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Joseph A. Waters Jr.

CFP®, CBDA, MS

Financial Advisor

Overview

Joseph “Joe” Waters, Jr. is a financial advisor in Savant’s Woburn, Massachusetts, office, where he helps individuals and families navigate personalized financial planning and support their long‑term financial confidence. Joe develops strategies tailored to each client’s goals, with a focus on wealth transfer and philanthropy, proactive income and estate tax planning, retirement cash flow projections, retirement income optimization, insurance needs analyses, debt management, and education funding.

As a CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER® professional who is Certified in Blockchain and Digital Assets (CBDA), Joe brings a comprehensive approach to financial planning.  He works closely with clients to help them make informed decisions while adapting to changing life circumstances and market environments.

He launched his career by building his own practice with the Northwestern Mutual Financial Network.  In 2013, his commitment to serving in a fiduciary capacity led him to work at Heritage Financial, where he helped develop client relationships and introduced prospective clients to the firm’s three‑meeting process. He started working at Savant in 2026 when Heritage joined the firm.

Joe earned a bachelor’s degree in economics and finance along with a Master of Science (MS) in personal financial planning from Bentley University in Waltham, Massachusetts.

Joe enjoys golf, movies, and traveling with his family. Their favorite trips include the Winter Olympics and Super Bowl XLIX.  He also remains active in his church community and enthusiastically follows Boston sports.

Areas of Focus

Joseph’s Approach

A personal approach and thoughtful guidance delivered with care, clarity, and insight shaped by your vision and goals.

Comprehensive Wealth Management

Integrated guidance for your full financial life, bringing together investment, tax, estate, and retirement planning to support your goals.

Comprehensive Wealth Management

Financial Planning

Our planning process helps you evaluate key areas of your financial life, uncover opportunities, and make decisions aligned with your goals.

Financial Planning

Investment Management

Evidence-based investing designed to help you stay focused on long-term goals while navigating changing market conditions.

Investment Management

Estate Planning & Wealth Transfer

Thoughtful estate planning guidance to help organize your affairs, support your wishes, and prepare for future generations.

Estate Planning & Wealth Transfer

Trust Services

Comprehensive trust administration supported by integrated investment, tax, estate, charitable, and business succession planning services.

Trust Services

Equity Compensation

Guidance for navigating equity compensation, including stock options, restricted stock, and other awards, as part of your broader financial and tax planning strategy.

Equity Compensation

Tax Advisory & Preparation

Working year-round to help you stay ahead of changing laws, find strategies to help lower your tax burden, and find new opportunities.

Tax Advisory & Preparation

University Wealth Management

Investment management and advisory services tailored to the unique needs of professors and other university professionals.

University Wealth Management

Technology Professionals

Guidance for tech professionals navigating stock options, RSUs, equity compensation, and related tax considerations as part of a broader financial plan.

Technology Professionals

Education

  • Bentley University
    Bachelor of Science in Economics and Finance
    Master of Science (MS) in Personal Financial Planning

Professional Designations

  • CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER® professional
  • Certified in Blockchain and Digital Assets

Office Locations

Serving clients from our Woburn office.

Woburn

600 Unicorn Park Drive, Suite 203 Woburn, MA 01801

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Disclosures

CFP®

Certified Financial Planner Board of Standards Center for Financial Planning, Inc. owns and licenses the certification marks CFP®, CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER®, and CFP® (with plaque design) in the United States to Certified Financial Planner Board of Standards, Inc., which authorizes individuals who successfully complete the organization's initial and ongoing certification requirements to use the certification marks.

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