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Nyi Htoon

Advisor at Step Forward Financial

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Location

Lewistown, PA

Credentials

CFA®

Industry experience

1 year

About

Nyi Htoon is a CFA® charterholder and the sole advisor at Step Forward Financial in Lewistown, PA, with one year of experience at the firm and a decade of prior experience at Prudential Financial. He manages a family partnership that oversees investments for his and his siblings' families without compensation. Step Forward Financial provides financial planning and investment consultation services focused on advice rather than discretionary management, serving individuals and families with recommendations centered on low-cost index funds and ETFs. The firm’s approach involves a holistic assessment of clients’ financial situations and offers an hourly fee structure without asset-based or performance fees.

Client services

Based on Step Forward Financial

Financial planning

Expertise

Based on Step Forward Financial

Passive / index investing General retirement planning

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Project-based

$72 per hour

Other

Minimum fee: $720 annual fee Fee-only: Annual fee of $720 or hourly fee of $72

Location

Lewistown, PA

Most active in

Pennsylvania

Work history

Step Forward Financial LLC

2025 - Present (1 year)

Career transition: financial planning

2024 - 2024 (1 year)

Prudential Financial

2014 - 2024 (10 years)

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