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Questions you may be asking yourself:

What is your strategy for keeping up your income needs in retirement?

Assuming at the end of the road you have created a comfortable nest egg, in what ways would you want to use that money to affect the lives of your children or grandchildren?

Will your children be able to give your grandchildren the education you gave your children?"

Are your parents living, and if so, do you expect to become financially responsible for them at some point?

Is there an institution that you care deeply about to which you'd like to leave a meaningful amount of money if you could?

Our financial planning services can help you with these issues - and perhaps others you have not even have thought of yet.

Frustrated with meeting the demands of multiple accounts at multiple institutions?

We can help you simplify your life. Consider consolidating your accounts so that all the portfolios are positioned towards meeting your goals and streamlining the administrative demands of investing.

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Our mission is to provide quality strategies customized to your needs. Our goal is to be your primary source of financial advice. To this end, we concentrate our efforts on developing long-term relationships through a commitment to quality client service.

  • Adam E. Pearsall

    Adam Pearsall

    Senior Vice President–Wealth Management

    Financial Advisor

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    Adam, his wife Sara, daughter Mckenna, and son Noah live in Queensbury with their two Siberian Huskies.    A North Country native, Adam believes strongly in giving back to his community with his time, talent, and treasure; he is a past Chair of the Board of Trustees of the Silver Bay YMCA and currently serves on the board of the Adirondack North Country Association (ANCA) and is Vice President of the Glenn and Carol Pearsall Adirondack Foundation.  Other organizations he is involved with include the Warren County Amateur Radio Club (founding member, past President, past Board Chair, currently providing communications for local events such as the Adirondack Distance Festival, Hudson River Whitewater Derby, and Ironman Lake Placid), Lower Adirondack Search and Rescue (LASAR, volunteer searcher), and Siamese Ponds Trail Improvement Society (trail steward and sawyer).  Adam is a licensed New York State Guide and enjoys recreating outdoors with family, cross country and telemark skiing, hiking, flatwater and whitewater canoeing.  He enjoys continuing the family tradition of maple sugaring every other spring.

    Adam graduated from Colby College in 1998 with a B.A. degree in geology. He holds Series 7 and 66 securities licenses as well as life, health, and long-term care insurance licenses. In June of 2008 he obtained the CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™ certification and in 2013 obtained the UBS Portfolio Manager designation and in 2016 obtained the Senior Portfolio Manager designation.

    National Producer Number 8172015, CA Insurance Number 4213349

     

    • Forbes Best-in-State Wealth Advisors, 2022, 2023, 2024The Forbes rating is compiled by Shook Research and awarded annually in April based on information from a 12 month period ending June of the prior year.

        One Broad Street Plaza
        2nd Floor
        Glens Falls, NY 12801
        adam.pearsall@ubs.com
        Adam Pearsall
        One Broad Street Plaza,Glens Falls,NY,12801
      • Melissa Battiste

        Melissa Battiste

        Senior Wealth Strategy Associate

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        As the team’s Senior Wealth Strategy Associate, Melissa is responsible for financial planning, but is also adept at handling market orders from clients and rebalancing client portfolios as per client authorizations. She joined the Pearsall Wealth Management in 2004 and holds all the necessary securities and insurance licenses. Melissa attended Siena College where she graduated magna cum laude with a B.S. in finance. While at Siena, Melissa held several internships including one with the UBS, Albany, NY, office. Melissa resides in Queensbury with her husband Frank, daughters London and Lilyana and their beagle Bella.

              One Broad Street Plaza
              2nd Floor
              Glens Falls, NY 12801
              melissa.battiste@ubs.com
              Melissa Battiste
              One Broad Street Plaza,Glens Falls,NY,12801
            • Tara Johnson

              Tara Johnson

              Client Associate

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                Tara has recently joined the team in November 2020 as a Client Service Associate. She graduated from Penn State Behrend in 1999 with a B.S. in psychology. She resides in Queensbury with her husband Steve and their children Caleb, Abigail, and Steven. Tara and her family enjoy many activities the North Country has to offer, including hiking with their mini australian shepherd Addie, boating, camping, and skiing. She looks forward to getting to know clients and build relationships here at Pearsall Wealth Management.

                      One Broad Street Plaza
                      2nd Floor
                      Glens Falls, NY 12801
                      tara-za.johnson@ubs.com
                      Tara Johnson
                      One Broad Street Plaza,Glens Falls,NY,12801

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