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Michelle Taylor

Advisor at Balanced Wealth Group LLC

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Location

Westlake, OH 44145

Credentials

Series 63

Industry experience

28 years

About

Michelle Taylor is a financial advisor at Balanced Wealth Group LLC with 28 years of industry experience. She holds a Series 63 designation and has worked at firms including Ameriprise Financial Services, MassMutual Life Insurance Company, Fairport and Luma Wealth, and Charles Schwab. Outside of advising, she serves as a trustee of finance on a nonprofit board and is a co-owner of a business focused on enterprise collaboration systems. Balanced Wealth Group provides advisory services to individuals, families, trusts, businesses, and retirement plans, managing approximately $420 million in discretionary assets. The firm builds portfolios primarily with ETFs and mutual funds, employing both fundamental and technical analysis with a long-term orientation complemented by tactical trading.

Client services

Based on Balanced Wealth Group LLC

Financial planning Portfolio management Pension consulting Selection of other advisers

Expertise

Based on Balanced Wealth Group LLC

General retirement planning Equity Recipients (RS/RSU, SOP, ESPP)

Occupation focus

Based on Balanced Wealth Group LLC

Executive Founder/Business Owner

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Fee options

Percentage

$0+: 0.50% to 2.00% annually for wealth management services $0+: 0.50% to 1.75% annually for investment management services $0+: Up to 0.75% annually for retirement plan advisory services $0+: 0.50% to 1.50% annually for wrap fee program

Commissions

Certain advisory persons licensed insurance professionals earn commissions on insurance products separately from advisory fees

Other

Fee-only: Financial planning fees up to $18,000 for project-based; ongoing planning fees negotiated and billed monthly or quarterly in arrears

Location

1991 Crocker Road, Suite 300

Westlake, OH 44145

Most active in

Ohio

Work history

Balanced Wealth Group LLC

2023 - Present (3 years)

Ameriprise

2023 - 2023 (1 year)

MassMutual Life Insurance Company d/b/a Skylight Financial Group

2021 - 2022 (1 year)

MML Investors Services d/b/a Skylight Financial Group

2021 - 2022 (1 year)

Fairport and Luma Wealth (Affiliate of HighTower LLC)

2017 - 2021 (4 years)

Charles schwab Bank

2014 - 2017 (3 years)

Charles Schwab

2014 - 2017 (3 years)

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General tax planning Retirement income strategy Wealth management Baby Boomers (Born 1946-1964)
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