Scott Cole
Advisor at Colefp
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Advisor at Colefp
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Location
Hoover, AL
Credentials
CFP®, Series 65
Industry experience
21 years
Scott Cole is a CFP® with 21 years of experience and has been with Cole Financial Planning since 2004. He holds a Series 65 license and serves as a board member of GPN Alliance, Inc., the parent organization of the Garrett Planning Network. Cole also occasionally teaches financial planning courses as an adjunct professor and works as a financial neutral on interdisciplinary teams. Cole Financial Planning and Wealth Management, Inc. provides financial planning and investment advisory services to individuals, families, small businesses, nonprofits, trusts, and estates. The firm emphasizes long-term asset allocation and buy-hold-rebalance strategies, offering both discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management tailored to client preferences.
Based on Colefp
Based on Colefp
Flat annual fees based on assets under management tier schedule; also $750 for single-issue/ real-time planning sessions.
$0 - $1,000,000: 1% $1,000,001 - $3,000,000: 0.60% $3,000,001+: 0.40%
$270 per hour for financial planning and educational workshops.
Account minimum: $500,000 (preferred minimum, negotiable) Fee-only: Fee-only compensation; no commissions received or paid.
Hoover, AL
Alabama · Louisiana · Texas
Cole Financial Planning
2004 - Present (22 years)
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