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Alo Financial Planning

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Client assets under management

$120,915,635

Clients

67

58% high-net-worth

Advisors

2

of 2 employees

Firm type

Supported

1-4 advisors or >$200M in AUM

Clients per advisor

34

Low

Average account size

$1,804,711

About

Alo Financial Planning provides investment management and comprehensive financial planning primarily to individual clients—including high-net-worth households—and to employer-sponsored retirement plans. The firm manages about $121 million across roughly 67 client relationships and offers services that include tailored investment portfolios, retirement and estate planning, tax-aware strategies, and employee benefit plan consulting.

AFP generally implements client programs with a passive, asset-class-based approach using mutual funds and ETFs for diversified allocations, while allowing tactical trades for rebalancing or tax purposes and accommodating client-imposed restrictions. Financial planning is delivered as an initial written plan with the option for ongoing plan monitoring and implementation support, and the firm may recommend or retain independent third-party advisers to manage portions of client assets.

Distinctive features include providing free, public educational seminars and speaking engagements—an uncommon service among peers—and use of an insurance consultancy platform to support client insurance needs while noting advisors do not receive insurance commissions. The firm operates with a small advisory team across multiple offices, staffs professionals with CFP and CPA credentials, and has a formal succession agreement with a third-party wealth firm.

Client services

Financial planning Portfolio management Pension consulting Selection of other advisers Educational seminars or workshops

Expertise

General retirement planning Cash flow / budgeting College savings (529s, UTMA, etc.) General estate planning guidance Income planning

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Fee options

Fixed

Initial Financial Planning Service fixed fee of $3,000, negotiable based on complexity

Percentage

$0 - $3,000,000: 0.80% annually $3,000,001 - $10,000,000: 0.40% annually $10,000,001+: 0.30% annually

Other

Minimum fee: Minimum quarterly fee of $2,500 for investment advisory services

Main office location

Alo Financial Planning

200 E Evergreen Ave, Suite 127

Mount Prospect IL 60056-3294, United States

Number of offices

3

Most active in

Arizona · Illinois · Indiana

Disclosures

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Business activities & affiliations

Advisors at this firm

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John N

CFP®

Mount Prospect, IL

Alo Financial Planning

John Nowak is a CFP® with 15 years of experience in financial planning and investment management. He has worked at Moller Financial Services and Symmetry Wealth Management before joining Alo Financial Planning, where he has been since 2018. Alo Financial Planning serves individual and high-net-worth clients as well as employer-sponsored retirement plans, using a primarily passive, asset-allocation approach with mutual funds and ETFs. The firm offers both single-engagement financial plans and ongoing services, including discretionary portfolio management and plan education, and provides general group educational seminars at no cost.

General retirement planning Cash flow / budgeting College savings (529s, UTMA, etc.) General estate planning guidance Income planning
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Samantha B

Series 65

Yuma, AZ

Alo Financial Planning

Samantha Bordiuk is a financial advisor at Alo Financial Planning with a Series 65 credential and three years of industry experience. Prior to joining Alo Financial Planning, she served with Marine Corps Installations Pacific and is the owner and instructor of Patriot Pole Fitness LLC, a fitness instruction business in Yuma, AZ. Alo Financial Planning provides investment management and financial planning services to individual and high-net-worth clients, as well as employer-sponsored retirement plans. The firm primarily employs a passive, asset-allocation approach using mutual funds and ETFs and offers ongoing portfolio management alongside educational seminars.

General retirement planning Cash flow / budgeting College savings (529s, UTMA, etc.) General estate planning guidance Income planning
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