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Patrick Lloyd Mutchler

Advisor at Avantax Planning Partners, Inc. — Muskegon, MI

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Credentials

Series 65

Experience

15 years

Location

Muskegon, MI 49440

Avantax Planning Partners, Inc.

Multi-team

Total advisors

252

Across 130 offices

Clients per advisor

30 Very Low

Avg AUM per client

$692,697 Typical

HNW client ratio

16% Typical

About

Patrick Mutchler is a financial advisor with Avantax Planning Partners, Inc. He holds a Series 65 designation and has 15 years of industry experience. Prior to joining Avantax, he worked at Investment Alliance, LLC and has been a partner and accountant at the regional CPA firm Brickley DeLong, Inc. since 1990. Mutchler also serves as a trustee for the Keeda Lasko trust. Avantax Planning Partners provides investment advice and planning primarily to individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, and businesses through collaborative referral arrangements with independent CPA firms and registered advisor representatives. The firm employs model-based style allocation strategies with discretionary portfolio management and offers tax-intelligent overlays and centralized trading through its designated custodians.

Client services

Based on Avantax Planning Partners, Inc.

Financial planning Portfolio management Pension consulting Selection of other advisers

Expertise

Based on Avantax Planning Partners, Inc.

Tax-loss harvesting Retirement plans for business owners (SEP, solo 401k) Retirement income strategy

Occupation focus

Based on Avantax Planning Partners, Inc.

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Fee options

Fixed

Flat fees for stand-alone financial planning services; negotiable and specified in client agreement.

Percentage

$0 - $1,000,000: 1.25% $1,000,001 - $2,000,000: 1.00% $2,000,001 - $5,000,000: 0.75% $5,000,001+: 0.60%

Commissions

Applicable only through affiliated broker-dealer or insurance services, separate from advisory fees.

Project-based

Hourly rates for financial planning services may be charged and are negotiable.

Other

Account minimum: $125,000 for Collateralized, Non-Purpose Loan Program; 0 for other services (no minimum explicitly stated or minimums are waivable/negotiable) Fee-only: Fixed or hourly fees for stand-alone financial planning services; fees are negotiable and specified in written agreement.

Location

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Muskegon, MI

221 W. Webster, Suite 400

Muskegon MI 49440

Advisors at this office

1

Most active in

Michigan

Work history

15 years of industry experience

HK Financial Services, Inc.

2019 - Present • 7 years

Dubuque, IA

Investment Alliance, LLC

2011 - 2019 • 8 years

Muskegon, MI

Brickley Delong PC

1990 - Present • 36 years

Muskegon, MI

Disclosures

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