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Melissa Darnell

10 Years of Experience
Buffalo, NY
1 DisclosureBrokerSells Insurance

Melissa Darnell is a registered investment advisor at Osaic Wealth, INC., based in Buffalo, NY, with 10 years of industry experience. Melissa operates on a fee-only basis, meaning they do not earn commissions from product sales. Their practice areas include Business Owners, Education Planning, Estate Planning, Investment Management, and 1 more. Their firm serves 574,829 clients with $200B in assets under management.

Compensation
Fee-Only (% of Portfolio)Fixed/Hourly
Firm Size
9246 advisors
Number of Clients
574,829 clients
Average Client Portfolio
$348K average
Assets Under Management
$200.3B

Fee Structure

Minimum Investment:$5.5K

Osaic Wealth offers investment management through several platforms, including Advisor Managed Portfolios, Unified Managed Accounts, and Signator Managed Account Platform. Fees are negotiable and based on a percentage of the assets in your account. The fees cover advisory services, custodial services, and in some cases, transaction costs. Mutual funds and ETFs within these accounts have their own internal fees. Some programs have wrap accounts where all costs are bundled into one fee.

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Location

100 Corporate Pkwy, Ste 320, Buffalo, NY, 14226

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History

Regulatory History (1)
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Financial
January 2018
Final
Other Business ActivitiesSells Insurance

Melissa works as a registered sales assistant at Atlas Wealth Advisors LLC, dedicating full-time hours to customer service and administrative support. She also provides sales assistance to an insurance agent for insurance and fixed annuity business, but spends minimal time on this.

Employment History
Current Registrations
Osaic Wealth, INC.
December 2024 - Present · 1 yr 5 mos
Osaic Wealth, INC.Broker
December 2024 - Present · 1 yr 5 mos
Previous Registrations
Cetera Investment Advisers LLC
December 2021 - December 2024 · 3 yrs
Cetera Investment Services LLCBroker
December 2021 - December 2024 · 3 yrs
LPL Financial LLC
May 2018 - February 2021 · 2 yrs 9 mos
LPL Financial LLCBroker
May 2018 - February 2021 · 2 yrs 9 mos
Saperston Asset Management, INC.
June 2017 - November 2017 · 5 mos
Saperston Asset Management, INC.Broker
June 2017 - November 2017 · 5 mos
Legend Equities CorporationBroker
May 2014 - January 2016 · 1 yr 8 mos
Legend Advisory Corporation
May 2014 - January 2016 · 1 yr 8 mos
Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated
November 2011 - April 2013 · 1 yr 5 mos
Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith IncorporatedBroker
September 2011 - April 2013 · 1 yr 7 mos
State Registrations1 state
NY
AdvisorBrokerBoth

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Exams
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