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Samalin Wealth

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Client assets under management

$484,673,658

Clients

539

23% high-net worth

Advisors

8

of 13 employees

Firm type

Team

4-10 advisors or $500M+ in AUM

Clients per advisor

67

Typical

Average account size

$899,209

About

Samalin Wealth serves a mix of individual and high-net-worth clients as well as retirement plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and business entities, delivering financial planning and consulting alongside discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management. The firm also offers specialized post-divorce financial planning through its affiliated entity and provides retirement-plan consulting and education for plan participants.

The firm describes an investment process that draws on fundamental and cyclical analysis and employs both long- and short-term strategies, including options trading/writing and margin trading as part of its listed methods of analysis. Samalin Wealth manages and monitors “held away” accounts, may recommend private placements and loan participations to accredited investors, and provides ongoing portfolio monitoring and reporting while using an institutional custodian and order management tools.

Samalin Wealth is notable among its peers for operating from multiple offices (six) and for historically sponsoring a wrap-fee program that the firm phased out and closed to new clients, which the brochure documents in its wrap-fee program disclosure. The brochure also discloses the firm’s use of options and other derivative strategies and describes marketing and referral practices, including its website presence and a reciprocal referral arrangement with its divorce-planning affiliate that the firm identifies as a potential conflict of interest.

Client services

Financial planning Portfolio management

Expertise

Options & derivatives strategies Private / alternative investments

Fee options

Fixed

Fixed fees ranging from $875 for limited review to $10,000 for comprehensive financial plans

Percentage

$0 - $500,000: 2.50% $500,000+: 0.50% to 2.50% depending on assets and other factors

Project-based

$175 to $575 per hour for financial planning/consulting

Other

Account minimum: $500,000 Fee-only: Fixed fees for financial planning ($875 to $10,000), hourly fees ($175 to $575), asset-based fees for portfolio management (0.50% to 2.50%)

Main office location

Samalin Wealth

297 King Street

Chappaqua NY 10514, United States

Number of offices

6

Most active in

California · Colorado · Connecticut · Delaware · Florida · Georgia · Maryland · Massachusetts · Nebraska · New Hampshire · New Jersey · New York · North Carolina · Pennsylvania · South Carolina · Texas · Virginia

Disclosures

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Business activities & affiliations

Advisors at this firm

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Patrick T

CFP®, Series 66

Coppell, TX

Samalin Wealth

Patrick Thuemmel is a CFP® with 19 years of experience in the financial services industry. He currently serves at Samalin Wealth and has previously worked at Northwest Asset Management and Sigma Planning Corporation. He is also a licensed insurance agent, spending less than 10% of his time on this activity. Samalin Wealth provides investment management, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and held-away account monitoring for individuals, trusts, estates, pension plans, and other entities. The firm employs a combination of fundamental and cyclical analysis, uses options trading and margin strategies, and offers specialized services such as post-divorce wealth management and consulting for employee benefit plans.

Options & derivatives strategies Private / alternative investments
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John F

Series 63, Series 65

Chappaqua, NY

Samalin Wealth

John Fussell is a financial advisor at Samalin Wealth with 13 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has been with Samalin Investment Counsel, LLC since 2011. Samalin Wealth serves individuals, trusts, estates, pension plans, and other entities with investment management, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and held-away account monitoring. The firm employs a combination of fundamental and cyclical analysis with both long- and short-term trading strategies, including options and margin trading, and offers specialized services such as post-divorce wealth management and consulting for employee benefit plans.

Options & derivatives strategies Private / alternative investments
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Alex P

Series 63, Series 65

Chappaqua, NY

Samalin Wealth

Alex Pidhorodeckyj is a financial advisor at Samalin Wealth with 41 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and previously worked at Morgan Stanley Private Bank and Morgan Stanley Smith Barney. Samalin Wealth provides investment management, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and held-away account monitoring for individuals, trusts, estates, pension plans, and other entities. The firm employs a combination of fundamental and cyclical analysis along with various trading strategies, including options and margin, and offers specialized services such as post-divorce wealth management and consulting for employee benefit plans.

Options & derivatives strategies Private / alternative investments
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Andrew S

CFP®, Series 63, Series 65

Chappaqua, NY

Samalin Wealth

Andrew Samalin is a CFP® professional with 25 years of experience in the financial industry. He is the president of Samalin Investment Counsel, LLC, a role he has held since 2007. In addition to his advisory work, he is involved in mortgage brokerage and directs a divorce finance practice that assists clients with financial planning related to divorce. Samalin Wealth serves individuals, trusts, estates, pension plans, and other entities by providing investment management, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and held-away account monitoring. The firm employs a combination of fundamental and cyclical analysis, incorporates options and margin strategies, and may utilize third-party sub-advisors and private placements for accredited investors.

Options & derivatives strategies Private / alternative investments
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John H

Series 63, Series 65

Philadelphia, PA

Samalin Wealth

John Hadley is a financial advisor with Samalin Wealth, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 20 years of industry experience. He has worked at Samalin Investment Counsel since 2019 and previously spent 14 years at Quantum Technalysis Asset Management. Samalin Wealth provides investment management, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and held-away account monitoring for individuals, trusts, estates, pension plans, and other entities. The firm employs a blend of fundamental and cyclical analysis with a range of trading strategies, including options and margin, and also offers specialized services such as post-divorce wealth management.

Options & derivatives strategies Private / alternative investments
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Laurance K

CFP®, Series 63, Series 65

Chappaqua, NY

Samalin Wealth

Laurance Kersh is a CFP® with 17 years of industry experience, currently serving at Samalin Wealth since 2015. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and is based in Chappaqua, NY. Samalin Wealth provides discretionary and non-discretionary investment management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting for individuals, trusts, estates, pension plans, and other entities. The firm employs a combination of fundamental and cyclical analysis with both long- and short-term trading strategies, including options and margin techniques, and also offers specialized services such as post-divorce wealth management and consulting for employee benefit plans.

Options & derivatives strategies Private / alternative investments
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Ronald S

CFP®, Series 63, Series 65

Chappaqua, NY

Samalin Wealth

Ronald Schneider is a CFP® with 34 years of experience in the financial industry. He is currently with Samalin Wealth, where he has worked since 2020. His prior roles include positions at National Asset Management, United Advisors Services, Securities America Inc., and Wells Fargo Advisors LLC. Samalin Wealth provides discretionary and non-discretionary investment management, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and held-away account monitoring for individuals, trusts, estates, pension plans, and other entities. The firm employs a mix of fundamental and cyclical analysis, with strategies that include options trading and margin, and offers specialized services such as post-divorce wealth management and consulting for employee benefit plans.

Options & derivatives strategies Private / alternative investments
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Thomas B

CFP®, Series 63, Series 65

Chappaqua, NY

Samalin Wealth

Thomas Beattie is a CFP® professional with 30 years of industry experience. He is currently with Samalin Wealth and previously worked at Stifel Nicolaus & Co Inc for 13 years. Samalin Wealth provides discretionary and non-discretionary investment management, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and held-away account monitoring for individuals, trusts, estates, pension plans, and other entities. The firm employs a range of investment techniques including fundamental and cyclical analysis, options trading, and margin strategies, and offers specialized services such as post-divorce wealth management and employee benefit plan consulting.

Options & derivatives strategies Private / alternative investments
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