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Julia Marie Connell

Advisor at United Capital Financial Advisors — Winchester, VA

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Credentials

CFP®, Series 65

Experience

22 years

Location

Winchester, VA 22601

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United Capital Financial Advisors

Multi-team

Total advisors

164

Across 73 offices

Clients per advisor

151 Very High

Avg AUM per client

$829,769 High

HNW client ratio

8% Low

About

Julia Connell is a CFP® professional with 22 years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at United Capital Financial Advisors since 2016. She is the author of *Think Ahead: Ten Reasons Why You Need a Financial Planner* and holds board positions with the Valley Health System and the Community Foundation of the Northern Shenandoah Valley. United Capital provides national financial planning and discretionary investment management to a diverse client base, including high-net-worth individuals, retirement plans, and institutional accounts. The firm’s platform supports customized investment strategies and offers sub-advisory and consulting services, as well as technology and practice support through FinLife Partners.

Client services

Based on United Capital Financial Advisors

Financial planning Portfolio management Pension consulting Selection of other advisers Newsletters or periodicals Educational seminars or workshops
Sub-adviser for other investment advisers

Expertise

Based on United Capital Financial Advisors

ESG / Sustainable investing Annuities

Occupation focus

Based on United Capital Financial Advisors

Founder/Business Owner Retired

Demographic focus

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Values-based investing Religious/faith focused

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Fee options

Fixed

Financial Planning fees can be negotiated as flat fees, ranging typically from $2,500 to $55,000 per year.

Percentage

$0 - $500,000: 1.50% $500,000 - $2,000,000: 1.25% $2,000,000 - $5,000,000: 1.15% $5,000,000 - $10,000,000: 1.00% $10,000,000+: 0.85%

Commissions

Commissions received on insurance products and variable annuities sold through affiliated broker-dealer and insurance agencies; commissions vary by product and arrangement.

Project-based

Hourly fees historically ranged from $200 to $500 per hour for Financial Planning services (prior to March 31, 2020).

Other

Account minimum: $500,000 Fee-only: Financial Planning fees typically between $2,500 and $55,000 per year, paid quarterly in advance; fees negotiated and can be higher or lower; prior to March 31, 2020, some clients paid hourly fees between $200 and $500 per hour.

Location

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Winchester, VA

35 North Braddock Street

Winchester VA 22601

Advisors at this office

2

Most active in

Pennsylvania · Texas · Virginia · West Virginia

Work history

22 years of industry experience

United Capital Financial Advisors, LLC

2016 - Present • 10 years

Irving, TX

Disclosures

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Business activities & affiliations

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Blaine D

CFP®, Series 63, Series 65

Winchester, VA

Dunn Financial Advisors, LLC

Blaine Dunn is a CFP® with 27 years of experience in the financial services industry. He has been the principal advisor at Dunn Financial Advisors, LLC since 1999. The firm provides personalized financial planning and investment management to individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, small businesses, and certain pension and profit-sharing plans. Dunn Financial Advisors operates on a fee-only basis with an emphasis on strategic asset allocation and global diversification, serving both individual and institutional-type clients.

General retirement planning Tax strategies for small businesses College savings (529s, UTMA, etc.) General estate planning guidance Cash flow / budgeting
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Michael T

Series 65

Winchester, VA

Trainor Consulting

Michael Trainor is a financial advisor and owner of Trainor Consulting in Winchester, VA, with 9 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 license and has worked at BNY Mellon, Kulak Design Associates, and Anacomp prior to founding Trainor Consulting in 2019. In addition to financial advising, he operates a tax preparation service for individuals, partnerships, and small businesses. Trainor Consulting provides investment management primarily for individual and joint accounts, offering non-discretionary portfolio management with written recommendations and quarterly reports. The firm follows a fundamental, research-driven approach to active management using common stocks, mutual funds, and ETFs, focusing on long-term, diversified portfolio construction without short-selling or market timing.

Active portfolio management Concentrated stock management
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Brian D

PFS™, Series 65

Winchester, VA

R & J Financial Partners, LLC

Brian Davet is a financial advisor at R & J Financial Partners, LLC with 15 years of industry experience. He holds the PFS™ designation and Series 65 license. In addition to his advisory role, Davet is a 10% owner of Rutherford & Johnson, P.C., an unaffiliated CPA firm specializing in tax preparation and planning for individuals and corporations. R & J Financial Partners provides investment management, financial planning, and retirement-plan advisory services to individuals, trusts, qualified plans, charitable organizations, corporations, and small businesses. The firm employs a modern portfolio theory approach emphasizing asset-class diversification and buy-and-hold strategies, utilizing written investment policy statements and third-party sub-advisers for fixed-income management.

Wealth management Passive / index investing Tax-loss harvesting Business exit / sale strategy Founder/Business Owner Retired
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Clifton R

PFS™, Series 65

Winchester, VA

R & J Financial Partners, LLC

Clifton Rutherford is a financial advisor with R & J Financial Partners, LLC, holding the PFS™ designation and Series 65 license. He has 18 years of experience in financial advising and has also been a principal at Rutherford & Johnson P.C., a CPA firm specializing in tax preparation and planning, since 1980. R & J Financial Partners provides investment management, financial planning, and retirement-plan advisory services to individuals, trusts, qualified retirement plans, charitable organizations, corporations, and small businesses. The firm employs a modern portfolio theory approach focused on asset-class diversification and a buy-and-hold strategy, utilizing low-turnover mutual funds and index-oriented strategies.

Wealth management Passive / index investing Tax-loss harvesting Business exit / sale strategy Founder/Business Owner Retired
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Eric W

Series 63, Series 65

Winchester, VA

Cornerstone Asset Management

Eric Weitz is a financial advisor with Cornerstone Asset Management in Winchester, VA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 32 years of industry experience. He has been affiliated with FSC Securities Corporation and Cornerstone Asset Management since 1994 and worked at Syndicated Capital Inc. from 2002 to 2021. Cornerstone Asset Management serves individual investors, trusts, estates, retirement plans, and small businesses, offering portfolio management, pension consulting, adviser selection, and educational seminars. The firm constructs growth-and-income portfolios using fundamental and technical analysis and manages client assets primarily on a non-discretionary basis.

Passive / index investing Real estate investing
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Dennis C

Series 63, Series 65

Winchester, VA

Cornerstone Asset Management

Dennis Connor is a financial advisor at Cornerstone Asset Management with 40 years of industry experience. He has held positions at Syndicated Capital Inc. from 2003 to 2021 and has been with Cornerstone Asset Management since 1993. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. Cornerstone Asset Management serves individual investors, trusts, estates, retirement plans, and small businesses. The firm constructs growth-and-income portfolios using fundamental and technical analysis and manages client assets primarily on a non-discretionary basis.

Passive / index investing Real estate investing
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