Baldwin Financial Advisors, LLC
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About
Baldwin Financial Advisors serves individual clients, including high-net-worth individuals, and small businesses by providing comprehensive and modular financial planning, advisory consulting, and educational seminars and workshops. The firm offers a la carte planning options and tailored consulting engagements rather than ongoing portfolio management.
The firm’s approach is consultative: it analyzes client-provided financial information, uses planning tools to develop recommendations, and leaves implementation and custody decisions to clients and their chosen custodians. Baldwin emphasizes diversification and both long- and short-term investment considerations within its plans, and advises clients to coordinate with tax and legal professionals as appropriate.
Distinctive aspects disclosed in the brochure include a pronounced focus on seminars and educational presentations (including engagements for financial industry participants and corporate clients) and a stated lack of portfolio management services — the firm reports no assets under management and does not use percentage-of-AUM fee arrangements. The brochure also discloses that the firm’s advisors operate separately as registered representatives and insurance agents, a dual role the firm identifies as a potential conflict of interest.
Client services
Expertise
Fee options
Fixed fees for comprehensive financial planning generally range between $660 and $7,490; A La Carte planning fixed fees range between $250 and $7,490; daily reservation fee for seminars typically $1,000 per day.
Commission-based compensation received in separate capacity as registered representatives and insurance agents, including 12b-1 fees and insurance commissions; separate from advisory fees.
Hourly fees generally range between $88 and $265 for financial planning services; consulting and seminar fees vary and can be higher, e.g., $100 to $400 per hour.
Fee-only: Fixed fees ranging from $250 to $7,490; hourly fees ranging from $88 to $400 depending on service and client type; retainer fee of $400 typically payable at start.
Main office
44 S Vail Ave, Suite 103
Arlington Heights IL 60005
Advisors at this office
3
Most active in
Georgia · Illinois · Texas
Also doing business as
Baldwin Financial Advisors, LLC · Baldwin Financial Systems, Inc. · Baldwin Financial Systems, LLC
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Business activities & affiliations
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Insurance agent
They sell insurance products and may earn commissions on those sales.
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Broker-dealer / trader
They provide brokerage services and may earn transaction-based compensation in addition to advisory fees.
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Bank
They're affiliated with a bank that may offer its own financial products and services.
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Trust company
They provide trust and estate administration services, typically for separate fees.
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Fund sponsor
They manage or sponsor investment funds and may earn management or performance-based fees if clients invest in them.
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Accountant / CPA / tax prep
They offer tax and accounting services, typically for separate fees.
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Lawyer
They provide legal services, typically billed separately.
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Real estate agent
They facilitate real estate transactions and may earn commissions.
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Other specialized services
They may provide services such as pension consulting or municipal advisory work, typically for separate fees.
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Advisors at this firm
Elizabeth G
CFP®, ChFC®, Series 66
Arlington Heights, IL
Baldwin Financial Advisors, LLC
Elizabeth Grady is a CFP® and ChFC® professional with 11 years of industry experience, currently serving at Equitable Advisors in Chicago, IL. She has worked with Baldwin Financial Advisors, LLC, and Axa Advisors, LLC during her career. Outside of her advisory role, she serves on several boards, including the Sheridan Road Alumni Association Sacred Heart Academy and Hardey Prep, DePauw University Alumni Association, and the America Israel Chamber of Commerce Chicago. Equitable Advisors provides financial planning, retirement-plan support, and access to asset management services for individual investors, retirement plan sponsors, corporations, and charitable organizations. The firm operates a hybrid referral and implementation model, utilizing third-party asset managers and LPL programs to tailor advisory services to client goals and risk tolerance.
Kathleen L
CFP®, ChFC®, Series 63, Series 65
Arlington Heights, IL
Baldwin Financial Advisors, LLC
Kathleen Leipprandt is a CFP® and ChFC® with 40 years of industry experience. She has been with Baldwin Financial Advisors, LLC since 2014 and has held roles at Equitable Advisors and Axa Advisors. Leipprandt serves on the investment committee for First United Methodist Church, guiding the management of church funds, and is a Darnall Fellow at DePauw University, advising students on career development. Baldwin Financial Advisors provides comprehensive and modular financial planning, advisory consulting, and educational seminars to individual clients, including high-net-worth individuals, and small businesses. The firm’s consultative approach focuses on client-provided data to develop tailored recommendations, while implementation and custody choices remain with clients and their custodians.
Katherine K
Series 66
Arlington Heights, IL
Baldwin Financial Advisors, LLC
Katherine Kennedy is a financial advisor at Baldwin Financial Advisors, LLC with two years of industry experience. She holds the Series 66 designation and has previous experience working at Equitable Advisors. Baldwin Financial Advisors serves individual and small-business clients by providing modular financial planning, advisory consulting, and educational seminars. The firm focuses on consultative financial planning without offering portfolio management services, emphasizing diversification and coordination with tax and legal professionals.
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