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Corey Jay Myers

Advisor at Universal Financial Advisors, LLC — Wood River, IL

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Credentials

Series 66

Experience

27 years

Location

Wood River, IL 62095

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Universal Financial Advisors, LLC

Team

Total advisors

9

Across 3 offices

Clients per advisor

36 Low

Avg AUM per client

$847,918 Typical

HNW client ratio

21% Low

About

Corey Myers is a financial advisor at Universal Financial Advisors, LLC with 27 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and previously worked at Commonwealth Financial Network for 23 years. Outside of his advisory role, Myers operates a tax preparation and accounting service through Tomerlin Bookkeeping Service, Inc. Universal Financial Advisors, LLC serves individuals, retirement plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and business entities by providing comprehensive financial planning, discretionary portfolio management, and retirement-plan consulting. The firm manages client portfolios using asset allocation and diversification strategies based on Modern and Post-Modern Portfolio Theory and conducts regular portfolio reviews tailored to client risk tolerance and time horizon.

Client services

Based on Universal Financial Advisors, LLC

Financial planning Portfolio management Selection of other advisers

Expertise

Based on Universal Financial Advisors, LLC

Retirement plans for business owners (SEP, solo 401k) Retirement income strategy Concentrated stock management Options & derivatives strategies Wealth management

Occupation focus

Based on Universal Financial Advisors, LLC

Founder/Business Owner Executive

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Fixed fees for financial planning and consulting services generally range from $1,000 to $10,000 depending on scope and complexity

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Financial planning and consulting fees generally range from $1,000 to $10,000 on a fixed fee basis; hourly fees also offered but not specifically quantified

Other

Account minimum: $75,000 per account (can be aggregated) Minimum fee: $50 annually per advisory account Minimum Platform Service Fee (MPSF), may be waived based on household aggregation

Location

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Wood River, IL

1 East Ferguson Avenue

Wood River IL 62095

Advisors at this office

1

Most active in

Illinois

Work history

27 years of industry experience

Universal Financial Advisors, LLC

2025 - Present • 1 year

Wood River, IL

Commonwealth Financial Network

2002 - 2025 • 23 years

Waltham, MA

Systematice Investment Services Inc.

1999 - Present • 27 years

Wood River, IL

Tomerlin Bookkeeping Service, Inc.

1991 - Present • 35 years

East Alton, IL

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