66

Birmingham, AL

OSAIC

Derek Burrow is a financial advisor with OSAIC in Birmingham, AL, holding a Series 66 designation and 11 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Merrill, J. Smith Lanier, Royal Alliance, and Advo(k)ate Advisors, where he currently serves as a Senior Relationship Manager. Outside of his advisory work, he is a volunteer board member for YMCA Camp Cosby. OSAIC serves a diverse client base including individual investors, institutions, corporations, and charitable organizations. The firm provides integrated brokerage, advisory, and retirement consulting services, employing asset-allocation tools and risk analysis to construct portfolios across various asset classes, with both discretionary and non-discretionary management options.

Annuities Wealth management Tax-loss harvesting Private / alternative investments Retirement plans for business owners (SEP, solo 401k) Founder/Business Owner Executive
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Lisa P

Series 65, Series 63

Birmingham, AL

OSAIC

Lisa Pettis is a financial advisor with OSAIC based in Birmingham, AL, holding Series 65 and Series 63 licenses and having 13 years of industry experience. Her career includes roles at Royal Alliance, Equitable Advisors, Axa Advisors, and other firms. She is also Vice President and Senior Relationship Manager at Advo(k)ate Advisors. OSAIC serves a broad mix of retail and institutional clients through a large network of affiliated advisors, offering integrated brokerage and advisory services along with access to third-party money managers and unified managed accounts. The firm employs asset-allocation tools, risk-tolerance questionnaires, and automated rebalancing to construct diversified portfolios across multiple asset classes.

Annuities Wealth management Tax-loss harvesting Private / alternative investments Retirement plans for business owners (SEP, solo 401k) Founder/Business Owner Executive
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William O

Series 63, Series 65

Birmingham, AL

OSAIC

William Owen is a financial advisor with OSAIC based in Birmingham, AL, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and bringing 42 years of industry experience. He has worked at Anderson, Williams & Co. and Royal Alliance Associates, INC. for 35 years each. Outside of his advisory roles, he serves as president of Owen Advisors Inc., a corporation involved in life insurance and annuity sales. OSAIC serves a diverse clientele including individual, high-net-worth, institutional, and charitable clients through a large network of affiliated advisers. The firm offers a range of integrated financial services, employing asset-allocation tools and third-party platforms to manage portfolios across various asset classes.

Annuities Wealth management Tax-loss harvesting Private / alternative investments Retirement plans for business owners (SEP, solo 401k) Founder/Business Owner Executive
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Lindsay L

Series 63, Series 65

Birmingham, AL

OSAIC

Lindsay Luketic is a financial advisor with Osaic Wealth Inc. in Birmingham, Alabama, holding Series 63 and Series 65 designations. She has 14 years of industry experience, including roles at J. Smith Lanier & Co. and currently serves as Vice President and Director of Relationship Management at Advo(k)ate Advisors. Osaic Wealth Inc. serves a diverse client base, including individual, high-net-worth, institutional, and charitable organizations. The firm offers integrated brokerage and advisory services, using various portfolio construction tools and multiple advisory platforms to meet client needs.

Annuities Wealth management Tax-loss harvesting Private / alternative investments Retirement plans for business owners (SEP, solo 401k) Founder/Business Owner Executive
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Phillip B

Series 63, Series 65

Birmingham, AL

OSAIC

Phillip Blankenship is a financial advisor with OSAIC in Birmingham, AL, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and having 18 years of industry experience. He has been with OSAIC since 2008 and previously worked at J. Smith Lanier. He is a principal of Advo(k)ate Advisors, LLC, a related entity connected to his branch office activities. OSAIC Wealth, Inc. serves a broad range of retail and institutional clients through a large network of affiliated advisers, offering integrated brokerage and advisory services, financial planning, retirement consulting, and access to third-party money managers and managed accounts. The firm utilizes asset-allocation tools, risk assessments, and automated rebalancing to manage portfolios that include a variety of investment vehicles on both discretionary and non-discretionary bases.

Annuities Wealth management Tax-loss harvesting Private / alternative investments Retirement plans for business owners (SEP, solo 401k) Founder/Business Owner Executive
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