Vertical Wealth, LLC
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Client AUMClient assets under management
$18,882,000
Clients
63
Advisors
2
of 2 employees
About
Vertical Wealth serves individuals, trusts, foundations, corporate retirement plans and other private clients, including both high‑net‑worth and non‑HNW households. The firm offers continuous investment advisory services and ongoing financial planning, managing discretionary portfolios largely composed of mutual funds and exchange‑traded funds and providing periodic planning updates and client access for advice.
The firm’s investment process combines fundamental and technical analysis within a modern portfolio theory framework aimed at long‑term market returns, avoiding market timing and short‑term trading. Portfolios are managed under individualized investment policy statements, with the firm employing third‑party software to test fund overlap and back‑test allocations and conducting regular (typically quarterly) reviews and customized reporting.
Noteworthy distinctions include the firm’s sponsorship and management of private pooled investment vehicles (special series investments), where it may act as general partner and receive performance‑based carried interest; these opportunities are offered only to accredited investors with private placement materials and audited fund reports. The firm also coordinates related services through affiliated real estate and insurance entities and discloses prior state consent agreements and supervisory deficiencies in its regulatory history.
Client services
Expertise
Fee options
$0 - $1,000,000: 1.5% $1,000,001 - $5,000,000: 1.0% $5,000,001+: 0.75%
Performance-based carried interest up to 15% of profits from special series investment (SSV) vehicles, assessed at fund level upon liquidity events.
Fee-only: Financial planning ongoing fee: 1% of gross annual household income (e.g., $280,000 income leads to $2,800 annual fee, billed monthly). One-time financial plan fees quoted up to $10,000 max.
Main office
6402 Corporate Drive, Suite 102
Indianapolis IN 46278
Advisors at this office
2
Most active in
Indiana
Also doing business as
Legacy Practice Management · Legacy Practice Management, LLC · Legacy Wealth · Legacy Wealth Management · Legacy Wealth, LLC · Vertical Wealth, LLC
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Advisors at this firm
Christopher H
Series 63, Series 65
Indianapolis, IN
Vertical Wealth, LLC
Christopher Herrmann is a financial advisor with Vertical Wealth, LLC in Indianapolis, Indiana, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 25 years of industry experience. He has been associated with Legacy Practice Management since 2016. Vertical Wealth serves individuals, trusts, foundations, corporate retirement plans, and other private clients by providing continuous investment advisory services and ongoing financial planning. The firm manages discretionary portfolios primarily composed of mutual funds and exchange-traded funds, using a blend of fundamental and technical analysis within a modern portfolio theory framework aimed at long-term market returns.
Brian W
Series 63, Series 65
Indianapolis, IN
Vertical Wealth, LLC
Brian Wheeler is a financial advisor at Vertical Wealth, LLC in Indianapolis, IN, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses with 24 years of industry experience. He has worked at Legacy Practice Management, LLC since 2011. Vertical Wealth serves individuals, trusts, foundations, corporate retirement plans, and other private clients, including both high-net-worth and non-HNW households. The firm provides continuous investment advisory services and ongoing financial planning, managing discretionary portfolios primarily composed of mutual funds and ETFs, with an investment process that combines fundamental and technical analysis within a modern portfolio theory framework.
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