Helm Financial Advisors, LLC
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About
Helm Financial Advisors, LLC is a small, fee-only independent advisory firm that works with individuals and families on holistic financial planning and investment advisory matters. Services include comprehensive planning across tax, estate, retirement, insurance review, and small-business planning, as well as implementation support and periodic portfolio recommendations.
The firm generally operates on a non-discretionary basis, providing written recommendations that clients implement or explicitly authorize the firm to execute, with discretionary trading limited to a defined Growth and Trend – Dual Momentum Strategy. Investment work is tax-aware and tailored to client circumstances, favoring no-load mutual funds, exchange-traded funds, U.S. government securities and individual bonds as appropriate, and the firm reports a substantially larger amount of assets managed non-discretionarily than under discretionary authority.
Compared with many independent peers, Helm is notable for its predominantly non-discretionary asset base and for invoicing clients directly rather than relying on percentage-of-assets billing or fee deductions from custodial accounts. The firm’s sole advisor holds both CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™ and Enrolled Agent credentials and integrates tax preparation and planning into its multi-meeting retainer and project engagements, which supports a combined planning-and-tax approach not always offered by firms of this size.
Client services
Expertise
Fee options
Project Retainer fees typically flat fees due at engagement start; Open Retainer fees are fixed fees billed annually.
Up to $300 per hour for specific project requests.
Open Retainer fees are annual fixed fees payable lump sum or quarterly in advance.
Fee-only: Open Retainer: $5,000 - $20,000 (Initial Year), $2,000 - $20,000 (Renewal Years). Project Retainer: flat fees or up to $300/hour hourly rate.
Main office
Purcellville VA
Advisors at this office
1
Most active in
Virginia
Also doing business as
Helm Financial Advisors, LLC · Helm, Mark Evan · Mark Helm
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Business activities & affiliations
Is not active or affiliated with:
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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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