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Financial advisors in Buffalo, NY

Every SEC-registered investment adviser representative at a firm office in Buffalo, with the firms that employ the most of them.

The short answer

347 registered advisors work in Buffalo; the most are at Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated (43). 56 list the CFP designation and 263 are also registered broker representatives.

Firms with the most advisors in Buffalo

FirmAdvisors in Buffalo
Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated news43
LPL Financial LLC news35
Hsbc Securities (USA) Inc.30
UBS Financial Services Inc. news27
Park Avenue Securities LLC20
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors, Inc. news19
Cetera Investment Advisers LLC news15
Morgan Stanley news14
Trubee Wealth Advisors, Inc.13
Sandhill Investment Management11
Courier Capital, LLC10
Lawley Retirement Advisors10
Osaic Wealth, Inc. news10
Raymond James & Associates, Inc. news8
Sanderson Wealth Management, LLC8
Miller, Gesko & Company Inc.5
Note Advisors, LLC5
MML Investors Services, LLC4
Private Advisor Group, LLC4
Sterling Investment Counsel, LLC4
Capital Insights Group Of Wny, LLC.3
Collins Advisors, LLC3
Hightower Advisors, LLC news3
Hudson Advisor Services, Inc.3
Hudson Capital Advisory, Inc.3

Advisors in Buffalo, A to Z (first 300 of 347)

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Other cities in New York

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New York 15,109Melville 1,194Rochester 906Garden City 754Purchase 718Brooklyn 572Williamsville 461Syracuse 406Albany 390Pittsford 341Hauppauge 322White Plains 300Cohoes 264Saratoga Springs 242Jericho 237Staten Island 234Latham 228Woodbury 223Amherst 217New York City 195Tarrytown 150Poughkeepsie 128Great Neck 124Rye Brook 123

Questions

How many financial advisors are in Buffalo, NY?

347 investment adviser representatives are registered at firm offices in Buffalo, New York, according to the SEC's Investment Adviser Public Disclosure records. 263 of them are also registered as broker representatives, and 56 list the CFP designation.

Which firm has the most financial advisors in Buffalo?

Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated, with 43 registered advisors in Buffalo, followed by LPL Financial LLC with 35.

How do I check a financial advisor in Buffalo?

Each advisor below links to a profile with their firm, registrations, exams and how long they've been registered, plus links to the SEC's adviser search and FINRA BrokerCheck, where any disclosures are listed in full.

Source: the SEC's Investment Adviser Public Disclosure daily file. Advisors are listed at the city of the firm office they're registered at; an advisor registered at offices in more than one city appears in each. Broker-only representatives (FINRA BrokerCheck) aren't included. Moving firms? See who's moving this week, compare payouts by firm or value a recruiting offer.