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Brett Eugene Nesdahl

Advisor at Principal Financial Services — Minot, ND Main St S

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Credentials

Series 63, Series 66

Experience

19 years

Location

Minot, ND 58701

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Principal Financial Services

Enterprise

Total advisors

1,467

Across 577 offices

Clients per advisor

35 Very Low

Avg AUM per client

$324,050 Low

HNW client ratio

5% Low

About

Brett Nesdahl is a financial advisor with Principal Financial Services, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and possessing 19 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at LPL Financial and Capital Financial Services, Inc. He is also involved in writing outside life, disability, long-term care, annuities, and health insurance products. Principal Securities provides brokerage and registered investment advisory services to a diverse client base, including individual investors, retirement plans, trusts, and charitable organizations. The firm offers financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and access to third-party money manager programs, typically implementing investment strategies on a discretionary basis.

Client services

Based on Principal Financial Services

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

Occupation focus

Based on Principal Financial Services

Retired Founder/Business Owner

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$0 - $149,999: Up to 1.75% $150,000 - $249,999: Up to 1.75% $250,000 - $500,000: Up to 1.75% $500,001 - $999,999: Up to 1.20% $1,000,000 - >$2,000,000: Up to 1.10% to 0.90% (SEI Mutual Fund Model Program tiered beyond $1,000,000)

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Location

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Minot, ND Main St S

12 Main St S Ste 208

Minot ND 58701

Advisors at this office

1

Most active in

North Dakota

Work history

19 years of industry experience

Principal Securities INC

2024 - Present • 2 years

Minot, ND

PRINCIPAL LIFE INSURANCE

2024 - Present • 2 years

Minot, ND

LPL Financial

2019 - 2024 • 5 years

Minot, ND

Capital Financial Services, Inc

2008 - 2019 • 11 years

Minot, ND

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John C

Series 66

Minot, ND

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John Carlson is a financial advisor at Hendrickson Financial Services, LLC with 27 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at firms including Wealth Plus of the Dakotas, Inc., Capital Financial Holdings, Inc., Voyager Capital Management, LLC, and Capital Financial Services, Inc. Outside of advisory work, he is also involved in fixed insurance sales. Hendrickson Financial Services provides discretionary asset management and financial planning primarily to individual clients, utilizing individualized investment policy statements and risk-tolerance assessments combined with fundamental and technical analysis to manage portfolios.

General retirement planning Retirement income strategy Income planning Wealth management
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Meggan U

Series 63, Series 65

Minot, ND

Berthel, Fisher & Company Financial Services, Inc.

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Concentrated stock management Options & derivatives strategies Real estate investing Tax-loss harvesting
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Brandyn H

Series 66

Minot, ND

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Options & derivatives strategies
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Series 63, Series 65

Minot, ND

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Wealth management Retirement plans for business owners (SEP, solo 401k) Business exit / sale strategy Executive Founder/Business Owner
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Nicholas M

Series 65, Series 63

Minot, ND

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Concentrated stock management Options & derivatives strategies Real estate investing
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Troy M

Series 63, Series 65

Minot, ND

BFC PLANNING, Inc.

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Concentrated stock management Options & derivatives strategies Real estate investing
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