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Benjamin John Hayes

Advisor at Creative Planning — De Pere, WI Innovation Court

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Credentials

CFP®, Series 66

Experience

17 years

Location

De Pere, WI 54115

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Creative Planning

Enterprise

Total advisors

1,177

Across 413 offices

Clients per advisor

74 Typical

Avg AUM per client

$2,113,277 Very High

HNW client ratio

45% Very High

About

Benjamin Hayes is a financial advisor at Creative Planning with 17 years of industry experience. He holds the CFP® and Series 66 designations and has previously worked at Wipfli Financial Advisors and Hewins Financial Advisors. Outside of his advisory role, Mr. Hayes volunteers as Treasurer for CollegeReady, a non-profit that provides scholarships to high school students in the Green Bay, Wisconsin area. Creative Planning offers wealth management, financial planning, and retirement-plan advisory services to a diverse client base, including high-net-worth individuals, pension plans, and corporations. The firm employs a financial-planning-led investment approach that incorporates low-cost indexing, buy-and-hold strategies, and selective private market exposure, managing approximately $295.6 billion in assets through more than 1,100 advisors.

Client services

Based on Creative Planning

Financial planning Portfolio management Pension consulting Selection of other advisers Educational seminars or workshops

Expertise

Based on Creative Planning

Private / alternative investments Tax-loss harvesting ESG / Sustainable investing Retirement plans for business owners (SEP, solo 401k) Retirement income strategy

Occupation focus

Based on Creative Planning

Founder/Business Owner Executive Retired

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Fee options

Fixed

Financial planning fees typically range from $1,500 to $15,000; executive programs or complex cases range from $5,000 to $300,000; flat fees are negotiated and agreed upon beforehand

Percentage

$0 - $500,000: 1.20% $500,001 - $2,000,000: 1.00% $2,000,001 - $5,000,000: 0.85% $5,000,001 - $10,000,000: 0.80% $10,000,001 - $25,000,000: 0.70% $25,000,001 - $50,000,000: 0.40% $50,000,001 - $100,000,000: 0.30% $100,000,001+: 0.25%

Project-based

Negotiable hourly fee for Retirement Plan Services and financial planning services

Other

Account minimum: $200,000 Minimum fee: Minimum management fee for clients with assets under $500,000; $10,000 minimum for nonprofit organizations; $10,000 minimum for consulting services in Retirement Plan Services; $1,000 minimum for 3(38) investment advisory services in Retirement Plan Services

Location

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De Pere, WI Innovation Court

2121 Innovation Court, Suite 1100

De Pere WI 54115

Advisors at this office

6

Most active in

Texas · Wisconsin

Work history

17 years of industry experience

Creative Planning, LLC

2022 - Present • 4 years

Green Bay, WI

Wipfli Financial Advisors, Llc

2018 - 2022 • 4 years

Green Bay, WI

Hewins Financial Advisors Llc

2015 - 2018 • 3 years

Green Bay, WI

Wipfli Hewins Investment Advisors LLC

2009 - 2013 • 4 years

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Business activities & affiliations

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Mark N

Series 63, Series 65

Green Bay, WI

Transform Retirement

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Social Security optimization Retirement income strategy College savings (529s, UTMA, etc.) Cash flow / budgeting Founder/Business Owner Christian Faith Based
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Duane M

Series 65

Green Bay, WI

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College savings (529s, UTMA, etc.) Life insurance needs analysis General retirement planning
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Nathan B

Series 63, Series 65

Green Bay, WI

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Nathan Barington is the founder and sole advisor of Barington Capital Management, LLC in Green Bay, WI, with 18 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 designations and has led his firm since 2016. Barington Capital Management provides discretionary investment supervisory and portfolio management services to individuals, trusts, pension and profit-sharing plans, and business entities. The firm emphasizes long-term holding strategies supported by charting, fundamental, and technical analysis, while maintaining flexibility for short-term trading when appropriate.

Annuities
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Kenneth M

CFP®, Series 65

Green Bay, WI

Melotte Financial Advisors

Kenneth Melotte is a CFP®-certified financial advisor with 16 years of industry experience. He founded Melotte Financial Advisors in 2016 after working at Confluence Wealth Management LLC. The firm serves individuals and families, offering comprehensive financial planning, retirement and IRA consulting, portfolio management, and estate and lifetime gifting analysis. Melotte Financial Advisors combines a long-term strategic asset-allocation approach with an optional Tactical Growth strategy, utilizing a mix of low-cost index funds and selective active strategies to manage risk and enhance returns.

Life insurance needs analysis Wealth management Real estate investing Options & derivatives strategies
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Joseph M

CFP®, CFA®, Series 66

Appleton, WI

GoalBridge Wealth Management, LLC

Joseph Martin is a financial advisor at GoalBridge Wealth Management, LLC in Appleton, WI, holding CFP®, CFA®, and Series 66 credentials with 15 years of industry experience. Prior to founding GoalBridge in 2018, he worked at Ameriprise Financial Services, Inc. for three years. GoalBridge Wealth Management provides discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management and financial planning services to individual and high-net-worth clients. The firm uses a multi-method investment approach tailored to client goals and risk profiles, managing all client assets internally with quarterly account reviews.

Annuities
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Mark F

CFA®, Series 66

Green Bay, WI

Revise Capital LLC

Mark Flatow is a CFA® charterholder with 19 years of industry experience, currently serving as the sole advisor at Revise Capital LLC. His prior roles include positions at Drake & Associates, Inscription Family Office, Inscription Capital, Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments, and UBS Financial Services. In addition to his advisory work, he is a portfolio manager at Associated Bank’s Trust Company. Revise Capital LLC provides discretionary portfolio management primarily to high-net-worth individuals and manages its own pooled investment vehicle. The firm employs a combination of quantitative, fundamental, technical, and charting analysis, with strategies including margin and options trading, and conducts monthly account reviews.

Options & derivatives strategies Real estate investing Passive / index investing
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