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Suresh Basnet

Advisor at Balanced Investment Advisors, LLC — Cedar Rapids, IA

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Credentials

Series 63, Series 65

Experience

19 years

Location

Cedar Rapids, IA 52401

Balanced Investment Advisors, LLC

Supported

Total advisors

2

Clients per advisor

29 Low

Avg AUM per client

$714,843 Typical

HNW client ratio

28% Typical

About

Suresh Basnet is a financial advisor with Balanced Investment Advisors, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 19 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments, CoreCap Investments, and Voya Financial Advisors. Basnet is also a managing member of Balanced Investment Company, LLC, where he is involved in insurance brokerage activities. Balanced Investment Advisors provides discretionary portfolio management and financial planning primarily for individual clients, including high-net-worth households, and retirement plans. The firm employs a discretionary investment approach based on client objectives, risk tolerance, and fundamental analysis, with regular account reviews that incorporate rebalancing and tax-loss harvesting.

Client services

Based on Balanced Investment Advisors, LLC

Financial planning Portfolio management Pension consulting Educational seminars or workshops

Expertise

Based on Balanced Investment Advisors, LLC

Retirement income strategy General retirement planning General tax planning

Occupation focus

Based on Balanced Investment Advisors, LLC

Founder/Business Owner

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Fee options

Fixed

Financial planning one-time consultation fees range from $250 to $8,500 based on hourly rate.

Percentage

$0 - $1,000,000: 2.50% annually $1,000,001 - $2,000,000: 2.40% annually $2,000,001 - $3,000,000: 2.25% annually $3,000,001 - $4,000,000: 1.90% annually $4,000,001 - $5,000,000: 1.65% annually $5,000,001+: 1.35% annually

Commissions

Investment Advisor Representatives receive commissions on insurance products; less than 20% of time on insurance activities.

Project-based

$250 per hour for financial planning, one-time consultations ranging $250 - $8,500 (negotiable)

Location

Cedar Rapids, IA

Armstrong Center 222 Third Ave SE

Cedar Rapids IA 52401

Advisors at this office

2

Most active in

Iowa · Texas

Work history

19 years of industry experience

Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments

2020 - 2020 • 1 year

Albany, NY

Balanced Investment Advisors, LLC

2019 - Present • 7 years

Cedar Rapids, IA

CoreCap Investments, Inc.

2017 - 2018 • 1 year

Cedar Rapids, IA

CoreCap Advisors, Inc.

2017 - 2018 • 1 year

Cedar Rapids, IA

Balanced Investment Company, LLC

2012 - Present • 14 years

Cedar Rapids, IA

Voya financial Advisors

2009 - 2017 • 8 years

Cedar Rapids, IA

Voya financial Advisors

2009 - 2017 • 8 years

Cedar Rapids, IA

Disclosures

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Series 65, CRPC®

Cedar Rapids, IA

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Series 65

Cedar Rapids, IA

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Series 65

Cedar Rapids, IA

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Series 65

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Series 66, Series 65

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Series 65, Series 63

Cedar Rapids, IA

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Options & derivatives strategies Optometrist
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