Prelude Financial
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About
Prelude Financial provides investment management and financial planning services to individual and high net-worth clients, delivering tailored investment portfolios and written financial plans that cover retirement, tax planning, estate considerations, college savings, insurance, and business planning. As of December 31, 2025 the firm reported $33,534,822 in assets under management across 36 clients, with financial planning options that include one-time, hourly, and a comprehensive monthly retainer model for ongoing access.
The firm primarily practices passive investment management, constructing portfolios from index mutual funds and ETFs and emphasizing low turnover and tax efficiency, while also using fundamental and technical analysis when performing investment analyses as part of planning engagements. Accounts are managed on a non-discretionary basis—clients retain decision authority and the firm uses a limited power of attorney only after obtaining client consent.
What is noteworthy about the firm is its concentration of non-discretionary AUM (reporting $33,534,822 non-discretionary and $0 discretionary as of year-end), a structure that is uncommon among independent advisors and means clients typically approve trades before execution. The firm also offers ongoing comprehensive planning with continuous client access, provides business-planning and employee-benefits optimization services, does not aggregate block trades, and participates in an institutional custody program that provides certain research and practice-support services.
Client services
Expertise
Fee options
Financial Planning fixed fee ranging $1,000 to $4,000; Comprehensive Financial Planning upfront fee $750
$0 - $2,000,000: 1.00% $2,000,001 - $4,000,000: 0.75% $4,000,001 - $10,000,000: 0.40% $10,000,001+: 0.25%
$200.00 per hour for financial planning
Comprehensive Financial Planning ongoing monthly fee between $100 and $400 per month
Fee-only: Financial Planning hourly rate $200.00/hour; Fixed fees $1,000 to $4,000; Comprehensive Financial Planning monthly retainer $100 to $400/month plus $750 upfront fee
Main office
137 College St
Wadsworth OH 44281
Advisors at this office
1
Most active in
Ohio
Also doing business as
Prelude Financial · Prelude Financial, LLC
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