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Alec Christopher Sunners

Advisor at Financial Consulate — Baltimore, MD

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Credentials

CFP®

Experience

4 years

Location

Baltimore, MD

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Financial Consulate

Team

Total advisors

13

Across 9 offices

Clients per advisor

65 High

Avg AUM per client

$1,288,848 Typical

HNW client ratio

39% High

About

Alec Sunners is a CFP® professional with three years of industry experience, currently serving at The Financial Consulate since 2020. Prior to his advisory role, he worked at Saucon Valley Country Club from 2016 to 2019 and was a student until 2021. The Financial Consulate provides comprehensive financial planning and investment management services to individuals, corporate retirement plans, and institutional clients. The firm employs a "Risk Opportunity Investing" approach that combines tactical asset allocation with fundamental, macroeconomic, and technical analysis, and integrates tax and accounting services alongside its advisory offerings.

Client services

Based on Financial Consulate

Financial planning Portfolio management Pension consulting Selection of other advisers Newsletters or periodicals Educational seminars or workshops Tax, accounting & estate advisory

Expertise

Based on Financial Consulate

Wealth management Private / alternative investments Retirement income strategy Active portfolio management

Occupation focus

Based on Financial Consulate

Founder/Business Owner Executive

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Fee options

Fixed

Financial Physical (financial planning) flat fee: $5,000

Percentage

$0 - $1,000,000: 1.0% $1,000,000 - $5,000,000: 0.7% $5,000,000 - $25,000,000: 0.5% $25,000,000+: 0.25%

Project-based

General & Customized Services: $200/hour; Corporate Seminars: $200/hour; Historical Cost Basis Research: up to $150/hour; Tax & Accounting services: starting at $30/hour based on complexity

Other

Account minimum: $1,000,000 Minimum fee: Minimum annualized fee of $10,000 (equivalent to $1,000,000 at standard managed rate) Fee-only: Fee-Only™ financial advisory firm; no commissions received (except pre-1996 insurance commissions donated to charity)

Location

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Baltimore, MD

Baltimore MD

Advisors at this office

2

Most active in

Maryland · Pennsylvania · Texas

Work history

4 years of industry experience

The Financial Consulate, Inc.

2020 - Present • 6 years

Hunt Valley, MD

Saucon Valley Country Club

2016 - 2019 • 3 years

Bethlehem, PA

Student

2012 - 2021 • 9 years

Coopersburg, PA

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Business activities & affiliations

Mike R

Series 65

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Legacy Financial Advisors

Mike is a financial advisor at Legacy Financial Advisors with twenty-three years of industry experience. He holds Qualified 401(k) Administrator® (QKA®) and Certified Plan Fiduciary Advisor® (CPFA®) designations from the American Society of Pension Professionals and Actuaries (ASPPA) and the National Association of Plan Advisors (NAPA) respectively. He has a Series 65 credential and has prior experience at Eisneramper Wealth Management Corporate Benefits LLC, Prosperity - An EisnerAmper Company, and Future Plan By Ascensus. Outside of finance, he owns and operates a comic book business, writing, drawing, producing self-published comics, and managing online sales and show appearances. Legacy Financial Advisors serves individuals, families, trusts, retirement plan sponsors, and business entities with financial planning, investment management, retirement plan advisory, and business consulting. The firm employs a disciplined, goals-based investment process using strategic asset allocation, diversification, and regular portfolio evaluations, with a focus on retirement plan fiduciary services and business consulting.

Retirement plans for business owners (SEP, solo 401k) General retirement planning Business ownership considerations Founder/Business Owner Executive

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CFP®, Series 63, Series 66

Ellicott City, MD

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Wealth management Equity compensation tax strategy Business sale tax planning Trust structures (GRAT, IDGT, revocable) Charitable giving tax strategies Self-Employed Executive Retired Mid-Career Professionals Established Professionals Retired

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Series 63, Series 65

Baltimore, MD

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General retirement planning Income planning Wealth management Active portfolio management Options & derivatives strategies Founder/Business Owner Retired Executive Approaching retirement Sandwich Generation
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Series 65

Baltimore, MD

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Cash flow / budgeting College savings (529s, UTMA, etc.) Doctor or Medical Professional
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James F

Series 63, Series 66

Towson, MD

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Active portfolio management Options & derivatives strategies General tax planning
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Diepriye B

Series 66

Owings Mills, MD

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General tax planning Wealth management Passive / index investing
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