Ian Wardle
Advisor at Lifeworks Advisors, LLC
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Advisor at Lifeworks Advisors, LLC
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Location
Laguna Beach, CA
Credentials
Series 63, Series 65
Industry experience
9 years
Ian Wardle is a financial advisor with Lifeworks Advisors, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and nine years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Northwestern Mutual and McIlrath & Eck, LLC, as well as a period operating as a sole proprietor in fitness product sales. Outside of his advisory work, he is also an independent insurance agent involved in the sale of life, health, and variable insurance products. Lifeworks Advisors serves a diverse client base including individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, retirement plans, and businesses, offering discretionary wealth management, financial planning, and retirement plan advisory services. The firm combines a planning-based tranche approach with risk-based modeling and employs factor-based and smart-beta equity strategies, ETFs, hedged models, options, and third-party managers. Lifeworks is notable for integrating tax and accounting services within its corporate group and for operating proprietary client portal software.
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Financial planning fixed fees up to $50,000 (one-time project-based or ongoing monthly fees up to $4,167)
Up to 1.50% annually
Laguna Beach, CA
California
Lifeworks Advisors, LLC
2023 - Present (3 years)
McIlrath & Eck, LLC
2022 - 2023 (1 year)
Sole Proprietor Fitness Products Sales
2019 - 2021 (2 years)
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Company
2017 - 2022 (5 years)
Northwestern Mutual Investment Management
2015 - 2022 (7 years)
Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Company
2014 - 2022 (8 years)
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