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
8

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, individually owned registered investment adviser that has been SEC-registered since 1972. The firm provides financial planning and discretionary portfolio management primarily for individuals, families and small-business clients, and it also serves some institutional relationships. Fee arrangements include a percentage-of-AUM component alongside fixed-fee engagements. Waters, Parkerson is equity-focused in its investment posture and does not identify as an active ESG investor. The firm was named one of CNBC’s Top 100 Financial Advisory Firms in 2025.

Assets & Accounts

Public Holdings

Investments & Alternatives

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Investment profile

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Traditional investments used

Alternative investments used

Active ESG investor

Technology & operations

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CRM & tech providers

TAMPs used

Clients

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Client base

Client personas

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

    Julia Burlingame

    Chief Compliance OfficerCRD 1819993

Contacts

3 of 7
  • Devin Wakeman

    Devin Wakeman

    Co-Managing PartnerCRD 5435505

  • John Rive

    CRD 7722965

  • Jonathan Montgomery

    Jonathan Montgomery

    Co-Managing PartnerCRD 4356767

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Wealth teams

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Newly hired reps

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Recent M&A activity

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Recent filings

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Awards

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ETF holdings

1 of 43

Active vs passive

$118M in ETFs

Passive

100%

$118M

Active

0%

$236K

ETFProviderStyleCategoryValueShares% of portfolio
ISHARES RUSSELL 2000 ETF (IWM)BlackRockPassiveSmall Blend$36.2M120,63730.74%

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)
Office locations

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