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Barry Federici

Advisor at Family First Wealth Management

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Location

Sycamore, IL 60178

Credentials

CFP®, Series 63

Industry experience

6 years

About

Barry Federici is a CFP® professional with six years of experience in financial advising. He is the owner of Family First Wealth Management in Sycamore, IL, and has prior work experience including 30 years in the United States Marine Corps and legal studies at NIU Law School. In addition to his advisory role, he owns Saluting Success, LLC, a property management trust. Family First Wealth Management provides investment management and financial planning primarily for individual clients, employer-sponsored retirement plans, and charitable organizations. The firm’s investment approach centers on diversification and asset allocation based on Modern Portfolio Theory, offering both strategic and tactical allocation with the option to incorporate third-party managers. It also provides employee benefit plan consulting and pension-plan advisory services, supported by the principal’s interdisciplinary background as a licensed attorney, CPA, and CFP.

Client services

Based on Family First Wealth Management

Financial planning Portfolio management Pension consulting Selection of other advisers

Expertise

Based on Family First Wealth Management

General retirement planning Cash flow / budgeting College savings (529s, UTMA, etc.)

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Fee options

Fixed

$4,000 for one-time financial plan development

Percentage

$0 - $1,000,000: 1.00% $1,000,001 - $2,000,000: 0.90% $2,000,001 - $3,000,000: 0.80% $3,000,001+: 0.70%

Project-based

$400 per hour

Other

Account minimum: $500,000 Minimum fee: $5,000 per year if managed assets do not meet the minimum requirement Fee-only: Hourly consulting at $400 per hour

Location

2560 Hauser Ross Dr, Ste 400

Sycamore, IL 60178

Most active in

Illinois

Work history

Origin Financial

2022 - Present (4 years)

Family First Wealth Management, LLC

2019 - Present (7 years)

Not Employed (Preparing for FFWM)

2019 - 2019 (1 year)

NIU Law School

2015 - 2018 (3 years)

United States Marine Corps

1989 - 2019 (30 years)

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