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Kari Moon Brown

Advisor at Creative Planning — Salt Lake City, UT

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Credentials

CFP®, Series 63, Series 65

Experience

2 years

Location

Salt Lake City, UT

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Creative Planning

Enterprise

Total advisors

1,176

Across 414 offices

Clients per advisor

74 Typical

Avg AUM per client

$2,113,277 Very High

HNW client ratio

45% Very High

About

Kari Moon Brown is a CFP® professional with Series 63 and Series 65 licenses, currently serving as a financial advisor at Creative Planning. She has two years of industry experience, including previous roles at Albion Financial Group and Verity. Creative Planning provides investment advisory and financial planning services to a diverse client base, including individuals, corporations, foundations, trusts, and retirement plans. The firm manages approximately $217 billion in client assets and emphasizes a financial planning-led investment process that incorporates low-cost indexing and supplemental strategies, supported by a broad range of affiliated non-investment businesses.

Client services

Based on Creative Planning

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

Expertise

Based on Creative Planning

Private / alternative investments Tax-loss harvesting ESG / Sustainable investing Retirement plans for business owners (SEP, solo 401k) Retirement income strategy

Occupation focus

Based on Creative Planning

Founder/Business Owner Executive Retired

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Fee options

Fixed

Financial planning fees typically range from $1,500 to $15,000; executive programs or complex cases range from $5,000 to $300,000; flat fees are negotiated and agreed upon beforehand

Percentage

$0 - $500,000: 1.20% $500,001 - $2,000,000: 1.00% $2,000,001 - $5,000,000: 0.85% $5,000,001 - $10,000,000: 0.80% $10,000,001 - $25,000,000: 0.70% $25,000,001 - $50,000,000: 0.40% $50,000,001 - $100,000,000: 0.30% $100,000,001+: 0.25%

Project-based

Negotiable hourly fee for Retirement Plan Services and financial planning services

Other

Account minimum: $200,000 Minimum fee: Minimum management fee for clients with assets under $500,000; $10,000 minimum for nonprofit organizations; $10,000 minimum for consulting services in Retirement Plan Services; $1,000 minimum for 3(38) investment advisory services in Retirement Plan Services

Location

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Salt Lake City, UT

Salt Lake City UT

Advisors at this office

1

Most active in

Utah

Work history

2 years of industry experience

Creative Planning, LLC

2024 - Present • 2 years

Overland Park, KS

Unemployed

2024 - 2024 • 1 year

Salt Lake City, UT

Albion Financial Group

2020 - 2024 • 4 years

Salt Lake City, UT

Unemployed

2020 - 2020 • 1 year

Salt Lake City, UT

Integrated Financial Group

2020 - 2020 • 1 year

Sandy, UT

Homemaker

2019 - 2020 • 1 year

Salt Lake City, UT

Verity

2015 - 2019 • 4 years

Salt Lake City, UT

Tingey Advisors Inc

2014 - 2014 • 1 year

Salt Lake City, UT

Disclosures

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Business activities & affiliations

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Alan F

CFP®, CRPC®, Series 7, Series 66

Midvale, UT

Everspire

Alan Faerber is a CFP® professional with 17 years of experience in the financial services industry. He currently serves as a Senior Financial Planner at TomiPlan and previously worked at Charles Schwab, TD Ameritrade Investment Management, and Scottrade. TomiPlan is a financial planning firm that guides consumers through the planning process without offering securities or financial products.

General retirement planning Retirement income strategy Income planning Social Security optimization Medicare planning

Roy J

CFP®, Series 63, Series 66

Midvale, UT

Everspire

Roy Jones is a CFP® professional and MBA with a Graduate Certificate in Financial Planning. With 26 years of financial services experience, he serves as CEO of Everspire and its affiliated firms, MHL Investments, E6 Portfolios, and TomiPlan. Everspire is an SEC-registered investment adviser with more than $289 million in discretionary assets under management. The firm serves individuals, families, businesses, charitable organizations, and retirement plans through a dedicated-advisor model centered on goals- and cash-flow-based financial planning. Everspire’s investment philosophy integrates low-cost, globally diversified core portfolios, daily tax-loss harvesting capabilities, and tax-aware alternative strategies designed to support each client’s broader financial plan.

Private / alternative investments Wealth management Tax-loss harvesting Factor investing / smart beta Concentrated stock management Self-Employed Founder/Business Owner Engineering Professional Scientific Professional Educators, Teachers, and Academics Established Professionals Approaching retirement Retired Baby Boomers (Born 1946-1964) Gen X (Born 1965-1980)
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Branden V

Series 63, Series 65

Salt Lake City, UT

Steward Financial Services, LLC

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Retirement income strategy Income planning Active portfolio management Founder/Business Owner Retired
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Jaron P

CFP®, Series 63, Series 65

Salt Lake City, UT

JHP Planning, LLC

Jaron Poulson is a CFP® professional with 25 years of industry experience. He is the principal advisor at JHP Planning, LLC, an independent firm based in Salt Lake City, UT, and has prior experience at Commonwealth Financial Network. Outside of advisory services, he conducts fixed insurance sales as an agent under the name JHP Planning, LLC. JHP Planning, LLC serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, and pension/profit-sharing plans, managing approximately $86.6 million across about 145 client relationships. The firm provides portfolio management, financial planning, and pension consulting, implementing portfolios primarily through the AssetMark platform using a mix of fundamental, quantitative, and technical analysis.

Annuities
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Chad B

Series 63, Series 66

Sandy, UT

Harvest Lane Investment Partners, LLC

Chad Butler is a financial advisor with Harvest Lane Investment Partners, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and bringing 13 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Global Retirement Partners, Transamerica Capital, Voya Investment Management, and John Hancock Advisers. Outside of advising, he serves as a Notary Public in Sandy, Utah. Harvest Lane is an independent advisory firm offering discretionary portfolio management and integrated financial planning to individuals, families, trusts, charitable organizations, and small businesses. The firm’s investment approach features a diversified core allocation combined with a value-oriented equity sleeve, incorporating managed-futures funds, stressed/distressed debt, and the use of AI tools to support research and operations.

Concentrated stock management Real estate investing Equity compensation tax strategy
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Jessica L

CFP®

Cottonwood Heights, UT

Lanning Financial Inc.

Jessica Lanning is a CFP® professional with 16 years of industry experience, serving as the principal and sole advisor at Lanning Financial Inc. since 2006. In addition to her advisory role, she is president of a mortgage brokerage business and holds a life insurance license, through which she brokers life insurance and annuities when appropriate for clients. Lanning Financial Inc. primarily serves individual and high-net-worth clients, focusing on comprehensive financial planning and advisory services rather than direct portfolio management. The firm selects and monitors third-party money managers, emphasizing client education and recorded meeting content, and uses flat fees for financial planning engagements.

Income planning General retirement planning Business succession planning Real estate investing Long-term care insurance Founder/Business Owner
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