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Douglas Newel Burnett

Advisor at Valic Financial Advisors — Savannah, GA

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Credentials

Series 66

Experience

23 years

Location

Savannah, GA

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Valic Financial Advisors

Enterprise

Total advisors

1,257

Across 281 offices

Clients per advisor

233 Very High

Avg AUM per client

$99,681 Very Low

HNW client ratio

1% Very Low

About

Douglas Burnett is a financial advisor with Valic Financial Advisors, holding a Series 66 credential and 23 years of industry experience. His career includes prior roles at Raymond James Financial, Morgan Stanley, and Merrill. In addition to his advisory work, he is licensed as an agent selling non-securities insurance products. Valic Financial Advisors primarily serves U.S. individuals, including high net worth and ultra-high net worth clients, as well as employer-sponsored retirement participants. The firm offers portfolio management, financial planning, and consulting services through a large network of advisors, utilizing discretionary unified managed accounts and technology-driven model solutions.

Client services

Based on Valic Financial Advisors

Financial planning Portfolio management Selection of other advisers Recommend wrap accounts to clients

Expertise

Based on Valic Financial Advisors

ESG / Sustainable investing Tax-loss harvesting Retirement income strategy

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Fee options

Fixed

Financial planning and consulting services available on a flat fee basis (specific amounts not stated)

Percentage

$0 - $250,000: 0.90% Advisory Fee, 0.63% Platform Fee, 0.08% - 0.60% Manager Fee $250,000 - $500,000: 0.75% Advisory Fee, 0.44% Platform Fee, 0.08% - 0.60% Manager Fee $500,000 - $1,000,000: 0.65% Advisory Fee, 0.32% Platform Fee, 0.08% - 0.60% Manager Fee $1,000,000 - $2,000,000: 0.55% Advisory Fee, 0.31% Platform Fee, 0.08% - 0.60% Manager Fee $2,000,000 - $5,000,000: 0.45% Advisory Fee, 0.30% Platform Fee, 0.08% - 0.60% Manager Fee $5,000,000 - $10,000,000: 0.35% Advisory Fee, 0.29% Platform Fee, 0.08% - 0.60% Manager Fee $10,000,000 - $25,000,000: 0.35% Advisory Fee, 0.27% Platform Fee, 0.08% - 0.60% Manager Fee $25,000,000+: 0.35% Advisory Fee, 0.25% Platform Fee, 0.08% - 0.60% Manager Fee

Commissions

Broker-dealer commissions available separately for brokerage accounts

Project-based

Financial planning and consulting services offered on hourly basis (specific rates not stated)

Subscriptions

Subscription basis financial planning available (specific amounts not stated)

Other

Account minimum: $250,000 Minimum fee: $150 annual minimum account fee assessed quarterly as $37.50 per quarter if quarterly fees do not meet this minimum Fee-only: Advisory fees only; no commissions for advisory services

Location

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Savannah, GA

Savannah GA

Advisors at this office

2

Most active in

Georgia · North Carolina · South Carolina · Washington

Work history

23 years of industry experience

Agia

2022 - Present • 4 years

Houston, TX

Valic Financial Advisors

2012 - Present • 14 years

Macon, GA

Raymond James Financial

2011 - 2012 • 1 year

Whitmarsh Island, GA

Morgan Stanley

2009 - 2011 • 2 years

Savannah, GA

Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC

2007 - 2009 • 2 years

Savannah, GA

Morgan Stanley Dw Inc.

2006 - 2007 • 1 year

Savannah, GA

Merrill

2004 - 2006 • 2 years

Savannah, GA

Disclosures

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Business activities & affiliations

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Richard W

Series 63, Series 65

Savannah, GA

RL Wright & Associates, LLC

Richard Wright is the principal of R.L. Wright & Associates, LLC in Savannah, GA, holding Series 63 and 65 licenses with 16 years of industry experience. He has held roles at Hubric Tax Retirement Planning Consultants, Inc. and Coastal Tax Centers, LLC, and manages insurance and tax preparation businesses alongside his advisory work. R.L. Wright & Associates provides fee-based financial planning, portfolio management, and retirement-plan advisory services to individuals and employer-sponsored plans. The firm customizes investment strategies to client objectives, employs third-party managers, and offers ERISA 3(21) fiduciary services for retirement plans.

General retirement planning Retirement plans for business owners (SEP, solo 401k) Retirement income strategy Cash flow / budgeting
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John M

Series 63, Series 65

Savannah, GA

Upland Capital Management, LLC

John McVeigh is the sole advisor at Upland Capital Management, LLC, an independent firm based in Savannah, GA. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has 24 years of industry experience, having been with Upland Capital since its founding in 1995. Upland Capital provides discretionary portfolio management and project-based investment consulting to a select group of individual and institutional clients, including pensions, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and corporations. The firm follows a disciplined, absolute-return oriented process guided by a written Investment Policy Statement, with an emphasis on income and structured fixed-income analysis informed by extensive institutional experience.

Wealth management
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Dylan T

Series 65

Bluffton, SC

DWT Financial

Dylan Tucker is a financial advisor at DWT Financial with a Series 65 designation and two years of industry experience. Prior to joining DWT Financial in 2022, he worked in automotive sales and golf course management roles. DWT Financial provides discretionary investment management and financial planning services to individuals, trusts, estates, and select business entities. The firm employs diversified portfolios using fundamental and technical analysis and offers a range of investment strategies including long-term, short-term, and active trading.

Options & derivatives strategies Passive / index investing
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William C

Series 63, Series 65

Savannah, GA

Tidewater Wealth Advisors

William Chisholm Jr. is the sole advisor at Tidewater Wealth Advisors in Savannah, GA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses with 19 years of industry experience. He has led Tidewater Wealth Advisors since 2010 and has been associated with Tidewater Investors LLC since 2009. Tidewater Wealth Advisors is an independent investment adviser serving a select group of individual, trust, estate, and small-business clients with discretionary portfolio management. The firm employs a strategic asset allocation approach that combines fundamental and technical analysis and offers access to third-party model portfolios incorporating institutional funds and alternative holdings. Tidewater integrates traditional and complex investment strategies while maintaining a boutique, streamlined operational model and limited custody.

Wealth management Passive / index investing Private / alternative investments Concentrated stock management
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Mitchell Z

Series 65

Bluffton, SC

Zimmer Capital Management LLC

Mitchell Zimmer is the sole advisor at Zimmer Capital Management LLC in Bluffton, SC, holding a Series 65 designation with four years of industry experience. He has prior work experience in the hospitality sector, including a role at Goldener Hirsch. Zimmer Capital Management LLC provides discretionary asset management and financial planning services to individual investors, trusts, estates, and business entities. The firm tailors portfolios to client goals and risk tolerance, employing both fundamental and technical analysis, and offers a range of strategies including option writing and margin trading.

Tax-loss harvesting
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Arthur R

Series 63, Series 65

Bluffton, SC

Strategic Investment Solutions, LLC

Arthur Randall is a financial advisor with Strategic Investment Solutions, LLC in Bluffton, SC. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has 21 years of industry experience, including ten years at Lexington Wealth Management, Inc. Outside of advising, he is the sole proprietor of Ethos Advisory Property Management, a real property management business. Strategic Investment Solutions provides financial planning and portfolio advisory services to individuals and charitable organizations. The firm’s investment approach focuses on asset allocation through SEI Investments Company platforms and subadvisors, emphasizing tax-managed portfolios, tactical ETFs, separately managed accounts, and income-focused solutions.

General retirement planning Income planning Social Security optimization Medicare planning Tax-loss harvesting
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