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Credentials
Series 63, Series 66
Experience Industry experience
29 years
Location
Cook, MN 55723
Secure Asset Management, L.L.C.
Multi-team
Dean Salminen is a financial advisor with Secure Asset Management, L.L.C., holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and bringing 29 years of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at Range Financial LLC and Western International Securities, Inc. He serves on the boards of Associated Contract Loggers & Truckers and Vermilion Fairways, and is a partner in BSDS Management, a company managing a golf course in Cook, Minnesota. Secure Asset Management primarily serves individual clients, including both non‑high-net-worth and high-net-worth households, providing personalized financial planning, discretionary investment management, and pension consulting for retirement plans. The firm employs a mix of fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis along with third-party money managers and manages held-away employer accounts through a third-party platform.
Based on Secure Asset Management, L.L.C.
$0+: Up to 2.00% annually (negotiable, max 2%, or 0.50% quarterly) for SAM Investment Management Services $0+: 0.750% annually (0.1875% quarterly) for Third-Party Money Managers Trading Signals (portion paid to third-party managers up to 0.50%) $0 - $250,000: 0.90% annually (0.2250% quarterly) for ERISA Section 3(21) Plan Investment Advisory Services $250,001 - $500,000: 0.70% annually (0.1750% quarterly) for ERISA Section 3(21) Plan Investment Advisory Services $500,001 - $1,000,000: 0.40% annually (0.1000% quarterly) for ERISA Section 3(21) Plan Investment Advisory Services $1,000,001+: 0.27% annually (0.0675% quarterly) for ERISA Section 3(21) Plan Investment Advisory Services $0 - $1,000,000: 1.00% annually (0.2500% quarterly) for ERISA Section 3(38) Plan Investment Management Services $1,000,001 - $3,000,000: 0.75% annually (0.1875% quarterly) for ERISA Section 3(38) Plan Investment Management Services $3,000,001 - $5,000,000: 0.65% annually (0.1625% quarterly) for ERISA Section 3(38) Plan Investment Management Services $5,000,001+: 0.55% annually (0.1375% quarterly) for ERISA Section 3(38) Plan Investment Management Services
Fee-only: Fees are negotiable; no commissions charged by SAM; no performance-based fees.
Cook, MN
8505 Pederson Rd
Cook MN 55723
Advisors at this office
1
Minnesota
29 years of industry experience
Secure Asset Management, LLC
2024 - Present • 2 years
Troy, MI
Secure Investors Group
2024 - Present • 2 years
Troy, MI
Aurora Securities, Inc.
2024 - Present • 2 years
Troy, MI
Range Financial LLC
2007 - Present • 19 years
Cook, MN
Western International Securities, Inc.
2007 - 2024 • 17 years
Pasadena, CA
RBC Capital Markets
2006 - 2007 • 1 year
Minnetonka, MN
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Series 66
Cook, MN
LPL Enterprise
Alyssa Mundle Johnson is a financial advisor at LPL Enterprise with one year of industry experience. She holds a Series 66 designation and previously worked at Elevance Health and Aerotek. LPL Enterprise provides investment advisory and brokerage services to a diverse client base, including individual and high-net-worth investors as well as institutional clients. The firm employs a model-driven investment approach, offering financial planning, access to third-party asset managers, and various insurance and lending services through affiliated entities.
Series 63
Orr, MN
Edward Jones
Thad Kusick is a financial advisor at Edward Jones with 23 years of industry experience. He has been with Edward Jones since 2002 and holds a Series 63 designation. Outside of his advisory role, he owns and manages personal pasture land in Austin, MN. Edward Jones is a full-service wealth management firm serving individual and institutional clients with over $1 trillion in assets under management. The firm offers a range of advisory programs and investment solutions supported by a nationwide network of more than 23,700 financial advisors.
Series 66
Cook, MN
LPL Enterprise
Steven Kajala is a financial advisor with LPL Enterprise, holding a Series 66 designation and 22 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Prudential Insurance Company of America, Pruco Securities, Morgan Stanley, and Merrill. Kajala serves as Chair of the Virgie Hegg Hospice Foundation and is president of the Cook Lions Club. LPL Enterprise, LLC offers investment advisory and brokerage services to a diverse client base, including individual and high-net-worth investors, retirement plans, and corporate and charitable entities. The firm’s investment approach is model-driven, utilizing portfolios developed by LPL’s Research Department and third-party strategists, with a focus on providing access to third-party asset managers and affiliated insurance products.
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