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Essential Investment Partners, LLC

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Client AUM

$211,357,601

Clients

77

Advisors

2

of 3 employees

About

Essential Investment Partners, LLC provides customized investment management and wealth management consulting to individuals, family entities, partnerships, trusts, retirement plans and charitable organizations, serving both high‑net‑worth and non‑HNW clients. The firm typically establishes an Investment Policy Statement for each relationship and generally manages accounts on a discretionary basis, while also offering separate account strategies and project‑based consulting engagements when requested.

Investment decisions are guided by client‑specific IPS documents and a disciplined, earnings‑growth driven equity selection process that screens for companies with consistent earnings growth, strong return on equity, and discounted intrinsic value estimated via discounted cash flow projections. Portfolios are typically concentrated (about 25–40 stocks) and may include bond ladders, mutual funds, ETFs, alternative pooled vehicles, and third‑party direct‑indexing arrangements (J.P. Morgan/55ip) for portfolio construction, rebalancing and tax‑loss harvesting.

Noteworthy for a firm of its size, Essential provides clients with periodic written performance reporting—quarterly reports that include detailed appraisals and total‑return performance—which reflects a more explicit disclosure of results than many peers. The firm also markets the Essential Growth Portfolio as a separate account strategy to other advisers and clients, and operates with a small advisory team managing over $220 million in client assets, a staffing‑to‑AUM profile that shapes its service model.

Client services

Financial planning Portfolio management Selection of other advisers Newsletters or periodicals

Expertise

Tax-loss harvesting Passive / index investing Active portfolio management Concentrated stock management

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Fee options

Percentage

$0 - $2,000,000: 1.00% $2,000,000 - $5,000,000: 0.75% $5,000,000+: 0.50%

Project-based

Hourly consulting rates for wealth management consulting projects outside of incidental services, rates disclosed and contracted in advance

Other

Account minimum: $1,000,000 Minimum fee: Minimum fee of $10,000 for Advisory Services; minimum annual fee of $1,875 for Essential Growth Portfolio separate accounts Fee-only: Advisory fees based on assets under management; no commissions earned or charged by Essential

Main office

7887 E Belleview Ave, Suite 1275

Englewood CO 80111

Advisors at this office

2

Most active in

Colorado · Texas

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Advisors at this firm

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Jonathan Z

CFP®, Series 63, Series 65

Englewood, CO

Essential Investment Partners, LLC

Jonathan Zeschin is a CFP® professional with 24 years of experience in the financial industry. He has been with Essential Investment Partners, LLC since 2009 and also operates JZ Partners LLC. Essential Investment Partners is an SEC-registered investment counsel and wealth management firm serving individuals, family entities, trusts, retirement plans, and charitable organizations. The firm focuses on customized portfolio management centered on an earnings-growth–driven U.S. mid/large-cap equity strategy, with client portfolios guided by individually developed Investment Policy Statements.

Tax-loss harvesting Passive / index investing Active portfolio management Concentrated stock management
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Michael H

Series 65

Englewood, CO

Essential Investment Partners, LLC

Michael Haines is a financial advisor with Essential Investment Partners, LLC, holding a Series 65 designation and 22 years of industry experience. He has worked at Essential Investment Partners since 2019 and concurrently at Maurer & Associates Capital Management since 2014, as well as at Christom, LLC since 1999. Outside of advisory roles, he is involved with Christom LLC property rental activities. Essential Investment Partners is an SEC-registered investment counsel and wealth management firm that provides customized portfolio management and consulting services to individuals, family entities, trusts, retirement plans, and charitable organizations. The firm focuses on an earnings-growth–driven U.S. mid/large-cap equity strategy combined with diversified investment vehicles and emphasizes documented performance disclosure and regular client reporting.

Tax-loss harvesting Passive / index investing Active portfolio management Concentrated stock management
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