Walter Brian Girnis
Advisor at Faithward Advisors, LLC — Vestal, NY
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Credentials
Series 63, Series 65, Series 66
Experience Industry experience
25 years
Location
Vestal, NY 13850
Faithward Advisors, LLC
Team
Clients per advisor
169 Very HighAvg AUM per client
$333,040 Very LowHNW client ratio
10% Very LowWalter Girnis is a financial advisor at Faithward Advisors, LLC with 25 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63, 65, and 66 licenses and has worked at firms including American Portfolios Financial Services, Cardinal Financial Partners, and IBN Financial Services. Outside of his advisory role, he owns a property and casualty, fixed rate life, and annuities insurance business. Faithward Advisors provides personalized investment advisory services to individuals, non-profit organizations, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, and business entities. The firm uses Modern Portfolio Theory combined with fundamental, quantitative, and qualitative analysis, and offers a Biblically Responsible Investing policy aligned with Christian values.
Based on Faithward Advisors, LLC
Based on Faithward Advisors, LLC
Pension consulting services and financial planning consulting fees may be flat fees negotiated case-by-case.
$0 - $250,000: 1.75% $250,001 - $1,000,000: 1.50% $1,000,001 - $3,000,000: 1.25% $3,000,001+: 1.00%
Registered representatives may earn commissions from securities transactions and insurance product sales separate and in addition to advisory fees.
Pension consulting fees may be based on hourly rates negotiated case-by-case.
Fee-only: Portfolio management fees as tiered schedule; consulting fees as tiered schedule; pension consulting fees negotiable hourly, flat, or percentage-based fees.
Vestal, NY
4100 Vestal Rd., Suite #105
Vestal NY 13850
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25 years of industry experience
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MSI Financial Services, Inc.
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Questar Asset Management, Inc.
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