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Charles Trakas Jr.

Advisor at Brookwood Investment Group

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Location

Middletown, DE

Credentials

Series 63, Series 65

Industry experience

19 years

About

Charles Trakas is a financial advisor with Brookwood Investment Group, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 19 years of industry experience. He has worked previously with firms including Redwood Private Wealth LLC and Virtue Capital Management, LLC. Outside of advisory roles, he owns and operates Trakas Insurance Agency and serves as managing director of Redwood Tax Specialists, in addition to working as a sales representative for National Gold Consultants. Brookwood Investment Group is a multi-advisor registered investment adviser managing over $1 billion for more than 3,000 clients. The firm offers discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement-plan advisory services utilizing a range of investment strategies tailored to client needs.

Client services

Based on Brookwood Investment Group

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

Expertise

Based on Brookwood Investment Group

General retirement planning Active portfolio management Passive / index investing

Occupation focus

Based on Brookwood Investment Group

Founder/Business Owner Retired

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Fee options

Fixed

Fixed fees ranging from $1,000 to $10,000 for financial planning; up to $50,000 fixed fees for pension consulting; $60 annual technology fee per account.

Percentage

Negotiable, up to 2.50% annually (flat, linear, or tiered structures possible)

Commissions

Commissions on insurance products sold through affiliated entity Brookwood Insurance Group.

Project-based

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

Other

Fee-only: Fixed fees ranging from $1,000 to $10,000 for financial planning; hourly fees up to $500/hour; fixed fees up to $50,000 for pension consulting.

Location

Middletown, DE

Most active in

Delaware

Work history

Brookwood Investment Group

2025 - Present (1 year)

Redwood Private Wealth Llc

2021 - Present (5 years)

Trakas Insurance Agency

2020 - Present (6 years)

Redwood Tax Specialists

2020 - Present (6 years)

National Gold Consultants

2017 - Present (9 years)

Stryde Savings

2017 - 2021 (4 years)

Virtue Capital Management, LLC

2016 - 2021 (5 years)

Redhawk Wealth Advisors, Inc.

2012 - 2016 (4 years)

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