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John Eric Carlson

Advisor at Mass Mutual Investors Services — Minot, ND

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Credentials

Series 63, Series 65

Experience

21 years

Location

Minot, ND 58701

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Mass Mutual Investors Services

Institution

Total advisors

5,092

Across 1,227 offices

Clients per advisor

88 Typical

Avg AUM per client

$249,379 Low

HNW client ratio

0% Very Low

About

John Carlson is a financial advisor with Mass Mutual Investors Services in Minot, ND, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses with 21 years of industry experience. He has worked with Mass Mutual Investors Services and MassMutual Life Insurance Company since 2013. Outside of his advisory role, Carlson is involved in life, health, and property and casualty insurance sales and holds ownership interests in a tax services business and a real estate venture. MassMutual Investors Services, LLC is a broker-dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser serving individuals, business owners, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and employers. The firm offers financial planning, asset management, and educational seminars, utilizing firm-approved software and annual collaborative planning relationships.

Client services

Based on Mass Mutual Investors Services

Financial planning Portfolio management Pension consulting Selection of other advisers Educational seminars or workshops Asset allocation programs

Expertise

Based on Mass Mutual Investors Services

Divorce financial planning General estate planning guidance Multi-generational wealth transfer Cash flow / budgeting

Occupation focus

Based on Mass Mutual Investors Services

Founder/Business Owner Attorney Executive

Demographic focus

Based on Mass Mutual Investors Services

Married/Couples/Partners Divorced

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Commissions

Commissions on securities and insurance products sold; commissions vary by product

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Minimum fee: Minimum annual fee of $500 for Financial Planning Services Fee-only: Annual financial planning fees range from $500 up to over $35,000, negotiable and possibly waived

Location

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Minot, ND

710 31st Ave SW, Suite 3

Minot ND 58701

Advisors at this office

1

Most active in

North Dakota

Work history

21 years of industry experience

Mass Mutual Investors Services

2013 - Present • 13 years

Minot, MN

Massmutual Life Insurance Company

2013 - Present • 13 years

Minot, MN

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John C

Series 66

Minot, ND

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John Carlson is a financial advisor at Hendrickson Financial Services, LLC with 27 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at firms including Wealth Plus of the Dakotas, Inc., Capital Financial Holdings, Inc., Voyager Capital Management, LLC, and Capital Financial Services, Inc. Outside of advisory work, he is also involved in fixed insurance sales. Hendrickson Financial Services provides discretionary asset management and financial planning primarily to individual clients, utilizing individualized investment policy statements and risk-tolerance assessments combined with fundamental and technical analysis to manage portfolios.

General retirement planning Retirement income strategy Income planning Wealth management
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Meggan U

Series 63, Series 65

Minot, ND

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Concentrated stock management Options & derivatives strategies Real estate investing Tax-loss harvesting
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Brandyn H

Series 66

Minot, ND

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Options & derivatives strategies
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Bart B

Series 63, Series 65

Minot, ND

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Nicholas M

Series 65, Series 63

Minot, ND

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Concentrated stock management Options & derivatives strategies Real estate investing
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Troy M

Series 63, Series 65

Minot, ND

BFC PLANNING, Inc.

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Concentrated stock management Options & derivatives strategies Real estate investing
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