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Ray Charles Croff

Advisor at Brookstone Capital Management LLC — Sunset, SC

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Credentials

ChFC®, Series 63

Experience

9 years

Location

Sunset, SC

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Brookstone Capital Management LLC

Enterprise

Total advisors

333

Across 206 offices

Clients per advisor

165 Very High

Avg AUM per client

$231,028 Low

HNW client ratio

9% Low

About

Ray Croff is a ChFC® credentialed financial advisor with nine years of industry experience, currently serving at Brookstone Capital Management LLC. His background includes prior work with Hall ETF Wealth Management System, Inc. and over two decades of self-employment. Outside of investment advisory services, he is involved in exit planning roundtables for business owners and administers a subscription-based educational portal for financial advisors. Brookstone Capital Management provides fee-based asset management and financial planning to individuals, retirement plans, corporations, trusts, and other entities. The firm employs strategic and dynamic asset-allocation models, diverse investment vehicles, and proprietary platforms while acting as both an advisor and sub-advisor to various programs.

Client services

Based on Brookstone Capital Management LLC

Financial planning Portfolio management Selection of other advisers Educational seminars or workshops

Expertise

Based on Brookstone Capital Management LLC

ESG / Sustainable investing Active portfolio management Options & derivatives strategies Private / alternative investments Retirement plans for business owners (SEP, solo 401k)

Occupation focus

Based on Brookstone Capital Management LLC

Executive Founder/Business Owner Retired

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Fee options

Fixed

Fixed fees for financial planning services ranging from $200 to $5,000 or more, negotiable.

Percentage

Negotiable up to 2.5% annually total (combined BCM and IAR/Outside RIA fees). BCM portion up to 0.95%, IAR/Outside RIA portion up to 1.55%

Commissions

Commission-based compensation earned by IARs for insurance and annuity sales; BCM does not charge management fees on commission-based fixed index annuities.

Project-based

Up to $350 per hour for financial planning services, billed in six-minute increments.

Other

Account minimum: $5,000 to $100,000 (typical range; accounts below minimum may be accepted at discretion) Fee-only: Financial planning fees charged hourly up to $350/hour or fixed fees ranging from $200 to $5,000 or more, all negotiable.

Location

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Sunset, SC

Sunset SC

Advisors at this office

1

Most active in

South Carolina · Texas

Work history

9 years of industry experience

Brookstone Capital Management

2017 - Present • 9 years

Wheaton, IL

Hall ETF Wealth Management System, Inc.

2017 - 2017 • 1 year

Carrollton, TX

Self employment

1992 - 2017 • 25 years

Sanger, TX

Disclosures

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CFP®, Series 66

Six Mile, SC

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Passive / index investing Active portfolio management
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Michael K

CFP®, ChFC®, Series 63, Series 66

Six Mile, SC

The Wealthcare Clinic

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Passive / index investing Active portfolio management
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Stephen L

CFP®, ChFC®, Series 63, Series 65

Easley, SC

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John C

Series 66

Six Mile, SC

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Wealth management Retirement plans for business owners (SEP, solo 401k) Retirement income strategy Founder/Business Owner Retired
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Derek L

CFP®, Series 66

Six Mile, SC

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Wealth management
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Matthew S

Series 63, Series 66

Six Mile, SC

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