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Victor James Benzinger

Advisor at Ameriprise — Alexandria, MN Broadway St

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Credentials

CFP®, Series 63

Experience

36 years

Location

Alexandria, MN 56308

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Ameriprise

Institution

Total advisors

12,720

Across 4,068 offices

Clients per advisor

108 High

Avg AUM per client

$471,167 Typical

HNW client ratio

13% Typical

About

Victor Benzinger is a CFP®-certified financial advisor with 35 years of industry experience, currently practicing at Ameriprise since 2020. He previously worked at Ameriprise Financial Services, Inc. for 15 years. Outside of his advisory role, he is a partner at Steidl/Benzinger and serves as a speaker for the Minnesota Real Estate Association. Ameriprise provides a retirement-income planning service targeted at individuals with significant investable assets, combining research, modeling, and tax-efficient strategies to deliver non-discretionary recommendations. The firm offers a broad range of advisory, brokerage, and insurance solutions through its affiliated companies.

Client services

Based on Ameriprise

Financial planning Portfolio management Pension consulting Selection of other advisers Newsletters or periodicals Educational seminars or workshops Asset allocation services

Expertise

Based on Ameriprise

Retirement income strategy Income planning Social Security optimization Retirement withdrawal strategies

Demographic focus

Based on Ameriprise

Approaching retirement

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Percentage

$0 - $999,999: 0.15% $1,000,000 - $1,999,999: 0.12% $2,000,000 - $3,999,999: 0.09% $4,000,000+: 0.07%

Other

Account minimum: $1,000,000 in net investable assets and at least $500,000 in Ameriprise Financial Managed Account assets held at Ameriprise Financial Services and included in your Retirement Portfolio.

Location

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Alexandria, MN Broadway St

817 Broadway St

Alexandria MN 56308

Advisors at this office

8

Most active in

Minnesota · Texas

Work history

36 years of industry experience

Ameriprise

2020 - Present • 6 years

Alexandria, MN

Ameriprise Financial Services, Inc.

2005 - 2020 • 15 years

Alexandria, MN

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Business activities & affiliations

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Daniel K

Series 63, Series 65

Alexandria, MN

Fortis Group Advisors LLC

Daniel Kalina is a financial advisor with Fortis Group Advisors LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 19 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at LPL Financial, LLC and Invest Financial Corporation. Fortis Group Advisors LLC provides investment advisory and wealth-planning services to individuals, employer-sponsored retirement plans, institutions, trusts, and estates. The firm constructs diversified, asset-allocation portfolios using institutional share classes and risk-profiling technology, and offers both discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management along with financial planning and ERISA plan services.

Wealth management Retirement plans for business owners (SEP, solo 401k) Tax-loss harvesting Real estate investing Founder/Business Owner Executive
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Brian F

Series 63, Series 65

Alexandria, MN

Focus Financial

Brian Fleming is a financial advisor with Focus Financial in Alexandria, MN, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 26 years of industry experience. He has been with Focus Financial and OSAIC since 2012. Fleming serves as a board member and volunteer with local Cub Scouts and Boy Scouts, and he is president of a nonprofit organization supporting Munchausen syndrome awareness. Focus Financial Network, Inc. is an enterprise investment adviser managing approximately $6.3 billion across 118 advisors. The firm serves individuals, pension plans, trusts, charitable organizations, and corporate clients, providing a range of managed accounts, third-party manager access, retirement plan consulting, and financial planning services.

Executive Founder/Business Owner
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Will O

CFP®, Series 65

Alexandria, MN

Inspire Advisors, LLC

Will Odland is a CFP® and Series 65-licensed financial advisor at Inspire Advisors, LLC with two years of industry experience. Prior to joining Inspire Advisors, he worked at Vermillion Wealth Management Inc. and Rosemount, Inc., among other firms. He is also a licensed insurance agent offering annuities, life, disability, and long-term care insurance. Inspire Advisors, LLC manages approximately $1.33 billion in discretionary assets, serving individual clients—including high-net-worth individuals—as well as institutions and charitable organizations. The firm emphasizes Biblically Responsible Investing through its proprietary tools and employs a mix of fundamental, technical, and quantitative methods to construct portfolios, often delegating management to sub-advisors or affiliated managers.

ESG / Sustainable investing
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Brett M

CFP®, Series 66

Alexandria, MN

Focus Financial

Brett Maloney is a CFP® with seven years of experience in financial advising, currently associated with Focus Financial and OSAIC. His background includes service in the United States Air Force and brief tenures at Aagard and a period of unemployment in 2018. He is also the owner of Maloney Financial LLC, established for tax purposes related to his securities business. Focus Financial Network is an enterprise investment adviser managing approximately $6.3 billion through a network of 118 advisors. The firm serves individuals, including high-net-worth clients, pension plans, trusts, charitable organizations, and corporate clients, offering a range of managed account services, retirement plan consulting, and financial planning with diverse investment strategies.

Executive Founder/Business Owner
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Christine S

Series 63, Series 65

Alexandria, MN

Private Advisor Group, LLC

Christine Schroeder is a financial advisor with Private Advisor Group, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and possessing 21 years of industry experience. She has worked at Private Advisor Group and LPL Financial since 2012 and previously at Merrill from 2004 to 2012. She operates under the DBA StoneBridge Wealth Management in Alexandria, MN. Private Advisor Group serves individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, businesses, and retirement plans by providing portfolio management, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and access to various advisory programs. The firm employs a fiduciary-based model with multiple investment strategies and utilizes proprietary technology platforms for portfolio management.

Annuities Founder/Business Owner
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Mark O

Series 63, Series 65

Alexandria, MN

Private Advisor Group, LLC

Mark Opp is a financial advisor with Private Advisor Group, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and 32 years of industry experience. His prior work includes eight years at Merrill followed by roles at both Private Advisor Group and LPL Financial since 2012. Private Advisor Group serves individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, businesses, and retirement plans with portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting. The firm employs a fiduciary-based advisory model, utilizing technology platforms and a range of investment methods, often implementing advice through third-party managers and TAMPs.

Annuities Founder/Business Owner
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