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Kevin Marso

Advisor at Avantax Planning Partners, Inc.

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Location

Humboldt, IA 50548

Credentials

Series 65

Industry experience

8 years

About

Kevin Marso is a financial advisor with Avantax Planning Partners, Inc., holding a Series 65 license and eight years of industry experience. He is also a partner and senior accountant at Erpelding, Voigt & Co., LLP, a regional CPA firm in Iowa, where he has worked since 2013. Outside of his advisory and accounting roles, Marso serves as the treasurer of the Humboldt Rotary Club, a nonprofit organization supporting local community projects and scholarships, and he manages a small farming operation. Avantax Planning Partners provides investment advice and planning primarily to individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, and businesses through collaborative referral arrangements with independent CPA firms and registered advisor representatives. The firm employs a model-based style allocation strategy overseen by an Investment Advisory Committee and offers discretionary portfolio management, retirement plan management, and tax-intelligent overlays.

Client services

Based on Avantax Planning Partners, Inc.

Financial planning Portfolio management Pension consulting Selection of other advisers

Expertise

Based on Avantax Planning Partners, Inc.

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

Occupation focus

Based on Avantax Planning Partners, Inc.

Founder/Business Owner Retired

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Fee options

Fixed

Fixed fees may be charged for stand-alone financial planning services; specific amounts not stated.

Percentage

$0 - $1,000,000: 1.25% annually $1,000,001 - $2,000,000: 1.00% annually $2,000,001 - $5,000,000: 0.75% annually $5,000,001+: 0.60% annually

Project-based

Hourly fees may be charged for stand-alone financial planning services; specific rates not stated.

Other

Fee-only: Fees for financial planning may be fixed or hourly based; included in Management Fee if part of asset management services.

Location

422 Sumner Avenue

Humboldt, IA 50548

Most active in

Iowa

Work history

Erpelding, Voigt & Co., LLP

2023 - Present (3 years)

Erpelding, Voigt & Co., LLP

2023 - Present (3 years)

HK Financial Services, Inc.

2017 - Present (9 years)

Erpelding, Voigt & Co., LLP

2013 - Present (13 years)

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