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Karen Cecilia Burkhart

Advisor at Ameriprise — Sparks Glencoe, MD

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Credentials

ChFC®, Series 63, Series 65

Experience

31 years

Location

Sparks Glencoe, MD

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Ameriprise

Institution

Total advisors

12,720

Across 4,069 offices

Clients per advisor

108 High

Avg AUM per client

$471,167 Typical

HNW client ratio

13% Typical

About

Karen Burkhart is a financial advisor with Ameriprise, holding the ChFC® designation along with Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. She has 30 years of industry experience, including prior roles at Janney Montgomery Scott, Wells Fargo Clearing, and USAA financial planning services. Ameriprise offers a retirement-income planning service focused on individuals approaching or in retirement who meet specific eligibility criteria, combining research, modeling, and tax-efficiency analysis to provide written recommendation reports. The firm serves a broad client base with a range of advisory, brokerage, and insurance solutions typical of a large institutional provider.

Client services

Based on Ameriprise

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

Expertise

Based on Ameriprise

Retirement income strategy Income planning Social Security optimization Retirement withdrawal strategies

Demographic focus

Based on Ameriprise

Approaching retirement

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Fee options

Percentage

$0 - $999,999: 0.15% $1,000,000 - $1,999,999: 0.12% $2,000,000 - $3,999,999: 0.09% $4,000,000+: 0.07%

Other

Account minimum: $1,000,000 in net investable assets and at least $500,000 in Ameriprise Financial Managed Account assets held at Ameriprise Financial Services and included in your Retirement Portfolio.

Location

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Sparks Glencoe, MD

Sparks Glencoe MD

Advisors at this office

1

Most active in

Maryland

Work history

31 years of industry experience

Ameriprise

2022 - Present • 4 years

Hunt Valley, MD

Janney Montgomery Scott LLC

2020 - 2022 • 2 years

New York, NY

Wells Fargo Clearing

2017 - 2020 • 3 years

Walnut Creek, CA

USAA Financial Planning Services

2013 - 2017 • 4 years

Vienna, VA

Usaa Financial Advisors Inc

2013 - 2017 • 4 years

Vienna, VA

PRUCO Securities, LLC.

2009 - 2013 • 4 years

Citigroup Global Markets

2002 - 2008 • 6 years

Disclosures

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Business activities & affiliations

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Michael R

Series 65

Towson, MD

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CFP®, Series 63

Glyndon, MD

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Active portfolio management
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Series 63, Series 66

Towson, MD

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Active portfolio management Options & derivatives strategies General tax planning
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Series 66

Owings Mills, MD

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General tax planning Wealth management Passive / index investing
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Thomas R

Series 63, Series 65

Owings Mills, MD

Pine Tree Financial Services, Inc.

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Active portfolio management
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Andrew D

Series 65, Series 66

Baltimore, MD

Schiff Wealth Advisors, LLC

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Passive / index investing Real estate investing Tax-loss harvesting College savings (529s, UTMA, etc.)
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