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Craig Marcello

Advisor at Turning Point Financial

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Location

Covington, LA

Credentials

ChFC®, Series 63, Series 65, Series 66

Industry experience

26 years

About

Craig Marcello is a financial advisor at Turning Point Financial with 26 years of industry experience. He holds the ChFC® designation and securities licenses Series 63, 65, and 66. His prior experience includes roles at Ameriprise Financial Services, LPL Financial, and his own firm, Marcello Wealth Advisory LLC. He serves on the board of a nonprofit organization in Covington, Louisiana. Turning Point Financial serves individual and high-net-worth clients, business owners, and employer retirement plans, offering financial planning, discretionary portfolio management, tax and accounting services, and insurance solutions. The firm combines model portfolios, third-party sub-advisers, and in-house tax expertise to deliver integrated advisory services.

Client services

Based on Turning Point Financial

Financial planning Portfolio management Selection of other advisers

Expertise

Based on Turning Point Financial

Wealth management ESG / Sustainable investing

Occupation focus

Based on Turning Point Financial

Founder/Business Owner Retired

Fee options

Fixed

Fixed financial planning fees range from $500 to $10,000 depending on complexity; average $3,000

Percentage

$0 - $500,000: 1.60% $500,001 - $1,000,000: 1.25% $1,000,001 - $3,000,000: 1.00% $3,000,001 - $5,000,000: 0.85% $5,000,001 - $10,000,000: 0.75% $10,000,001 - And up: 0.65%

Commissions

Insurance commissions for sales of fixed life, disability, and long-term care insurance products

Project-based

Financial planning hourly fees range from $99 to $500 per hour depending on service level; tax consulting hourly rate starts at $250/hour

Other

Fee-only: Financial planning fees: $500 to $10,000 fixed fee depending on complexity; average $3,000; hourly fees $99 to $500 per hour depending on service level

Location

Covington, LA

Most active in

Louisiana

Work history

Turning Point Financial

2025 - Present (1 year)

Turning Point Benefit Group, Inc.

2025 - Present (1 year)

Unemployed

2024 - 2024 (1 year)

Ameriprise/ RoseStone Wealth Advisors

2023 - 2024 (1 year)

Ameriprise

2023 - 2023 (1 year)

Dardis Couvillion and Associates

2021 - 2023 (2 years)

LPL Financial, LLC

2021 - 2023 (2 years)

Marcello Wealth Advisory LLC

2016 - 2021 (5 years)

Legion of Christ

2015 - 2021 (6 years)

Disclosures

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