Daniel West
Advisor at West Financial Planning
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Advisor at West Financial Planning
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Location
Cherry Valley, NY
Credentials
CFP®, Series 65
Industry experience
4 years
Daniel West is a CFP® with four years of industry experience, operating as the sole advisor at West Financial Planning in Cherry Valley, NY. His prior work includes positions at H&R Block and the United States Postal Service. West Financial Planning is an independent, fee-only advisory serving individuals, families, and occasionally small businesses. The firm focuses on comprehensive written financial plans, ongoing monitoring, and portfolio management using a Modern Portfolio Theory approach with diversified passive ETFs and periodic rebalancing, maintaining non-discretionary client consent for trade execution.
1.2% annually
Fee-only: Annual fee of 1.2% of market value of all managed investable assets
Cherry Valley, NY
New York
H&R Block
2020 - 2021 (1 year)
United States Postal Service
2012 - 2021 (9 years)
West Financial Planning
2008 - Present (18 years)
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