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Cole Schieferle

Advisor at CWS Asset Management — Visalia, CA

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Credentials

Series 65

Experience

13 years

Location

Visalia, CA

CWS Asset Management

Independent

Total advisors

1

Clients per advisor

14 Typical

Avg AUM per client

$368,836 Typical

HNW client ratio

0% Low

About

Cole Schieferle is a financial advisor at CWS Asset Management with 13 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and maintains a long-standing role as an economics instructor at Visalia Unified. CWS Asset Management provides investment advisory and planning services to individuals, businesses, estates, and trusts, using a passive, index-based, buy-and-hold approach with low-cost mutual funds and ETFs, emphasizing broad asset allocation and periodic rebalancing. The firm operates as a single-advisor practice focused on fee-only services and offers both ongoing management and hourly financial-planning options.

Client services

Based on CWS Asset Management

Financial planning Portfolio management
Trust asset management, college funding, cash flow analysis, debt management, taxable investment accounts

Expertise

Based on CWS Asset Management

Passive / index investing Retirement income strategy General retirement planning

Occupation focus

Based on CWS Asset Management

Educators, Teachers, and Academics

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Fee options

Fixed

$200 per year for financial plan

Percentage

$0 - $79,999.99: 0.50% (50 basis points) $80,000 - $149,999.99: 0.45% (45 basis points) $150,000 - $599,999.99: 0.40% (40 basis points) $600,000 - $999,999.99: 0.35% (35 basis points) $1,000,000+: 0.30% (30 basis points)

Project-based

$100 per hour

Other

Minimum fee: $600 per year minimum annual fee Fee-only: $100 per hour for hourly services; $200 per year for financial plan

Location

Visalia, CA

Visalia CA

Advisors at this office

1

Most active in

California

Work history

13 years of industry experience

Visalia Unified

1999 - Present • 27 years

Visalia, CA

Disclosures

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Annuities
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Series 65

Visalia, CA

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Wealth management General tax planning Life insurance needs analysis
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Series 65

Visalia, CA

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General retirement planning Income planning General tax planning Wealth management
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Series 63, Series 65

Visalia, CA

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Samuel G

Series 65

Visalia, CA

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Active portfolio management Options & derivatives strategies
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James P

Series 65

Visalia, CA

Molano Wealth Management

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General retirement planning Income planning General tax planning Wealth management
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