Sophia Yu Liu
Advisor at Benefit Financial Services Group — Irvine, CA
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Credentials
CFP®, Series 63, Series 66
Experience Industry experience
8 years
Location
Irvine, CA 92614
Benefit Financial Services Group
Team
Sophia Liu is a CFP® with eight years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Benefit Financial Services Group. She previously worked at Capital Group-Private Client Services and Merrill Lynch. Benefit Financial Services Group advises individuals, trusts, family entities, corporations, and employer-sponsored retirement plans through its wealth management and institutional services divisions, managing $1.53 billion in discretionary assets and consulting on approximately $18.0 billion in retirement plan assets as of the end of 2025. The firm employs a diversified, model-based investment process that incorporates fundamental, quantitative, qualitative, and technical analysis and offers various strategies including ESG and options-based borrowing programs.
Based on Benefit Financial Services Group
Based on Benefit Financial Services Group
Based on Benefit Financial Services Group
Certain clients charged fixed fees ranging from $300 to $3,000 depending on account size and complexity; Pension consulting fixed fees range from $5,000 to $200,000 depending on type of service; Participant education fees range from $500 to $2,000 per meeting day.
0.25% to 1.25% annually depending on services, strategies, and complexity
Financial planning on standalone basis generally ranges from $150 to $500 per hour; divorce planning up to $500 per hour; hourly consulting rate for pension consulting $100 per hour.
Account minimum: $5,500/year Minimum fee: A total minimum fee of up to $5,500/year is required for Investment Portfolio Management Services. Fee-only: Basic financial planning services included with portfolio management; standalone financial planning fees negotiable, generally $150-$500 per hour.
Irvine, CA
2040 Main Street, Suite 720
Irvine CA 92614
Advisors at this office
16
California
8 years of industry experience
Benefit Financial Services Group
2024 - Present • 2 years
Irvine, CA
Capital Group-Private Client Services
2022 - 2024 • 2 years
Los Angeles, CA
Merrill Lynch
2018 - 2022 • 4 years
Irvine, CA
Tax & Financial Group
2017 - 2018 • 1 year
Newport Beach, CA
Minnesota Life
2017 - 2018 • 1 year
St. Paul, MN
Adp Llc
2015 - 2017 • 2 years
Irvine, CA
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