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Crystal Rau

Advisor at Beyond Balanced Financial Planning, LLC

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Firm

Beyond Balanced Financial Planning, LLC

Location

Midland, TX 79701

Credentials

CFP®, Series 63, Series 65

Industry experience

15 years

About

Crystal Rau is a CFP® with 15 years of industry experience and is the sole advisor at Beyond Balanced Financial Planning, LLC in Midland, TX. Her prior experience includes roles at Kevin Foreman - Raymond James FS Branch and Syntal Capital Partners, LLC. Outside of her advisory work, she serves as an expert reviewer for LendEDU publications, is treasurer and a finance committee member for a local nonprofit, and owns a small business operating seven self-serve car washes. Beyond Balanced Financial Planning is a fee-only independent advisory firm offering investment management and comprehensive financial planning to individuals, trusts, estates, charities, small businesses, and retirement plan clients. The firm uses a Modern Portfolio Theory-based approach with primarily passive, low-turnover strategies, and provides formal retirement plan consulting with ERISA-focused services, blending institutional plan work with a personalized client experience.

Client services

Based on Beyond Balanced Financial Planning, LLC

Financial planning Portfolio management Pension consulting

Expertise

Based on Beyond Balanced Financial Planning, LLC

General retirement planning Equity Recipients (RS/RSU, SOP, ESPP) Cash flow / budgeting College savings (529s, UTMA, etc.) Business exit / sale strategy

Occupation focus

Based on Beyond Balanced Financial Planning, LLC

Founder/Business Owner Retired

Fee options

Fixed

Project Based Financial Planning fees generally quoted as fixed fees between $500 and $5,000.

Percentage

$0 - $3,000,000: 1.00% $3,000,000.01 - $5,000,000: 0.75% $5,000,000.01 - $15,000,000: 0.50% $15,000,000.01+: 0.25%

Project-based

$250 per hour if Comprehensive Financial Planning is terminated prior to 12 months and fees are calculated on time spent.

Subscriptions

Comprehensive Financial Planning may be paid by fixed monthly or quarterly fees as part of annual fee arrangement.

Other

Fee-only: Comprehensive Financial Planning: $3,500 - $20,000 annually based on complexity, paid monthly or quarterly; Project Based Financial Planning: $500 - $5,000 fixed fee; Educational Seminars: $0 to $10,000 per engagement or $0 to $200 per participant.

Location

223 W Wall Street, Suite 215

Midland, TX 79701

Most active in

Texas

Work history

Beyond Balanced Financial Planning, LLC

2017 - Present (9 years)

Kevin Foreman - Raymond James FS Branch

2016 - 2017 (1 year)

Syntal Capital Partners, LLC

2014 - 2016 (2 years)

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