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Joseph Robert Smith

Advisor at TIAA-CREF — Nederland, CO

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Credentials

Series 63, Series 65

Experience

8 years

Location

Nederland, CO

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TIAA-CREF

Enterprise

Total advisors

1,698

Across 218 offices

Clients per advisor

43 Low

Avg AUM per client

$523,144 Typical

HNW client ratio

65% Very High

About

Joseph Smith is a financial advisor at TIAA-CREF with eight years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked previously at Citizens Securities, Citizens Bank, McAdam LLC, Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments, and Live Nation. Outside of his advisory role, he volunteers as a team leader for Head Count, a non-partisan organization that uses music events to register voters and encourage democratic participation. TIAA-CREF Individual & Institutional Services provides financial planning and discretionary managed account programs to individuals, trusts, estates, and small retirement plans, often serving clients with existing employer retirement plan relationships. The firm offers model-based and customized portfolio management under a fiduciary standard and acts as adviser to a donor-advised fund within a vertically integrated structure.

Client services

Based on TIAA-CREF

Financial planning Portfolio management Selection of other advisers Educational seminars or workshops

Expertise

Based on TIAA-CREF

General estate planning guidance Retirement plans for business owners (SEP, solo 401k)

Occupation focus

Based on TIAA-CREF

Educators, Teachers, and Academics Founder/Business Owner

Demographic focus

Based on TIAA-CREF

Approaching retirement Mid-Career Professionals

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Fee options

Percentage

$0 - $5,000: 0.30% annually (TIAA Personal Portfolio wrap fee) $5,001 - $25,000: No tier explicitly stated between $5K and $25K; see tiers below for higher levels $25,000+: Range from 1.15% to 0.40% annually (TIAA Portfolio Advisor wrap fee with brackets) No minimum - $1,000,000: 0.50% annually (Private Asset Management asset-based fee) $1,000,000+: From 0.90% to 0.40% annually for blended portfolio (Private Asset Management asset-based fee)

Other

Account minimum: $1,000,000

Location

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Nederland, CO

Nederland CO

Advisors at this office

1

Most active in

Colorado

Work history

8 years of industry experience

Tiaa

2022 - Present • 4 years

Nederland, CO

TIAA-CREF

2022 - Present • 4 years

Nederland, CO

Citizens Securities, Inc.

2018 - 2022 • 4 years

Chestnut Hill, MA

Citizens Bank

2018 - 2022 • 4 years

Boston, MA

McAdam LLC

2017 - 2018 • 1 year

Boston, MA

Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments

2017 - 2018 • 1 year

Albany, NY

Live Nation

2017 - 2017 • 1 year

Saratoga Springs, NY

St. Lawrence University

2016 - 2017 • 1 year

Canton, NY

St. Lawrence Univeristy

2013 - 2017 • 4 years

Canton, NY

Disclosures

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Series 63, Series 65

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Series 65

Boulder, CO

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CFP®, Series 65

Boulder, CO

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Series 66, Series 65

Boulder, CO

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Katherine M

Series 65, Series 63

Boulder, CO

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ESG / Sustainable investing Private / alternative investments
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