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Boulder Wealth Advisors, LLC

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Client AUM

$334,232,640

Clients

174

Advisors

2

of 4 employees

About

Boulder Wealth Advisors provides personalized financial planning and discretionary investment management to individuals, families, trusts, pension and profit‑sharing plans, estates, charitable organizations, and corporations, and manages approximately $337,921,423 in client assets with a typical advisory account minimum of $1,000,000. The firm’s advisory services include comprehensive financial planning topics (retirement, cash flow, tax and estate considerations) alongside day‑to‑day portfolio supervision for roughly 174 client relationships.

The firm allocates client assets across five model portfolios (Ultra Aggressive through Bond Only) using stocks, bonds, mutual funds, ETFs and, when appropriate, alternative investments, with rebalancing and trade execution handled on a discretionary basis. Boulder Wealth Advisors also employs third‑party strategies in certain client accounts—specifically AQR’s tax‑aware “AQR Flex” separately managed account for taxable equity exposure and SpiderRock option overlay solutions for customized risk or income management—and uses Charles Schwab as custodian and Advyzon for client reporting.

Compared with many peers, the brochure highlights a small adviser team managing a substantial asset base and explicit use of outsourced, tax‑aware and overlay managers (AQR Flex and SpiderRock) as part of portfolio construction. The firm also distributes client communications that include a firm‑authored newsletter mailed with quarterly reports and describes reliance on custodian and third‑party research and marketing/reporting services in its client communications and disclosure materials.

Client services

Financial planning Portfolio management Newsletters or periodicals

Expertise

ESG / Sustainable investing Tax-loss harvesting Options & derivatives strategies Private / alternative investments Real estate investing

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Fee options

Fixed

One-time financial planning fees up to $1,200 collected upon delivery of plan

Percentage

Maximum annual advisory fee is 1.00% billed quarterly in advance

Project-based

Hourly financial planning or consulting fees negotiated per engagement

Other

Account minimum: $1,000,000

Main office

2595 Canyon Blvd, Suite 220

Boulder CO 80302

Advisors at this office

2

Most active in

Colorado · Illinois

Also doing business as

Advanced Financial Consultants · Advanced Financial Consultants, LLC · Boulder Wealth Advisors, LLC · Ludwick & Shirman · Ludwick & Shirman, LLC

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Business activities & affiliations

Advisors at this firm

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Gary S

ChFC®, Series 63, Series 66

Boulder, CO

Boulder Wealth Advisors, LLC

Gary Shirman is a financial advisor at Boulder Wealth Advisors, LLC with 25 years of industry experience. He holds the ChFC® designation along with Series 63 and Series 66 licenses. Prior to joining Boulder Wealth Advisors in 2021, he worked at Ludwick & Shirman, LLC for 24 years. Boulder Wealth Advisors offers personalized financial planning and discretionary investment management to a diverse client base including individuals, families, trusts, and charitable organizations. The firm manages approximately $338 million in assets and employs a range of investment strategies including model portfolios and third-party tax-aware and overlay solutions.

ESG / Sustainable investing Tax-loss harvesting Options & derivatives strategies Private / alternative investments Real estate investing
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Michael H

CFP®, Series 63

Boulder, CO

Boulder Wealth Advisors, LLC

Michael Hake is a CFP® professional with 20 years of industry experience, currently serving at Boulder Wealth Advisors, LLC since 2021. Prior to this, he spent nine years at Pacific Investment Management Company LLC and PIMCO Investments LLC. Boulder Wealth Advisors provides personalized financial planning and discretionary investment management to individuals, families, trusts, pension and profit-sharing plans, estates, charitable organizations, and corporations. The firm manages approximately $338 million in client assets using diversified model portfolios and incorporates third-party tax-aware and option overlay strategies in its investment approach.

ESG / Sustainable investing Tax-loss harvesting Options & derivatives strategies Private / alternative investments Real estate investing
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