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Dimetrois Kostarelos

Advisor at Creative Planning — Myrtle Beach, SC

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Credentials

Series 63, Series 65

Experience

5 years

Location

Myrtle Beach, SC

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Creative Planning

Enterprise

Total advisors

1,176

Across 413 offices

Clients per advisor

74 Typical

Avg AUM per client

$2,113,277 Very High

HNW client ratio

45% Very High

About

Dimetrois Kostarelos is a financial advisor at Creative Planning with five years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. His prior work includes positions at Wells Fargo Advisors and multiple Lockton entities. Creative Planning provides wealth management, financial planning, and retirement-plan advisory services to a diverse client base, including high-net-worth individuals and institutional clients. The firm employs a financial-planning-led investment approach that emphasizes low-cost indexing, buy-and-hold strategies, and selective private market exposure.

Client services

Based on Creative Planning

Financial planning Portfolio management Pension consulting Selection of other advisers Educational seminars or workshops

Expertise

Based on Creative Planning

Private / alternative investments Tax-loss harvesting ESG / Sustainable investing Retirement plans for business owners (SEP, solo 401k) Retirement income strategy

Occupation focus

Based on Creative Planning

Founder/Business Owner Executive Retired

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Fee options

Fixed

Financial planning fees typically range from $1,500 to $15,000; executive programs or complex cases range from $5,000 to $300,000; flat fees are negotiated and agreed upon beforehand

Percentage

$0 - $500,000: 1.20% $500,001 - $2,000,000: 1.00% $2,000,001 - $5,000,000: 0.85% $5,000,001 - $10,000,000: 0.80% $10,000,001 - $25,000,000: 0.70% $25,000,001 - $50,000,000: 0.40% $50,000,001 - $100,000,000: 0.30% $100,000,001+: 0.25%

Project-based

Negotiable hourly fee for Retirement Plan Services and financial planning services

Other

Account minimum: $200,000 Minimum fee: Minimum management fee for clients with assets under $500,000; $10,000 minimum for nonprofit organizations; $10,000 minimum for consulting services in Retirement Plan Services; $1,000 minimum for 3(38) investment advisory services in Retirement Plan Services

Location

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Myrtle Beach, SC

Myrtle Beach SC

Advisors at this office

2

Most active in

North Carolina · South Carolina · Texas

Work history

5 years of industry experience

Creative Planning, LLC

2021 - Present • 5 years

Overland Park, KS

Lockton Investment Advisors

2021 - 2021 • 1 year

Charlotte, NC

Lockton Investment Securities

2021 - 2021 • 1 year

Charlotte, NC

Lockton Companies LLC

2021 - 2021 • 1 year

Charlotte, NC

Wells Fargo Advisors LLC.

2014 - 2021 • 7 years

Charlotte, NC

Disclosures

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Series 66

North Myrtle Beach, SC

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