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Douglas Petersen

Advisor at Amidon & Petersen Financials, LLC

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Location

Fort Pierce, FL

Credentials

Series 63, Series 65

Industry experience

34 years

About

Douglas Petersen is a financial advisor with Amidon & Petersen Financials, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 34 years of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at Commonwealth Financial Network, Cadaret, Grant & Co, Inc., and GWN Securities Inc. Petersen also spends a portion of his time involved in fixed insurance sales. Amidon & Petersen Financials provides personalized financial planning, discretionary portfolio management, and pension consulting primarily to individual clients, including high-net-worth households. The firm uses a structured asset-allocation approach combining fundamental and technical analysis to tailor portfolios to clients’ risk tolerances.

Client services

Based on Amidon & Petersen Financials, LLC

Financial planning Portfolio management Pension consulting Selection of other advisers

Expertise

Based on Amidon & Petersen Financials, LLC

Retirement income strategy Active portfolio management Cash flow / budgeting

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Fee options

Fixed

$250 fixed fee for basic financial plan (negotiable). Fee reductions and waivers apply based on assets or commissions.

Percentage

$0 - $249,999.99: 1.20% for equities/mutual funds $249,999.99 - $499,999.99: 1.10% for equities/mutual funds $499,999.99 - $749,999.99: 1.00% for equities/mutual funds $749,999.99 - $999,999.99: 0.90% for equities/mutual funds $1,000,000+: 0.75% for equities/mutual funds $0 - $249,999.99: 0.85% for bonds $249,999.99 - $499,999.99: 0.80% for bonds $499,999.99 - $749,999.99: 0.725% for bonds $749,999.99 - $999,999.99: 0.65% for bonds $1,000,000+: 0.55% for bonds $0 - $249,999.99: 0.30% Program Fee $249,999.99 - $999,999.99: 0.30% or 0.20% Program Fee depending on tier $1,000,000+: 0.20% Program Fee

Project-based

$200/hour for complex financial planning and consulting; $200/hour for budget preparation.

Other

Account minimum: $40,000 Minimum fee: Financial Planning: $250 fixed fee for basic plan (negotiable); $200/hour for complex planning and consulting (negotiable). Fee reductions/waivers apply depending on assets or product purchases. Fee-only: Financial planning fixed fee ($250 basic, negotiable) and hourly fee ($200/hour, negotiable). Portfolio management fees are asset-based.

Location

Fort Pierce, FL

Most active in

Florida · New York

Work history

Commonwealth Financial Network

2025 - 2025 (1 year)

Cadaret, Grant & Co, Inc.

2017 - 2025 (8 years)

GWN Securities Inc.

2008 - 2017 (9 years)

Amidon & Petersen Financials, LLC

2007 - Present (19 years)

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