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Christopher Murray

Advisor at Murray Financial Group, Inc.

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Firm

Murray Financial Group, Inc.

Location

Frederick, MD 21701

Credentials

Series 63, Series 65

Industry experience

15 years

About

Christopher Murray is the principal of Murray Financial Group, Inc., an independent advisory firm based in Frederick, MD. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has 15 years of industry experience. Prior to the current firm structure, he was associated with the Retirement Planning Center of MD Inc. for over two decades. Outside of financial advising, he is a partner in a real estate business, Degaran, LLC. Murray Financial Group serves primarily high-net-worth individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and small businesses. The firm provides financial planning, consulting, and referral services, focusing on evaluating client objectives and referring portfolios to third-party managers while offering values-based and Biblically Responsible Investing options.

Client services

Based on Murray Financial Group, Inc.

Financial planning Pension consulting Selection of other advisers

Expertise

Based on Murray Financial Group, Inc.

General retirement planning Income planning

Fee options

Fixed

Fixed fees may be quoted for financial planning and consulting based on estimated time to complete engagement.

Percentage

$0 - $250,000: 1.50% $250,000 - $500,000: 1.35% $500,000 - $1,000,000: 1.25% $1,000,000 - $3,000,000: 1.10% $3,000,000 - $5,000,000: 1.00% $5,000,000+: 0.75%

Project-based

$250 per hour for financial planning and consulting services.

Other

Account minimum: $250,000 (may be lowered or waived in certain instances) Fee-only: Negotiable hourly rate of $250 for financial planning and consulting; fixed fees may be quoted based on estimated time; 50% of financial planning fees billed in advance.

Location

50 Carroll Creek Way, Suite 240

Frederick, MD 21701

Most active in

Maryland

Work history

MURRAY FINANCIAL GROUP & the RETIREMNT PLANNING CENTR OF MD INC.

2025 - Present (1 year)

MURRAY FINANCIAL GROUP & the RETIREMNT PLANNING CENTR OF MD INC.

2000 - 2024 (24 years)

Disclosures

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