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Zachery Smith

Advisor at Great Lakes Retirement Solutions, Inc.

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Location

Saginaw, MI 48603

Credentials

Series 63, Series 65

Industry experience

4 years

About

Zachery Smith is a financial advisor at Great Lakes Retirement Solutions, Inc. with three years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has previously worked at Northwestern Mutual and Richmark Private Wealth Management. In addition to his advisory role, he is a licensed life insurance agent operating under Premier Financial Group, where he assists clients with insurance coverage decisions. Great Lakes Retirement Solutions, Inc. serves individual clients, including high-net-worth individuals, as well as corporations and business entities, providing portfolio management, financial planning, and third-party adviser placement. The firm employs Modern Portfolio Theory in constructing and monitoring portfolios and offers both discretionary and non-discretionary management, often utilizing co-adviser arrangements to support client relationships.

Client services

Based on Great Lakes Retirement Solutions, Inc.

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Expertise

Based on Great Lakes Retirement Solutions, Inc.

General retirement planning Income planning

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Fee options

Fixed

Financial planning fixed fees: $197.00 to $997.00 depending on complexity

Percentage

$0 - $500,000: 0.95% $500,001 - $1,000,000: 0.75% $1,000,001 - $2,000,000: 0.50% $2,000,001 - $4,000,000: 0.25% $4,000,001 - $10,000,000: 0.15% $10,000,001 - $100,000,000: 0.10%

Project-based

$75.00 per hour for financial planning (negotiable)

Other

Account minimum: $50,000 Fee-only: Financial planning fees: $197.00 - $997.00 for portfolio analysis; $75.00 per hour for hourly financial planning (negotiable)

Location

2135 N. Center Road, Suite 1

Saginaw, MI 48603

Most active in

Michigan

Work history

Great Lakes Retirement Solutions, Inc.

2023 - Present (3 years)

Richmark Private Wealth Management

2022 - 2023 (1 year)

Premier Financial Group

2022 - Present (4 years)

Northwestern Mutual Investment Services LLC

2021 - 2022 (1 year)

Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Company

2020 - 2022 (2 years)

1800 Hansons

2019 - 2020 (1 year)

Aflac

2018 - 2019 (1 year)

Solcomm

2017 - 2018 (1 year)

Full time student

2012 - 2017 (5 years)

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