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Craig Scott Phillips

Advisor at Client 1st Advisory Group — Dunedin, FL

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Credentials

CFP®, Series 63

Experience

25 years

Location

Dunedin, FL 34698

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Client 1st Advisory Group

Team

Total advisors

7

Across 2 offices

Clients per advisor

50 Typical

Avg AUM per client

$1,438,575 High

HNW client ratio

33% Typical

About

Craig Phillips is a CFP® with 24 years of industry experience, currently serving at Client 1st Advisory Group in Dunedin, FL. He has worked with Client First Advisors, Inc. since 1997. Phillips is also a trustee of an irrevocable trust. Client 1st Advisory Group provides personalized financial planning, portfolio management, and retirement plan consulting to individuals, trusts, pension and profit-sharing plans, estates, charitable organizations, and small businesses. The firm employs a consultative process to develop investment plans and typically manages portfolios with discretionary trading authority, utilizing a range of investment vehicles including ETFs, mutual funds, individual securities, and alternative investments.

Client services

Based on Client 1st Advisory Group

Financial planning Portfolio management

Expertise

Based on Client 1st Advisory Group

Retirement income strategy Business succession planning Wealth management Tax strategies for small businesses Charitable giving & philanthropy

Occupation focus

Based on Client 1st Advisory Group

Founder/Business Owner Executive

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Fee options

Fixed

Flat fee option available for financial planning and consulting services

Percentage

up to 1.50% annually

Commissions

Some advisors may receive commissions on fixed insurance products; not from securities

Project-based

Up to $350 per hour for financial planning and consulting services

Other

Account minimum: $1,000,000 Fee-only: Annual fee, flat fee, or hourly up to $350/hour for financial planning and consulting services

Location

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Dunedin, FL

963 Highland Avenue

Dunedin FL 34698

Advisors at this office

6

Most active in

Florida

Work history

25 years of industry experience

Client First Advisors, Inc.

1997 - Present • 29 years

Clearwater, FL

Disclosures

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Business activities & affiliations

Jack C

CFP®, Series 63, Series 66

Clearwater, FL

Csenge Advisory Group, LLC

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Daniel P

CFP®, Series 63, Series 65

Tampa, FL

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Luke M

Series 66

Tampa, FL

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ESG / Sustainable investing Tax-loss harvesting Retirement income strategy
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Tish W

CFP®, Series 63, Series 65

Clearwater, FL

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Dean H

Series 63, Series 66

Seminole, FL

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Joseph S

CFP®, Series 63, Series 65

St Petersburg, FL

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