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Joel Aaron Schiffman

Advisor at Cambridge Investment Research Advisors — Vail, CO

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Credentials

Series 63, Series 66, Series 65

Experience

40 years

Location

Vail, CO

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Cambridge Investment Research Advisors

Institution

Total advisors

3,909

Across 2,200 offices

Clients per advisor

91 Typical

Avg AUM per client

$378,281 Low

HNW client ratio

13% Typical

About

Joel Schiffman is a financial advisor at Cambridge Investment Research Advisors with 40 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63, Series 66, and Series 65 credentials and has worked previously at Schroder Investment Management North America and Janus Management Holdings. He serves as a board member at Instinct Digital Limited, a technology services company based in Vail, Colorado. Cambridge Investment Research Advisors is a large SEC-registered firm that provides financial planning, investment management, retirement plan advisory, and financial-wellness services to a diverse client base including individuals, pension plans, and charitable organizations. The firm offers a range of investment solutions through independent Financial Professionals, utilizing proprietary and third-party strategies across multiple platform arrangements.

Client services

Based on Cambridge Investment Research Advisors

Financial planning Portfolio management Pension consulting Selection of other advisers Educational seminars or workshops Market timing

Expertise

Based on Cambridge Investment Research Advisors

Wealth management Retirement plans for business owners (SEP, solo 401k) Retirement income strategy Annuities

Occupation focus

Based on Cambridge Investment Research Advisors

Self-Employed

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Fee options

Fixed

For financial planning and consulting, flat fees generally do not exceed $25,000 but may be higher based on complexity; For WealthPort setup fee generally less than 1% of assets or $1,000

Percentage

$0 - $100,000: 1.50% $100,000 - $250,000: 1.25% $250,000+: 1.00%

Commissions

Financial Professionals acting as Registered Representatives receive commissions on securities and insurance sales

Project-based

Generally up to $500 per hour for financial planning and consulting services; up to $500 per hour for retirement plan advisory services

Subscriptions

Financial Wellness services paid by employer; flat or hourly fees per agreement

Other

Account minimum: $5,000 Minimum fee: Minimum WealthPort program fee of $250 annually for CAAP® and UMA accounts

Location

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Vail, CO

Vail CO

Advisors at this office

1

Most active in

Colorado

Work history

40 years of industry experience

Cambridge Investment Research Advisors, Inc.

2024 - Present • 2 years

Fairfield, IA

Cambridge Investment Research, Inc.

2024 - Present • 2 years

Fairfield, IA

Schroder Investment Management North America Inc

2019 - 2024 • 5 years

New York, NY

Janus Distributors LLC

2015 - 2019 • 4 years

Denver, CO

Janus Management Holdings Corp

2015 - 2019 • 4 years

Denver, CO

Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC

2013 - 2015 • 2 years

Lord, Abbett & Co. LLC

2008 - 2013 • 5 years

Jersey City, NJ

361 Capital LLC

2004 - 2006 • 2 years

Greenwood Village, CO

Citigroup Global Markets

2001 - 2003 • 2 years

Denver, CO

Disclosures

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Business activities & affiliations

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Craig L

Series 66

Avon, CO

Lathram Financial Group, LLC

Craig Lathram is the principal of Lathram Financial Group, LLC, an independent registered investment adviser based in Avon, Colorado. He holds a Series 66 designation and has 17 years of industry experience. Prior to founding his firm in 2008, he worked with Vail Associates and Billion Dollar Mentoring. Outside of his advisory work, he is a part-time ski instructor. Lathram Financial Group serves individuals, small business owners, corporate executives, trusts, and estates, offering investment management, financial planning, retirement plan advisory, and consulting services. The firm uses a combined fundamental and technical investment approach with an emphasis on capital preservation and tactical allocation shifts. It also provides retirement plan consulting and fiduciary services, utilizing third-party research and reporting tools.

Wealth management Private / alternative investments Real estate investing Retirement income strategy Tax-loss harvesting Founder/Business Owner Executive Approaching retirement
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Christopher S

Series 63, Series 66

Minturn, CO

Semrod Capital LLC

Christopher Semrod is the principal advisor at Semrod Capital LLC, an independent advisory firm. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 designations and has 25 years of industry experience. Prior to founding Semrod Capital in 2018, he worked at Merrill, Waddell & Reed, and Strategic Wealth Planning, among other firms. Semrod Capital provides discretionary and non-discretionary asset management and portfolio monitoring to individuals, high-net-worth clients, business entities, and select charitable organizations. The firm uses a variety of analysis methods and strategies tailored to client goals, and it manages approximately $20.7 million across about 20 client relationships.

Active portfolio management
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Michelle M

CFP®, Series 63, Series 66

Edwards, CO

Rise Up Planning, LLC

Michelle Martinez is a CFP® professional based in Edwards, CO, with 27 years of industry experience. She is the owner and sole advisor at Rise Up Planning, LLC, and has held positions at several firms including Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments, OSAIC, and Securities America. Martinez also operates Cornerstone Insurance and Financial Group, where she provides financial planning, investment advisory, and insurance services. Rise Up Planning offers discretionary asset management and comprehensive financial planning to individuals, high-net-worth clients, and business entities, including ERISA plan consulting. The firm employs a generally passive, model-based investment approach grounded in Modern Portfolio Theory, managing portfolios across a range of asset classes with regular account reviews and tax-loss harvesting when appropriate.

Passive / index investing Cash flow / budgeting
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John M

CFA®

Edwards, CO

JCM3 Asset Management, LLC

John Maxwell III is a CFA® charterholder and principal of JCM3 Asset Management, LLC with over 25 years of industry experience. He previously worked at Waddell and Reed for 23 years and also held roles at Macquarie Group and other firms. JCM3 Asset Management provides discretionary portfolio management to institutional clients and high-net-worth individuals, using a macro-driven investment approach combined with fundamental security analysis focused on undervalued international equities and related instruments.

Active portfolio management Concentrated stock management
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Bo P

CFP®, CFA®, Series 66

Avon, CO

Orographic Financial Advisors

Bo Pihl III is a CFP® and CFA®-credentialed financial advisor with 23 years of industry experience. He has worked at Orographic Financial Advisors since 2022 and previously spent 20 years at Neidiger, Tucker, Bruner, Inc. Orographic Financial Advisors provides wealth management and financial planning services for individual and institutional clients, including high-net-worth individuals, foundations, and retirement plans. The firm applies an investment approach based on Modern Portfolio Theory and combines fundamental, technical, cyclical, and macroeconomic analysis while tailoring portfolios to client risk tolerance and time horizon.

Wealth management Charitable giving & philanthropy Business succession planning
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Thomas L

Series 65

Avon, CO

Asset Strategies Group, LLC

Thomas Larsen is a Series 65-licensed advisor with 16 years of industry experience. He has worked at Asset Strategies Group, LLC since 2009 and previously spent 40 years at Vail Resorts. Asset Strategies Group, LLC provides portfolio management and consulting services mainly to individual and high-net-worth clients. The firm employs a combination of asset-allocation techniques and various forms of analysis, operating primarily on a non-discretionary basis with client authorization required for trades.

Active portfolio management Tax-loss harvesting
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