Douglas Custer
Advisor at Edelman Financial Engines
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Advisor at Edelman Financial Engines
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Location
Lynnwood, WA 98036
Credentials
CFP®, Series 63, Series 65
Industry experience
32 years
Douglas Custer is a CFP® professional with 32 years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Edelman Financial Engines since 2025. His prior roles include positions at Financial Engines Advisors L.L.C., Viridian RIA, LLC, Private Client Services LLC, and Appropriate Balance Financial Services. He serves on the advisory board of the Northwest Symphony Orchestra and is a member of the Planned Giving Advisory Council for the Overlake Medical Center Foundation. Edelman Financial Engines provides technology-enabled investment advisory services focused on workplace retirement accounts, IRAs, taxable accounts, and institutional clients. The firm manages model-based and customized portfolios and offers both advisor-led and online investment solutions to a large client base.
Based on Edelman Financial Engines
Based on Edelman Financial Engines
Up to $10,000 one-time fee for financial plans (waivable). Some clients may have negotiated flat fees not exceeding 1.75% AUM.
$0 - $400,000: 1.75% $400,001 - $750,000: 1.25% $750,001 - $1,000,000: 1.00% $1,000,001 - $3,000,000: 0.75% $3,000,001 - $10,000,000: 0.60% $10,000,001 - $25,000,000: 0.50% $25,000,000 - Negotiable: Negotiable
Up to $10,000 one-time fee for financial plan development (can be waived). Online Advice up to $300/year.
Online Advice fees up to $300 per year, payable in advance by credit card.
Account minimum: $5,000 for Wrap Fee Program legacy EFS clients (may be reduced or waived at discretion), $500,000 for institutional clients (may be waived or reduced at discretion), $10,000 for Workplace IRA (may be waived), $5.00 for defined contribution plan participants prior to transactions. Minimum fee: $225 minimum quarterly fee may apply for Personal Advisor clients. Fee-only: Fees based on assets under management as per tiered schedule; no commissions.
20700 44 Th Ave West, Suite 500
Lynnwood, WA 98036
Texas · Washington
Edelman Financial Engines
2025 - Present (1 year)
Financial Engines Advisors L.L.C.
2021 - 2025 (4 years)
Viridian RIA, LLC
2017 - 2021 (4 years)
Private Client Services LLC
2014 - 2017 (3 years)
Appropriate Balance Financial Services
2011 - 2018 (7 years)
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