{"id":7,"date":"2014-06-22T04:31:37","date_gmt":"2014-06-22T04:31:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dkgriffith.com\/?page_id=7"},"modified":"2025-06-11T13:39:04","modified_gmt":"2025-06-11T13:39:04","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/dkgriffith.com\/","title":{"rendered":"Home"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-left\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Welcome&#8230;<\/span><\/h1>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Minimize Concerns, Maximize Returns<\/span><\/h1>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" src=\"https:\/\/dkgriffith.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/HomePagethumbnail-300x168.jpg\" alt=\"HomePagethumbnail\" class=\"wp-image-27\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dkgriffith.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/HomePagethumbnail-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/dkgriffith.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/HomePagethumbnail-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/dkgriffith.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/HomePagethumbnail.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>DK Griffith &amp; Company is an&nbsp;<strong><em>independent<\/em><\/strong> financial services firm located in Utica, New York. Founded in 2006, David K. Griffith started the firm knowing there will <strong><em>always<\/em><\/strong> be a demand for financial advisors with an allegiance to their clients&#8217; best interests.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We provide our valued clients with &#8220;needs based&#8221; financial advice and <em><strong>active<\/strong><\/em> wealth management. We also prepare taxes and advise clients on estate planning matters. We are not like the many advisors merely peddling high commission products. Recognizing each client is as unique as their fingerprint, each plan and client portfolio is distinctly tailored and ongoingly managed according to their unique circumstances.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We believe financial advisors exist because it&#8217;s widely known that clients do better financially, especially over longer periods of time, when working with an astute advisor. Typically, a good advisor can easily substantiate their costs with improved performance, reduced costs (avoiding pitfalls, taxes minimized, reduced fees) and strategically extracted income.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A core philosophy at D. K. Griffith is that optimal money management is an&nbsp;<strong><em>ongoing<\/em><\/strong> process. Constant and open communication between advisor and client is crucial in optimizing your wealth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-preformatted\">Content copyright 2023. &nbsp;www.dkgriffith.com. All rights reserved.<\/pre>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-preformatted\"><strong>Securities offered through LifeMark Securities Corp., Member <a href=\"http:\/\/finra.org\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">FINRA<\/span><\/a>\/<a href=\"http:\/\/sipc.org\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">SIPC<\/span><\/a>.\n<a href=\"http:\/\/brokercheck.finra.org\/\">http:\/\/brokercheck.finra.org\/\n<\/a>\n<\/strong><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-preformatted\"><strong>LifeMark Securities Corporate Headquarters\n400 West Metro Park\nRochester, NY 14623\nPhone: 1-800-291-7570\nFax: 585-272-7170\nBackoffice: 585-424-5672<\/strong>\nAccounts carried by National Financial services, Member NYSE.\n<i style=\"color: #000000;\">DK Griffith &amp; Company is not affiliated with LifeMark Securities.<\/i><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Welcome&#8230; Minimize Concerns, Maximize Returns DK Griffith &amp; Company is an&nbsp;independent financial services firm located in Utica, New York. 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