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Thomas Koehn

Advisor at Ascent Advisors

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Location

Lindstrom, MN 55045

Credentials

Series 63, Series 65

Industry experience

16 years

About

Thomas Koehn is a financial advisor at Ascent Advisors with 16 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at firms including Allianz Life Insurance Company of North America and Questar Capital Corporation. Koehn is also involved with American Senior Benefits, where he participates in insurance sales. Ascent Advisors provides portfolio management and advisory services to pension and profit-sharing plans, corporations, and individual investors. The firm employs a multi-method investment approach and offers specialized consulting on Delaware Statutory Trusts and 1031 exchange planning, with an emphasis on regular portfolio monitoring and coordination with clients’ tax and legal advisors.

Client services

Based on Ascent Advisors

Financial planning Portfolio management Pension consulting Dst consulting

Expertise

Based on Ascent Advisors

Real estate investing Retirement plans for business owners (SEP, solo 401k) Wealth management

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Fee options

Fixed

$1,500 to $100,000 fixed fees for financial planning; flat advisory fees for DST consulting ranging from $5,000 to $40,000+ depending on DST investment size

Percentage

$0+: Negotiable, generally not to exceed 1.50% (tiered/blended fee schedule for portfolio management fees) $0 - $1,000,000: 1.00% (pension consulting fees) $1,000,001 - $3,000,000: 0.75% (pension consulting fees) $3,000,001 - $5,000,000: 0.50% (pension consulting fees) $5,000,001+: 0.25% (pension consulting fees)

Project-based

$350 to $2,000 per hour for financial planning services

Other

Fee-only: Portfolio management fees (tiered, negotiable), pension consulting fees (tiered, negotiable), fixed fees ($1,500 to $100,000 for financial planning), hourly fees ($350 to $2,000 for financial planning), flat advisory fees for DST consulting ($5,000 to $40,000+ depending on investment size)

Location

12865 Lake Blvd

Lindstrom, MN 55045

Most active in

Minnesota

Work history

Ascent Advisors LLC

2025 - Present (1 year)

American Senior benefits

2020 - Present (6 years)

Corestone Wealth Management LLC

2019 - Present (7 years)

Secured Retirement

2018 - 2019 (1 year)

Questar Capital Corporation

2015 - 2017 (2 years)

Allianz Life Insurance Company of North America

2008 - 2018 (10 years)

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