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Kevin Joseph Timmerman

Advisor at Creative Planning — Dubuque, IA

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Credentials

CFP®, Series 63, Series 65

Experience

27 years

Location

Dubuque, IA

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Creative Planning

Enterprise

Total advisors

1,182

Across 416 offices

Clients per advisor

74 Typical

Avg AUM per client

$2,113,277 Very High

HNW client ratio

45% Very High

About

Kevin Timmerman is a CFP® with 27 years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Creative Planning since 2017. Prior to this, he worked at Steele Capital Management for 23 years. He also serves as an adjunct professor at Loras College, teaching approximately five hours per month. Creative Planning provides investment advisory and financial planning services to a diverse client base, including individuals, corporations, foundations, trusts, and retirement plans. The firm employs a financial planning-led investment process that emphasizes low-cost indexing and buy-and-hold strategies, supported by a broad range of supplemental investment options and integrated retirement plan services.

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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Dubuque, IA

Dubuque IA

Advisors at this office

1

Most active in

Iowa

Work history

27 years of industry experience

Creative Planning

2017 - Present • 9 years

Overland Park, KS

Steele Capital Management

1994 - 2017 • 23 years

Dubuque, IA

Disclosures

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Series 63, Series 65

Galena, IL

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CFP®, Series 63

Dubuque, IA

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Series 66

Dubuque, IA

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