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Paola Santos

Advisor at Creative Planning

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Location

Superior, CO

Credentials

Series 65

Industry experience

23 years

About

Paola Santos is a Series 65 licensed advisor with 23 years of industry experience. She is currently with Creative Planning, where she has worked since 2021. Her prior experience includes roles at Lockton Investment Advisors, BOF Financial, Standard Retirement Services, and StanCorp affiliates. Creative Planning provides investment advisory and financial planning services to a diverse client base, including individuals, corporations, foundations, trusts, and retirement plans. The firm manages approximately $217 billion in assets and employs a financial planning–led investment process emphasizing low-cost indexing and buy-and-hold strategies, supplemented by direct indexing, tax-loss harvesting, and other portfolio management techniques.

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

Superior, CO

Most active in

Colorado

Work history

Creative Planning, LLC

2021 - Present (5 years)

Lockton Investment Advisors

2021 - 2021 (1 year)

Lockton Companies LLC

2021 - 2021 (1 year)

BOF Financial

2020 - 2021 (1 year)

Standard Retirement Services

2010 - 2020 (10 years)

StanCorp Investment Advisers, Inc.

2008 - 2020 (12 years)

StanCorp Equities, inc.

2007 - 2020 (13 years)

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