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Marcia Lynn Bernstein

Advisor at Foundations Investment Advisors LLC — Avon, CT

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Credentials

Series 65

Experience

11 years

Location

Avon, CT

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Foundations Investment Advisors LLC

Multi-team

Total advisors

295

Across 179 offices

Clients per advisor

100 Very High

Avg AUM per client

$340,025 Low

HNW client ratio

20% Typical

About

Marcia Bernstein is a financial advisor with Foundations Investment Advisors LLC in Avon, CT, holding a Series 65 designation and 11 years of industry experience. She has worked at Foundations Investment Advisors since 2017 and previously at The Patriot Financial Group from 2015 to 2017. Bernstein is also self-employed as an insurance sales agent, a role she has maintained since 2000. Foundations Investment Advisors, LLC provides financial planning and portfolio management to individual and high-net-worth clients, retirement plans, and registered investment companies through a large network of affiliated offices. The firm uses a mix of fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis alongside model portfolios and an asymmetric rebalancing approach.

Client services

Based on Foundations Investment Advisors LLC

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

Expertise

Based on Foundations Investment Advisors LLC

ESG / Sustainable investing

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Fee options

Fixed

Financial planning fixed fees typically range from $100 to $5,000, up to $7,500 for expanded services

Percentage

Up to 2.00% annually maximum fee

Commissions

Commission based fees apply to insurance products sold by associated persons in their separate capacity; typical commissions range from 5% to 10% of insurance product purchase price

Project-based

Financial planning services hourly rates from $100 to $500 per hour

Other

Account minimum: $5,000 Minimum fee: $50 annual administrative and technology fee for all accounts Fee-only: Financial planning fees range from $100 to $500 per hour; Fixed fees typically range from $100 to $5,000, up to $7,500 for expanded services

Location

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Avon, CT

Avon CT

Advisors at this office

1

Most active in

Connecticut · Texas

Work history

11 years of industry experience

Foundations Investment Advisors, LLC

2017 - Present • 9 years

Scottsdale, AZ

The Patriot Financial Group

2015 - 2017 • 2 years

Westbough, MA

Marcia L.. Bernstein

2000 - Present • 26 years

Avon, CT

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