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Ian B Stephens

Advisor at Commonwealth Financial Network — Waltham, MA 275 Wyman Street

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Credentials

Series 63, Series 66

Experience

21 years

Location

Waltham, MA 02451

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Commonwealth Financial Network

Enterprise

Total advisors

2,776

Across 1,215 offices

Clients per advisor

128 Very High

Avg AUM per client

$568,323 High

HNW client ratio

12% Typical

About

Ian Stephens is a financial advisor with Commonwealth Financial Network, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and bringing 21 years of industry experience. His career includes roles at John Hancock, Edward Jones, Natixis Global Associates, and E*Trade. Outside of his advisory work, he is a partner in a run coaching and marathon training business called RUNdays. Commonwealth Financial Network is a dual-registered broker/dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser serving a national network of approximately 2,900 advisors and hundreds of thousands of clients. The firm offers a wide range of investment programs and platforms, including internally managed model portfolios and third-party asset managers, along with retirement consulting and custody services.

Client services

Based on Commonwealth Financial Network

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

Expertise

Based on Commonwealth Financial Network

Passive / index investing Active portfolio management Tax-loss harvesting Wealth management Retirement income strategy

Occupation focus

Based on Commonwealth Financial Network

Founder/Business Owner Executive Retired

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Fee options

Fixed

Flat or fixed fees available for consulting services, including wealth management, retirement plan consulting, and HSA consulting.

Percentage

$0 - $750,000: 2.25% $750,000 - $1,000,000: 2.00% $1,000,000 - $2,000,000: 1.75% $2,000,000+: 1.50%

Commissions

Advisors may receive commissions on securities transactions and insurance products; additional transaction charges may apply in certain programs.

Project-based

Up to $500 per hour for consulting services.

Other

Account minimum: $1,000 Fee-only: Annual fees negotiable; fees based on percentage of assets under management; no performance-based fees.

Location

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Waltham, MA 275 Wyman Street

275 Wyman Street, Suite 400

Waltham MA 02451-1200

Advisors at this office

151

Most active in

Massachusetts

Work history

21 years of industry experience

Commonwealth Financial Network

2026 - Present • 1 year

Waltham, MA

John Hancock

2022 - 2026 • 4 years

Boston, MA

John Hancock Investment Management Distributors llc

2022 - 2026 • 4 years

Boston, MA

Coach360

2021 - 2022 • 1 year

Topsfield, MA

Edward Jones

2019 - 2021 • 2 years

St. Louis, MO

E*Trade Securities Llc

2019 - 2019 • 1 year

Boston, MA

E*TRADE Capital Management LLC

2019 - 2019 • 1 year

Boston, MA

Edward Jones

2017 - 2019 • 2 years

Marblehead, MA

Natixis Global Associates

2011 - 2017 • 6 years

Boston, MA

Imign

2008 - 2017 • 9 years

Middleton, MA

Disclosures

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Business activities & affiliations

Kevin F

CFP®, CFT-I™, CPA

Dover, MA

Walk You To Wealth

Kevin Feig is a CFP®, CPA, CFT™, professional affiliated with Walk You To Wealth in Dover, MA, with over 20 years of industry experience including executive-level roles at Fidelity Investments and digital asset firms such as Coinbase and Kraken. He currently serves as an Adjunct Professor of Financial Planning at Columbia and Regis Colleges. Walk You To Wealth provides financial coaching and comprehensive planning to individuals and families, including portfolio management and money-mindset coaching for a flat monthly fee.

Passive / index investing College savings (529s, UTMA, etc.) General retirement planning General tax planning Roth conversion strategy Self-Employed Executive Spending planning aligned with values ('Die with Zero') Financial coaching / therapy Behavioral coaching / decision support
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Melisa D

Series 65

Waltham, MA

Beacon Pointe Advisors, LLC

Melisa Dobraca Iacono is a financial advisor at Beacon Pointe Advisors, LLC with four years of industry experience. She holds a Series 65 designation and has worked at Beacon Pointe Advisors and its affiliated entities since 2018, as well as at Windrose Advisors, LLC from 2014 to 2018. Beacon Pointe Advisors provides investment advisory and consulting services to a diverse client base, including individuals, institutions, and charitable organizations. The firm employs a manager-focused investment approach, utilizing proprietary due-diligence processes and a mix of active and passive strategies across various third-party platforms.

Wealth management Private / alternative investments ESG / Sustainable investing Tax-loss harvesting
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Charles N

CFP®, Series 66

Boston, MA

Cetera

Charles Norfleet Jr. is a CFP® professional with eight years of industry experience, currently affiliated with Cetera. His career includes roles at McAdam LLC, Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments, Andrews & Cole, and Norfleet Advisory, which he owns and operates. Outside of advisory work, he provides insurance services including life, health, disability, annuities, and long-term care products. Cetera Investment Advisers serves a diverse client base including individual, high-net-worth, institutional, and retirement-plan clients through a large network of independent advisors. The firm offers a range of portfolio management, financial planning, and fiduciary solutions supported by a combination of advisor-managed accounts, firm-sponsored model portfolios, and third-party managed strategies.

Wealth management Tax-loss harvesting Retirement plans for business owners (SEP, solo 401k) Charitable giving & philanthropy Founder/Business Owner Executive Retired HENRY (High Earners, Not Rich Yet) Approaching retirement

Thomas H

CFA®, Series 63, Series 66

Boston, MA

Appleton Partners, Inc.

Thomas Hagstrom is a CFA® charterholder with 30 years of industry experience. He is currently with Appleton Partners, Inc. in Boston, MA, and previously worked at Charles Schwab Investment Advisory and Charles Schwab. He is an Army Veteran and involved in Veteran's affairs. Appleton Partners, Inc. provides discretionary portfolio management and wealth planning for individuals, trusts, charitable organizations, and institutional clients. The firm employs fundamental, relative-value, and technical analysis across fixed income and equity strategies, tailoring portfolios to client objectives with ongoing monitoring and quarterly appraisals.

Tax-loss harvesting Income planning General retirement planning Roth conversion strategy Founder/Business Owner Retired Military & Veterans Educators, Teachers, and Academics Established Professionals Approaching retirement
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Benjamin D

Series 65

Boston, MA

First Step Financial

Benjamin Doernberg is a financial advisor at First Step Financial in Boston, MA, holding a Series 65 designation with one year of industry experience. Prior to founding First Step Financial, he worked with Never Again Action and Escape the Room Boston. First Step Financial provides financial planning and advisory services to individual and high-net-worth clients through one-off plans, ad-hoc hourly engagements, and an ongoing subscription option, focusing on modern portfolio theory and broad index mutual funds and ETFs. The firm does not custody or trade client accounts and uses a pricing model based on subscription and hourly fees rather than asset-based charges.

College savings (529s, UTMA, etc.) Life insurance needs analysis Long-term care insurance Disability insurance Cash flow / budgeting
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Sangita G

Lincoln, MA

Shanti Capital LLC

Sangita Gandhi is a financial advisor at Shanti Capital LLC with 16 years of industry experience. She has non-active ownership in SAMVED Corporation, an investment-related business providing some investment research services since 2003, but holds no operational role. Shanti Capital LLC provides discretionary investment management primarily to high-net-worth individuals, focusing on global equity portfolios. The firm emphasizes fundamental research to identify undervalued companies with sustainable competitive advantages and concentrates holdings in a limited number of long-term equity opportunities, including exposure to small-cap healthcare, biotech, and non-U.S. equities.

Active portfolio management
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