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Thomas Gilbert

Advisor at Avantax Planning Partners, Inc.

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Location

Ashmore, IL

Credentials

Series 66

Industry experience

26 years

About

Thomas Gilbert is a financial advisor with Avantax Planning Partners, Inc., holding a Series 66 designation and 26 years of industry experience. He has worked at Honkamp Krueger Financial Services since 2000 and previously at Gilbert, Metzger & Madigan from 1995 to 2018. Gilbert is also a shareholder and advisor at Thomas L. Gilbert Financial Services, a financial services firm affiliated with HK Financial Services in Ashmore, IL. Avantax Planning Partners provides investment advice and planning primarily to individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, and businesses through referral arrangements with independent CPA firms and registered advisor representatives. The firm employs model-based style allocation strategies, discretionary portfolio management, and tax-intelligent overlays, managing client accounts with centralized trading and reporting.

Client services

Based on Avantax Planning Partners, Inc.

Financial planning Portfolio management Pension consulting Selection of other advisers

Expertise

Based on Avantax Planning Partners, Inc.

Tax-loss harvesting Retirement plans for business owners (SEP, solo 401k) Retirement income strategy Wealth management

Occupation focus

Based on Avantax Planning Partners, Inc.

Founder/Business Owner Retired

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Fee options

Fixed

Fixed fees may be charged for stand-alone financial planning services; specific amounts not stated.

Percentage

$0 - $1,000,000: 1.25% annually $1,000,001 - $2,000,000: 1.00% annually $2,000,001 - $5,000,000: 0.75% annually $5,000,001+: 0.60% annually

Project-based

Hourly fees may be charged for stand-alone financial planning services; specific rates not stated.

Other

Fee-only: Fees for financial planning may be fixed or hourly based; included in Management Fee if part of asset management services.

Location

Ashmore, IL

Most active in

Illinois

Work history

Honkamp krueger Financial Services

2000 - Present (26 years)

Gilbert, Metzger & Madigan

1995 - 2018 (23 years)

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