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Cort Meinelschmidt

Advisor at Capital Investment Advisory Services, LLC

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Location

Hagerstown, MD 21742

Credentials

Series 63, Series 66

Industry experience

22 years

About

Cort Meinelschmidt is a financial advisor with Capital Investment Advisory Services, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and having 21 years of industry experience. He previously worked at Capital Investment Group, Inc. and Sentinel Capital Solutions. Outside of his advisory role, Meinelschmidt is the president of Meinelschmidt Distillery. Capital Investment Advisory Services, LLC provides investment advisory and supervisory services to individuals, retirement plans, corporations, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations. The firm offers personalized investment management through discretionary mandates, third-party managers, and private-label model portfolios, with ongoing monitoring and a range of analytical methods.

Client services

Based on Capital Investment Advisory Services, LLC

Financial planning Portfolio management Pension consulting Selection of other advisers

Expertise

Based on Capital Investment Advisory Services, LLC

Active portfolio management Retirement plans for business owners (SEP, solo 401k) Annuities Options & derivatives strategies

Occupation focus

Based on Capital Investment Advisory Services, LLC

Founder/Business Owner Retired

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Fee options

Commissions

Commission basis for portfolio review services up to 2%; commissions on certain investment products via affiliated broker-dealers

Project-based

Hourly fees not to exceed $250/hour for financial planning and portfolio review services

Other

Minimum fee: Minimum annual fee of $500, may be negotiable Fee-only: Fee basis for financial planning and portfolio review services: $500 to $2,500 (negotiable)

Location

38 South Potomac St, Suite 203

Hagerstown, MD 21742

Most active in

Maryland

Work history

Capital Investment Advisory Services, LLC

2025 - Present (1 year)

Capital Investment Group, Inc.

2012 - 2017 (5 years)

Sentinel Capital Solutions

2011 - Present (15 years)

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