Fort Myers, FL Northwest 36th St Office

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Truist Advisory Services

Enterprise

Firm-wide stats for Truist Advisory Services

Total advisors

1,953

Across 643 offices

Clients per advisor

65 Typical

Avg AUM per client

$560,278 Typical

HNW client ratio

26% High

About

Truist Advisory Services (TAS) provides investment consulting and advisory services to individuals, corporate and business clients, retirement plan sponsors and participants, and charitable organizations. Its offerings include asset allocation and investment policy analysis, plan sponsor fiduciary support and participant advice, and the AMC Advantage manager‑selection program for clients who wish to appoint third‑party managers.

The firm implements advice through a mix of discretionary manager relationships and non‑discretionary consulting, and it relies on third‑party platform and manager arrangements (including contracts with Envestnet and Envestnet Retirement Solutions) to administer the AMC program and perform ongoing due diligence. TAS’ Equity Research team supplements traditional research with AI‑enabled tools and its Investment Advisory Group and CIO provide supervisory oversight of manager selection, models and periodic reviews.

What distinguishes TAS from many peers is the degree of inter‑affiliate integration and the related operating requirements: AMC Advantage clients are generally required to maintain accounts at TAS’s affiliated broker‑dealer (Truist Investment Services) and the firm uses Truist Bank sweep features for core cash balances, and the ADV also notes an affiliation with a swap dealer—an affiliation that is uncommon among large enterprise advisers. The brochure also discloses a closed status for new AMC Advantage enrollments absent exception and documents multiple inter‑affiliate service arrangements and prior enforcement matters, all of which are material to how the firm supervises manager selection, custody and conflict‑of‑interest controls.

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Occupation focus

Founder/Business Owner Executive

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Location

8699 Northwest 36th St, Fl 2

Fort Myers FL 33907

Advisors at this office

7

Advisors at this office

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Jorge B

Series 66

Doral, FL

Truist Advisory Services

Jorge Balladares is a financial advisor with Truist Advisory Services, holding a Series 66 designation and 24 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Santander Securities, LLC and Santander International Private Banking. He has been with Truist Advisory Services since 2023. Truist Advisory Services provides investment consulting and advisory services to individual, corporate, retirement plan, and charitable clients. The firm utilizes a combination of discretionary and non-discretionary approaches, supported by third-party platforms and AI-enabled research tools, to deliver investment solutions.

Founder/Business Owner Executive
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Julio B

Series 63, Series 65

Doral, FL

Truist Advisory Services

Julio Betancourt is a financial advisor with Truist Advisory Services in Doral, FL, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and six years of industry experience. He has been with SunTrust and its affiliated entities since 2015. Outside of his advisory role, he manages a rental property through SIMPLE STAYS INVESTMENTS LLC. Truist Advisory Services provides investment consulting and advisory services to individuals, corporate clients, retirement plan sponsors, and charitable organizations. The firm offers asset allocation, fiduciary support, and a manager-selection program that integrates discretionary and non-discretionary approaches, supported by third-party platforms and AI-enabled research tools.

Founder/Business Owner Executive
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Yanin S

Series 66

Doral, FL

Truist Advisory Services

Yanin Salgado is a financial advisor with Truist Advisory Services, holding a Series 66 designation and 20 years of industry experience. She has been with SunTrust Advisory Services since 2016 and has held roles within SunTrust Banks and SunTrust Investment Services since 2010. Truist Advisory Services provides investment consulting and advisory services to individuals, corporate and business clients, retirement plan sponsors and participants, and charitable organizations. The firm offers asset allocation and investment policy analysis, fiduciary support, participant advice, and a manager-selection program, implementing advice through a combination of discretionary and non-discretionary arrangements supported by third-party platforms and a dedicated equity research team.

Founder/Business Owner Executive
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Maria O

Series 63, Series 65

Doral, FL

Truist Advisory Services

Maria Olavarria Alban is a financial advisor at Truist Advisory Services with five years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and previously worked at NYLIFE Securities LLC, New York Life Insurance Company, and Pencillus Systems LLC. Truist Advisory Services provides investment consulting and advisory services to individuals, corporate clients, retirement plan sponsors, and charitable organizations, utilizing a combination of discretionary manager relationships and non-discretionary consulting supported by AI-enabled research tools and inter-affiliate integration among Truist entities.

Founder/Business Owner Executive
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Luis P

Series 66

Fort Myers, FL

Truist Advisory Services

Luis Perez Martinez is a Series 66-credentialed advisor at Truist Advisory Services with one year of industry experience. Prior to his current role, he held positions at Truist Bank and Truist Investment Services, as well as experience in the healthcare and parking systems sectors. Truist Advisory Services provides investment consulting and advisory services to individuals, businesses, retirement plan sponsors, and charitable organizations. The firm offers asset allocation, fiduciary support, and a manager-selection program, combining discretionary and non-discretionary strategies supported by inter-affiliate integration among its broker-dealer and bank affiliates.

Founder/Business Owner Executive
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Altagracia P

Series 66

Doral, FL

Truist Advisory Services

Altagracia Pastor is a financial advisor at Truist Advisory Services with 20 years of industry experience. She holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at SunTrust Advisory Services, SunTrust Investment Services, and SunTrust Bank since 1999. Truist Advisory Services provides investment consulting and advisory services to individuals, corporate clients, retirement plan sponsors, and charitable organizations. The firm uses a combination of discretionary manager relationships and non-discretionary consulting, supported by third-party platforms and AI-enabled research tools to administer its AMC Advantage program and manage ongoing due diligence.

Founder/Business Owner Executive
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Jose L

ChFC®, Series 66

Doral, FL

Truist Advisory Services

Jose Lopera Guevara is a financial advisor with Truist Advisory Services, holding the ChFC® designation and Series 66 license, and has 18 years of industry experience. He has worked with Truist Advisory Services since 2021 and previously held positions at Bb&T Securities, LLC and BBTIS. Truist Advisory Services provides investment consulting and advisory services to individuals, corporate clients, retirement plan sponsors, and charitable organizations. The firm utilizes both discretionary and non-discretionary management approaches and integrates technology and affiliate resources in its investment processes.

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