Advisor at Charles Schwab
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Location
Peoria, AZ 85382-4751
Credentials
CFP®, Series 63, Series 66
Industry experience
18 years
Christopher Mcdermott is a CFP® professional at Charles Schwab with 18 years of industry experience. He has worked at Charles Schwab Bank, SSB and Charles Schwab since 2020, and previously spent 13 years at Fidelity, including two years with Fidelity Personal and Workplace Advisors. Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. serves primarily high- and ultra-high-net-worth individuals through its Schwab Wealth Advisory wrap fee program and affiliated managed-account and financial planning services. Schwab combines a non-discretionary client relationship model with access to discretionary separately managed accounts and delivers investment guidance using multi-asset model portfolios and research from its Schwab Center for Financial Research.
Based on Charles Schwab
Based on Charles Schwab
$0 - $1,000,000: 0.80% annually More than $1,000,000 - $2,000,000: 0.75% annually More than $2,000,000 - $5,000,000: 0.70% annually More than $5,000,000 - $10,000,000: 0.50% annually More than $10,000,000 - $25,000,000: 0.30% annually More than $25,000,000+: 0.30% annually or less, as negotiated
Account minimum: $500,000 Minimum fee: Quarterly minimum fee equal to the lesser of $1,000 or the quarterly fee from applying a 1.60% annual percentage rate to total billable assets. Fee-only: Yes - The Schwab Wealth Advisory program charges a wrap fee including advisory, brokerage, custody, and administrative fees; no separate commissions are charged on trades within the program.
16150 N Arrowhead Fountains Center Dr., Suite 185
Peoria, AZ 85382-4751
Arizona · California
Charles Schwab Bank, SSB
2020 - Present (6 years)
Charles Schwab
2020 - Present (6 years)
Fidelity Personal and Workplace Advisors
2018 - 2020 (2 years)
FIDELITY
2007 - 2020 (13 years)
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