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Kathleen Murphy

Advisor at Capital Analysts — Amherst, MA

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Credentials

Series 66

Experience

14 years

Location

Amherst, MA

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Capital Analysts

Multi-team

Total advisors

52

Across 259 offices

Clients per advisor

300 Very High

Avg AUM per client

$540,083 Typical

HNW client ratio

19% Typical

About

Kathleen Murphy is a financial advisor with Capital Analysts who holds a Series 66 designation and has 14 years of industry experience. Her prior work history includes roles at Lincoln Investment, GWN Securities, Agia, and VALIC Financial Advisors. Outside of financial advising, she teaches woodworking part-time at a high school and manages a women's wellness and education venture called World of Women DBA Transformational Tools. Capital Analysts serves a diverse client base including individual investors, retirement plans, trusts, foundations, and corporate clients. The firm offers discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management supported by an in-house investment research team, and maintains a close affiliation with Lincoln Investment.

Client services

Based on Capital Analysts

Portfolio management Pension consulting Selection of other advisers

Expertise

Based on Capital Analysts

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

Occupation focus

Based on Capital Analysts

Educators, Teachers, and Academics Founder/Business Owner

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Fee options

Percentage

$0 - $500,000: 0.15% or $200 minimum annually $500,000 - $1,000,000: 0.12% $1,000,000 - $2,000,000: 0.10% $2,000,000+: 0.08%

Other

Account minimum: Depends on platform and individual Advisor; may be waived at sole discretion Minimum fee: Capital Analysts Administrative Fee with minimum annual fee of $200 assessed monthly ($16.67/month); minimum fee applies especially to accounts less than $133,333. Fee-only: Advisor fees up to maximum of 1.25% annually, negotiable by individual Advisor; Administrative fee as above.

Location

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Amherst, MA

Amherst MA

Advisors at this office

1

Most active in

Massachusetts · New Hampshire

Work history

14 years of industry experience

Capital Analysts

2024 - Present • 2 years

Fort Washington, PA

Lincoln Investment

2024 - Present • 2 years

Fort Washington, PA

GWN Securities, Inc

2023 - 2023 • 1 year

Palm Beach Gardens, FL

Agia

2022 - 2023 • 1 year

Houston, TX

VALIC Financial Advisors, Inc

2014 - 2023 • 9 years

Nashua, NH

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CFP®

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Series 66

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Series 63, Series 65

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CFP®, ChFC®, Series 63

Amherst, MA

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Series 63, Series 65

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