Tom Militello has made Syracuse New York his home since moving from Utica New York in 1986 to attend Syracuse University. He lives in Onondaga Hill with Alyssa, his wife of 25 years, and their son Sam, who is attending SUNY Geneseo as a Finance major. They share their home with 4 rescued pets (a dog and 3 cats).
An avid fan of the outdoors, Tom has spent many years exploring beautiful upstate New York as a skier and mountain biker. A lifelong hockey fan, he finally started playing “old guy hockey” when his son took up the sport at 5 years old. He also helped with coaching early in his son’s hockey career.
Tom has been a financial advisor since 2009. He enjoyed his previous business working as a bicycle industry representative, helping small businesses across New York and Pennsylvania. During the financial downturn of 2008-2009, he decided to change careers. His decision to become a financial advisor was a logical step due to his personal success as a stock market investor. Other deciding factors were the opportunity to continue working to help small businesses, as well as spending more time with his family.
His financial industry career began with a large brokerage firm, after which he moved to a large insurance company/brokerage. He gathered valuable experience from 2 different perspectives within the same industry. After years of doing his own research, never settling for the industry’s status-quo products or practices, it was time for the next step. In 2021, he founded Adirondack Investment Strategies. As an independent advisor, he is happy to be working with United Planners Financial Services, a Limited Partnership based in Scottsdale Arizona that serves around 500 selectively chosen advisors from across the United States. This combination allows him to offer truly independent advice, and the best possible products and services to work in his clients’ best interests.