WATERS, PARKERSON & CO., LLC

RIASEC RegisteredEst. 1972
Total AUM
$2.9B
Discretionary
$2.7B
96% of AUM
Avg account
$1.5M
Accounts
1,916
Employees
12
Advisory reps
7

Firm details

Headquarters
NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana
CRD number
3711
Registered since
June 29, 1972
Custodians
CHARLES SCHWAB & CO., INC.
Fee structure
Percentage of AUM, Fixed Fees
Client types
  • HNWI79.03%
  • Charitable Organizations6.5%
  • Corporations / Businesses5.17%
  • Individuals4.94%
  • Banking / Thrift Institutions4.02%
Services
Financial PlanningPortfolio Management for Individuals

Firm profile

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Overview

Waters, Parkerson & Co, LLC is an independent registered investment adviser formed as an LLC and operating under SEC registration since 1972. The firm serves both individual and family clients as well as institutional clients, providing financial planning and discretionary portfolio management for individuals and small businesses. Its fee arrangements include percentage-of-AUM pricing alongside fixed-fee engagements. Waters, Parkerson does not act as a direct capital allocator; instead it sources third-party managers where needed. The firm does not identify as an active ESG investor and is not registered as a multi-state adviser. Waters, Parkerson was named to CNBC’s Top 100 Financial Advisory Firms list in 2025.

Assets & Accounts

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Investment profile

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Clients

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Client base

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Asset composition

Asset composition: Exchange Traded Equities 70%, Investment Grade Corp Bonds 11%, Cash & Cash Equivalents 7%, State & Local Bonds 5%, Public Funds/Mutual Funds 5%, US Government Bonds 2%70%
  • Exchange Traded Equities70%
  • Investment Grade Corp Bonds11%
  • Cash & Cash Equivalents7%
  • State & Local Bonds5%
  • Public Funds/Mutual Funds5%

Owners & executives

1 of 1
  • JULIA BURLINGAME

    Chief Compliance OfficerCRD 1819993

Contacts

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  • DEVIN WAKEMAN

    Co-Managing PartnerCRD 5435505

  • JONATHAN MONTGOMERY

    Co-Managing PartnerCRD 4356767

  • MICHAEL WHEALDON

    PartnerCRD 1277324

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Wealth teams

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Recent M&A activity

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ETF holdings

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Active vs passive

$100M in ETFs

Passive

100%

$100M

Active

0%

$0

ETFProviderStyleCategoryValueShares% of portfolio
ISHARES RUSSELL 2000 ETF (IWM)BlackRockPassiveSmall Blend$28.3M114,20628.23%

Location

Primary office

NEW ORLEANS, LA

ORLEANS

Location

NEW ORLEANS, LA

Headquartered in NEW ORLEANS, LA, anchoring the New Orleans-Metairie-Hammond, LA-MS metro in the South.

Metro area
New Orleans-Metairie-Hammond, LA-MS
Region
South
County
ORLEANS
Address
601 Poydras St
Time zone
CT (UTC-6)
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