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Terry Lee Allen

Advisor at The Putney Financial Group LLC — San Rafael, CA

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Credentials

Series 63, Series 65

Experience

22 years

Location

San Rafael, CA 94903

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The Putney Financial Group LLC

Team

Total advisors

6

Clients per advisor

35 Low

Avg AUM per client

$968,225 Typical

HNW client ratio

27% Typical

About

Terry Allen is a financial advisor with The Putney Financial Group LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and with 22 years of industry experience. He has been with The Putney Financial Group since 2013 and also serves as a director and officer of Completax Planning, Inc., a firm specializing in tax, accounting, and estate planning. The Putney Financial Group provides investment supervisory services and financial planning primarily to individual clients, including high-net-worth individuals and charitable trusts. The firm employs a multi-faceted investment approach emphasizing asset allocation across various instruments and manages portfolios typically on a discretionary basis with regular performance reviews and reporting.

Client services

Based on The Putney Financial Group LLC

Financial planning Portfolio management Newsletters or periodicals Educational seminars or workshops

Expertise

Based on The Putney Financial Group LLC

Annuities Options & derivatives strategies Tax-loss harvesting Retirement income strategy

Occupation focus

Based on The Putney Financial Group LLC

Executive Founder/Business Owner

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Fee options

Percentage

$1 - $500,000: 2.00% $500,001 - $1,000,000: 1.35% $1,000,001 - $1,500,000: 1.20% $1,500,001 - $3,000,000: 1.00% $3,000,001 - $5,000,000: 0.85% Over $5 million+: Negotiable

Commissions

Sales commissions on certain assets (including variable annuities, non-publicly traded securities, private placements) range from 0.75% - 10% if recommended; advisory fees are waived on assets purchased with commissions.

Project-based

Principal: $1,000/hour; Senior Advisor: $550/hour; Advisor: $275/hour; Administrative Staff: $125/hour

Subscriptions

$5,000 retainer required for financial planning services; unused portion refunded, overages billed monthly

Other

Account minimum: $250,000

Location

San Rafael, CA

100 Smith Ranch Road, Suite 110

San Rafael CA 94903

Advisors at this office

6

Most active in

California

Work history

22 years of industry experience

Arete Wealth Mangagement

2024 - Present • 2 years

Chicago, IL

The Putney Financial Group

2013 - Present • 13 years

San Rafael, CA

Portsmouth Financial Services

2013 - Present • 13 years

San Francisco, CA

Completax Planning Inc

1999 - Present • 27 years

Napa, CA

Disclosures

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Series 66

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Series 63, Series 65

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Series 65

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Series 63, Series 65, Series 66

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CFP®, Series 63, Series 65

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