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Charles Gilligan

Advisor at Financial Transparency

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Location

Sun Lakes, AZ

Credentials

Series 66

Industry experience

23 years

About

Charles Gilligan is a Series 66-licensed advisor with Financial Transparency, bringing 23 years of industry experience. His background includes roles at Envision Financial Transparency, LLC, Cssc Brokerage Services, Inc., and CSSC Insurance Services, Inc., alongside over 20 years as a self-employed CPA. He also owns a consulting firm, Paragon Consulting Group, and provides personal tax preparation services. Financial Transparency offers asset management and financial planning to individuals, retirement plans, businesses, and charitable organizations, employing both passive and active investment strategies based on Modern Portfolio Theory and the Efficient Market Hypothesis. The firm’s services include discretionary asset management, customized managed accounts, and pension consulting, operating as a fiduciary with a multi-advisor structure and specialized held-away account processes.

Client services

Based on Financial Transparency

Financial planning Portfolio management Pension consulting Selection of other advisers Educational seminars or workshops

Expertise

Based on Financial Transparency

ESG / Sustainable investing Tax-loss harvesting Real estate investing

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Fee options

Fixed

Individual Financial Consultations fixed-fee range generally between $1,500 to $10,000 per plan.

Percentage

None+: Up to 1.00% annually for Let’s Get Started program $25,000 - $149,999: Up to 1.75% annually for Managed Investment Portfolios program $150,000+: Up to 2.15% annually for Customized Managed Accounts program $100,000+: Up to 1.50% annually for Pension Consulting Services

Commissions

Some IARs licensed to accept commissions for insurance product sales; commissions are separate from advisory fees.

Project-based

Individual Financial Consultations hourly rate is $300.00 per hour.

Other

Account minimum: $25,000 Minimum fee: For Pension Consulting Services, a total annual minimum fee of $1,500.00 is required. Fee-only: Fixed fees for Individual Financial Consultations generally between $1,500 to $10,000 per plan; hourly rate $300/hour.

Location

Sun Lakes, AZ

Most active in

Arizona

Work history

Envision Financial Transparency, LLC

2018 - Present (8 years)

Cssc Brokerage Services, Inc.

2007 - 2018 (11 years)

Self Employed Cpa

2006 - Present (20 years)

CSSC Insurance Services, Inc.

2003 - 2018 (15 years)

Cssc Investment Advisory Services, Inc.

2002 - Present (24 years)

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