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Aaron Schwartz

Advisor at Mcfarland Associates

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Location

Monterey, CA 93940

Credentials

CFP®, Series 63, Series 65

Industry experience

16 years

About

Aaron Schwartz is a CFP® with 16 years of industry experience and is currently with McFarland Associates in Monterey, CA. He previously worked at NPB Financial Group, LLC from 2009 to 2017 before continuing his career at McFarland Associates. Outside of his advisory role, Schwartz is a certified flight instructor and pilot. McFarland Associates provides comprehensive financial and estate planning and investment advisory services to individuals, trusts, estates, corporations, and retirement plans. The firm follows a Modern Portfolio Theory framework, primarily using broadly diversified mutual fund allocations, and generally operates on a non-discretionary basis with client approval for allocation changes and trades.

Client services

Based on Mcfarland Associates

Financial planning Portfolio management Selection of other advisers

Expertise

Based on Mcfarland Associates

General estate planning guidance Retirement income strategy Long-term care insurance Annuities Tax strategies for small businesses

Occupation focus

Based on Mcfarland Associates

Founder/Business Owner Retired

Fee options

Percentage

$0+: Higher of 1.00% of annual cash flow or 0.10% (one tenth of 1%) of client’s assets for financial planning service fees $0+: If placing, reviewing, tracking investments not recommended by McFarland: initial fee is greater of 0.5% of investment value or $600 per investment; ongoing fee is greater of 0.5% of investment value or $400 per investment, billed quarterly in arrears $0+: Supervision fee for third-party investment advisor (Focus Partners): up to 1.5% annually of client assets under management, paid quarterly in advance (in addition to McFarland’s financial planning fees) $0+: Administrative and reporting fees to Focus Partners up to 0.6% annually of client assets under management, paid quarterly in advance

Project-based

Advisor: $600/hour; Analyst: $300/hour; Administrative: $150/hour

Other

Minimum fee: Minimum initial financial plan preparation fee of $5,000; Minimum ongoing quarterly fee of $625 for ongoing Comprehensive Financial Planning Service Fee-only: Fees charged as described above; no commissions received

Location

80 Garden Court, Suite 230

Monterey, CA 93940

Most active in

California

Work history

Mcfarland Associates

2023 - Present (3 years)

Mcfarland Associates

2023 - Present (3 years)

Mcfarland Associates

2017 - 2023 (6 years)

Mcfarland Associates

2009 - 2017 (8 years)

NPB Financial Group, LLC

2009 - 2017 (8 years)

Disclosures

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