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Christopher Brace

Advisor at Coppell Advisory Solutions LLC

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Location

Sunfield, MI

Credentials

Series 63, Series 65

Industry experience

11 years

About

Christopher Brace is a financial advisor with Coppell Advisory Solutions LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 11 years of industry experience. He previously worked at CLA USA Advisory Group, LLC for five years and has been involved with Cla USA Inc since 2003. Brace has also operated a tax preparation business, Michigan Tax, since 1984 and serves as an insurance agent with Megastar Advisors and The Revolution since 2014. Coppell Advisory Solutions LLC serves individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, and corporate clients with discretionary portfolio management and financial planning. The firm employs a combination of internally developed and independent asset allocation models, using both fundamental and technical analysis, and offers an open-architecture platform that includes a variety of investment vehicles.

Client services

Based on Coppell Advisory Solutions LLC

Financial planning Portfolio management Selection of other advisers

Expertise

Based on Coppell Advisory Solutions LLC

Retirement income strategy General estate planning guidance Cash flow / budgeting Concentrated stock management Private / alternative investments

Occupation focus

Based on Coppell Advisory Solutions LLC

Executive Founder/Business Owner

Fee options

Fixed

Fixed fees for financial planning from $1,000 to $20,000, potentially exceeding $20,000 in limited circumstances

Percentage

$0 - $500,000: 2.00% $500,001 - $1,000,000: 1.75% $1,000,001 - $2,500,000: 1.50% $2,500,001+: Negotiable

Commissions

Commissions earned by associated persons who are registered representatives for securities and insurance products, separate and in addition to advisory fees

Project-based

$300 per hour for specific consulting services

Other

Account minimum: $5,000 Minimum fee: $5.00 per month per account (technology and administrative fee) Fee-only: Fixed fees ranging from $1,000 to $20,000 for broad based financial planning services; hourly fees of $300/hour for specific services

Location

Sunfield, MI

Most active in

Michigan

Work history

CLA USA Advisory Group, LLC

2014 - 2019 (5 years)

Cla Usa Inc

2003 - Present (23 years)

Michigan Tax

1984 - Present (42 years)

Disclosures

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