Andrew Lord
Advisor at Essential Planning, LLC
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Advisor at Essential Planning, LLC
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Location
Portsmouth, NH 03801
Credentials
ChFC®, Series 63
Industry experience
36 years
Andrew Lord is a ChFC® credentialed financial advisor with 36 years of industry experience. He has been with Essential Planning, LLC since 2002 and has also worked at ValMark Securities, Inc., Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments, Investors Capital Corporation, Connecticut Mutual Life Insurance Co., and Provident Mutual. Outside of advising, he is involved in commercial real estate ownership and operations in Portsmouth, NH. Essential Planning, LLC provides personalized financial planning and investment management services to individuals, trusts, and estates, managing over $439 million across approximately 535 clients. The firm employs a strategic asset-allocation approach using primarily passively managed index funds and ETFs, with selective active fund investments.
Based on Essential Planning, LLC
Financial planning fee ranges between $500 and $10,000 depending on scope of services.
Minimum fee: Monthly fixed fee component generally ranges from $125 to $725, payable quarterly.
500 Market Street, Suite 1 D
Portsmouth, NH 03801
Florida · Maine · Massachusetts · New Hampshire · Texas
ValMark Securities, Inc
2020 - Present (6 years)
Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments
2016 - 2020 (4 years)
Investors Capital Corporation
2014 - 2016 (2 years)
Essential Planning, LLC
2002 - Present (24 years)
Connecticut Mutual Life Insurance Co.
1991 - 2016 (25 years)
Provident Mutual
1985 - 2016 (31 years)
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