Modern Wealth Management

Modern Wealth Management is a financial planning and investment advisory firm with a significant presence in downtown Rochester, NY. The firm was founded in 2023 by former United Capital executives Gary Roth, Mike Capelle, and Jason Gordo, and has grown rapidly through acquisitions across the country. The Rochester office came into being through Modern Wealth's 2024 acquisition of Beltz Ianni & Associates, a corporate retirement planning and individual wealth management firm that had operated in the Rochester area since 2001 and managed over $1.2 billion in assets. The team later expanded in early 2026 with the addition of a four-person advisory group led by managing director Craig Houck, bringing an additional $300 million in client assets. By 2025, the firm had surpassed $10 billion in total assets under management nationwide.

The Rochester office provides services across both individual wealth management and corporate retirement plan administration. Key offerings include:

• Financial planning and investment management
• Tax planning
• Estate planning
• Insurance planning
• Company retirement plan consulting, including 401(k) administration and compliance support
• Plan design assistance and employee education for plan sponsors

The office also serves pre-retirees and retired clients with retirement income strategies, Social Security planning, healthcare planning, and charitable giving guidance. A specialized division called Public Safety Financial focuses on first responders, government employees, and military personnel.

Modern Wealth Management's Rochester operation is one of the firm's largest East Coast locations, with approximately 35 staff members across advisory, retirement plan services, client services, and operations departments. The office traces its roots to Beltz Ianni & Associates, which built a two-decade track record in corporate retirement planning in the greater Rochester market. The firm's retirement plan consulting group — staffed with credentialed specialists including QKA and QKC designees — handles plan administration, compliance, and participant education for employer-sponsored retirement plans.

The Rochester office occupies Suite 900 in Legacy Tower at One Bausch & Lomb Place, Rochester, NY 14604. Legacy Tower is a 20-story Class A office building at the corner of South Clinton Avenue and Broad Street in Rochester's Central Business District — the second-tallest building in the city's skyline. The tower connects to the Downtown Skyway pedestrian walkway system and has an attached parking garage. Office hours are Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. The location sits within walking distance of the Genesee River waterfront and several downtown dining and retail options.