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Charles Melka

Advisor at Sequoia Wealth Management, LLC

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Location

Barrington, IL 60010

Credentials

CFP®, Series 63, Series 65

Industry experience

33 years

About

Charles Melka is a CFP® with 33 years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Sequoia Wealth Management, LLC since 2015. He also maintains a role with LPL Financial, LLC, where he has worked concurrently since 2015. Melka provides financial advisory services including insurance policy servicing for his clients. Sequoia Wealth Management serves individuals, trusts, estates, corporations, and employer retirement plans, offering asset management, financial planning, and retirement-plan consulting. The firm uses a combination of quantitative optimization, third-party research, and manager selection to tailor portfolios and provides both discretionary management and third-party strategist models.

Client services

Based on Sequoia Wealth Management, LLC

Financial planning Portfolio management Educational seminars or workshops

Expertise

Based on Sequoia Wealth Management, LLC

Options & derivatives strategies Wealth management

Fee options

Fixed

Flat fees from $500 to $25,000 for financial planning and consulting services

Percentage

$0+: up to 2.50% annually (non-wrap fee accounts, fee negotiable and based on scope and complexity) $0+: up to 2.50% annually (Optimum Market Portfolios Program) $0+: up to 2.50% annually (Personal Wealth Portfolios Program) $0+: up to 2.50% annually (Model Wealth Portfolios Program) $0+: up to 3.00% annually (Manager Access Select Program) $0+: up to 1.00% annually (Guided Wealth Portfolios Program)

Commissions

Commission-based compensation possible for insurance products and securities as registered representatives of LPL Financial

Project-based

Up to $500 per hour for financial planning and consulting services

Other

Account minimum: $100,000 Fee-only: Financial planning and consulting fees: hourly up to $500/hour; flat fees ranging from $500 to $25,000

Location

200 Applebee St, Suite 208

Barrington, IL 60010

Most active in

Illinois

Work history

Sequoia Wealth Management, LLC

2015 - Present (11 years)

LPL Financial, LLC

2015 - Present (11 years)

Disclosures

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