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Melvin Dale Brooks

Advisor at IP Financial Advisory Services LLC — Crown Point, IN

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Credentials

Series 63, Series 65

Experience

40 years

Location

Crown Point, IN

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IP Financial Advisory Services LLC

Multi-team

Total advisors

129

Across 107 offices

Clients per advisor

16 Very Low

Avg AUM per client

$240,578 Very Low

HNW client ratio

0% Very Low

About

Melvin Brooks is a financial advisor with IP Financial Advisory Services LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and bringing 40 years of industry experience. He has worked at IP Financial Advisory Services since 2020 and is also affiliated with Innovation Partners LLC and the Merrillville Education Foundation. Brooks has been involved with the Merrillville Education Foundation for over 20 years. IP Financial Advisory Services primarily serves individual retail clients, offering portfolio management, financial planning, and consulting services, with a focus on non-high-net-worth investors and retirement plan participants. The firm employs various analytical approaches and provides specialized advisory services, including actuarial analysis and benefits consulting.

Client services

Based on IP Financial Advisory Services LLC

Financial planning Portfolio management Pension consulting Selection of other advisers
Consulting services to qualified retirement plans

Expertise

Based on IP Financial Advisory Services LLC

Business succession planning Charitable giving & philanthropy Income planning Long-term care insurance Retirement plans for business owners (SEP, solo 401k)

Occupation focus

Based on IP Financial Advisory Services LLC

Founder/Business Owner Executive

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Fee options

Fixed

Fixed fees for consulting and financial planning ranging from $500 to $20,000 per plan

Percentage

Less than $10,000 - $24,999: 1.25% to 3% $25,000 - $100,000: 1.00% to 2.75% $100,000 - $250,000: 0.75% to 2.50% Greater than $250,000+: 0.50% to 2.00%

Project-based

Hourly fees up to $500 per hour for consulting and financial planning services

Other

Account minimum: $150,000 Minimum fee: Financial planning and consulting services fees paid at time of service or upon billing, hourly fees up to $500 per hour, fixed fees range from $500 to $20,000 per plan Fee-only: Consulting fees on hourly, flat, recurring, or fixed-fee basis; fees paid at time of service or upon billing

Location

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Crown Point, IN

Crown Point IN

Advisors at this office

1

Most active in

Indiana

Work history

40 years of industry experience

IP Financial Advisory Services

2020 - Present • 6 years

Charlotte, NC

Innovation Partners LLC

2013 - Present • 13 years

Matthews, NC

Merriville Education Foundation

2006 - Present • 20 years

Merriville, IN

Valic Financial Advisors

2004 - 2006 • 2 years

Merillville, IN

Disclosures

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Business activities & affiliations

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Scott P

Series 63, Series 66

Crown Point, IN

Harmony Wealth Management LLC

Scott Pederson is a financial advisor with Harmony Wealth Management LLC in Crown Point, Indiana. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has 29 years of industry experience, including 22 years at Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. and Charles Schwab Bank before founding his current firm in 2019. Harmony Wealth Management is an independent asset management and financial planning firm serving individuals, trusts, corporations, retirement plans, tax-exempt entities, and government clients. The firm emphasizes quantitative portfolio optimization and efficient-frontier analysis in its investment process and offers a distinctive service mix that includes predominantly non-discretionary asset management and educational client workshops.

Active portfolio management Options & derivatives strategies Concentrated stock management
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Joseph H

CFP®, Series 63, Series 65

St. John, IN

Smart Choice Financial Planning, Inc.

Joseph Harowski is a CFP® professional with 22 years of experience in the financial services industry. He has been associated with United Planners Financial Services of America since 2004. Harowski currently operates as the sole advisor at Smart Choice Financial Planning, Inc. in St. John, Indiana. Smart Choice Financial Planning offers financial planning, retirement and estate consultations, and portfolio monitoring to individuals, families, and small businesses without account minimums. The firm employs a primarily passive, low-cost investment approach with documented investment policy statements and provides services on a project or fixed-fee basis without charging based on assets under management.

Annuities General tax planning Cash flow / budgeting
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Douglas S

Series 66

Schererville, IN

Santefort Investment Group, LLC

Douglas Santefort is the owner and president of Santefort Investment Group, LLC, with 21 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and previously worked at Madison Avenue Securities, Inc. from 2007 to 2018. Outside of his advisory work, he serves on the board of the Elim Christian Services Foundation. Santefort Investment Group advises individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, business entities, and employer-sponsored retirement plans. The firm offers discretionary asset management, retirement-plan consulting as a 3(21) fiduciary, public educational seminars, and sells fixed insurance products, employing a blend of fundamental, technical, charting, and cyclical analysis with support from third-party managers and platforms.

Active portfolio management Retirement plans for business owners (SEP, solo 401k) Options & derivatives strategies
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Kally T

Series 65

Merrillville, IN

RCS Financial Advisors, Ltd

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Wealth management
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Xuan W

CFA®, Series 63

Munster, IN

EN+ Wealth

Xuan Wang is a CFA® charterholder with five years of industry experience. He currently serves as the sole advisor at EN+ Wealth, having previously worked at William Blair and ProManage LLC. EN+ Wealth operates a web-based financial advisory platform focused on underserved communities, particularly young and emerging families and Chinese and Asian individuals in the U.S. The firm combines AI-driven personalized recommendations with human oversight, offering a range of investment and financial planning services through a membership-tiered model.

Cash flow / budgeting Debt management General tax planning College savings (529s, UTMA, etc.) Retirement plans for business owners (SEP, solo 401k) Founder/Business Owner Young Families Immigrants
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Dylan P

Series 65

Lowell, IN

Parks Wealth Management LLC

Dylan Parks is the principal of Parks Wealth Management LLC in Lowell, Indiana. He holds a Series 65 designation and has one year of experience in financial advising. Prior to founding his firm in 2025, he worked for five years at Revere Marketing and six years at Walgreens. Parks Wealth Management LLC provides discretionary asset management along with financial planning and consulting services. The firm uses a range of investment strategies, including fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis, and offers a broad menu of instruments such as options and derivatives.

Options & derivatives strategies
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