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Chad Ludvig Nielsen

Advisor at Gateway Financial & Estate Planning, Inc. — Pocatello, ID

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Credentials

Series 63, Series 65

Experience

26 years

Location

Pocatello, ID

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Gateway Financial & Estate Planning, Inc.

Team

Total advisors

5

Across 2 offices

Clients per advisor

4 Very Low

Avg AUM per client

$449,022 Very Low

HNW client ratio

5% Very Low

About

Chad Nielsen is a financial advisor with Gateway Financial & Estate Planning, Inc. in Pocatello, ID, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and with 26 years of industry experience. His work history includes roles at Gateway Financial & Estate Planning, LLC since 2007, Gateway Insurance Services, LLC since 2011, and Federal Benefits Advisory Group, LLC since 2016. He is also an owner and insurance agent at Gateway Insurance Services, where he spends part of his time on insurance product sales and services. Gateway Financial & Estate Planning provides comprehensive financial planning and consulting to individuals, trusts, retirement plans, and small business entities, operating primarily through non-discretionary financial plans and utilizing third-party portfolio managers for day-to-day investment management.

Client services

Based on Gateway Financial & Estate Planning, Inc.

Financial planning Portfolio management Selection of other advisers

Expertise

Based on Gateway Financial & Estate Planning, Inc.

General estate planning guidance

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Fee options

Percentage

$0+: 1.75% total for Custom Indexing - Strategic portfolio (0.75% GI fee + 1.00% GF fee) $0+: 1.60% total for Strategic, Allocation, Tactical, and Defined Outcome portfolios (0.60% GI fee + 1.00% GF fee) $0+: 1.50% total for Private Wealth portfolio (0.50% GI fee + 1.00% GF fee) $0+: 1.00% total for Preservation portfolio (0.40% GI fee + 0.60% GF fee)

Project-based

$150 per hour for financial planning (negotiable)

Location

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Pocatello, ID

Pocatello ID

Advisors at this office

2

Most active in

Arizona · California · Florida · Idaho · Indiana · Maryland · Nevada · New York · Oregon · Texas · Utah · Virginia · Washington · Wyoming

Work history

26 years of industry experience

Meraki Intermediate Holdings, LLC

2026 - Present • 1 year

Scottsdale, AZ

Gateway Holdco 2, Inc.

2026 - Present • 1 year

Pocatello, ID

Gateway Holdco 1, Inc.

2026 - Present • 1 year

Pocatello, ID

Gateway Intermediate, LLC

2026 - Present • 1 year

Pocatello, ID

Federal Benefits Advisory Group, LLC

2016 - Present • 10 years

Chubbock, ID

Gateway Insurance Services, LLC

2011 - Present • 15 years

Chubbuck, ID

Gateway Financial & Estate Planning, LLC

2007 - Present • 19 years

Pocatello, ID

Disclosures

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Business activities & affiliations

Robbie S

CFP®, CPA

Pocatello, ID

Matterhorn Financial Planning

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Equity Recipients (RS/RSU, SOP, ESPP) General tax planning
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David G

Series 65

Pocatello, ID

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Cash flow / budgeting Debt management College savings (529s, UTMA, etc.) Retirement withdrawal strategies Business ownership considerations
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Tracey C

Series 65

Pocatello, ID

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Wealth management Passive / index investing Retirement plans for business owners (SEP, solo 401k)
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Angela S

CFP®

Pocatello, ID

Jordan Wealth Management

Angela Sleight is a CFP® professional with 21 years of industry experience. She is affiliated with Jordan Wealth Management and has been a principal and CPA at Jordan & Company, Chartered, an accounting firm providing tax preparation, financial statement preparation, and financial planning services since 1995. Jordan Wealth Management serves individuals, including high-net-worth clients, as well as corporate pension and profit-sharing plans and other institutional clients. The firm employs a long-term, buy-and-hold investment approach based on Modern Portfolio Theory, using primarily passively managed mutual funds supplemented by individual equities and fixed-income securities.

Wealth management Passive / index investing Retirement plans for business owners (SEP, solo 401k)
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Melinda T

Series 65

Pocatello, ID

Jordan Wealth Management

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Wealth management Passive / index investing Retirement plans for business owners (SEP, solo 401k)
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Andrew S

Series 65

Pocatello, ID

Jordan Wealth Management

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Wealth management Passive / index investing Retirement plans for business owners (SEP, solo 401k)
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