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Dana Lyon

Advisor at Capital Wise Advisory

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Firm

Capital Wise Advisory

Location

Wesley Chapel, FL 33543

Credentials

Series 63, Series 65

Industry experience

30 years

About

Dana Lyon is a financial advisor at Capital Wise Advisory with 30 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and previously worked at Bank of America/Merrill Lynch for 12 years. Outside of advising, he serves as the Treasurer on the Board of Directors for the Grant-Booster Foundation, a nonprofit organization, and is also active as a real estate sales associate. Capital Wise Advisory is an independent, fee-only firm that provides discretionary investment management and comprehensive financial planning to individual and high-net-worth clients. The firm uses a combination of passive and active strategies, fundamental and technical analysis, and modern portfolio theory to build portfolios tailored to client risk tolerance and asset allocation.

Client services

Based on Capital Wise Advisory

Financial planning Portfolio management

Expertise

Based on Capital Wise Advisory

General retirement planning Cash flow / budgeting College savings (529s, UTMA, etc.)

Occupation focus

Based on Capital Wise Advisory

Founder/Business Owner Executive

Demographic focus

Based on Capital Wise Advisory

Approaching retirement

Fee options

Fixed

Fixed fees for financial planning services range from $1,000 to $10,000

Percentage

$0 - $500,000: 1.20% $500,001 - $2,000,000: 1.00% $2,000,001 - $5,000,000: 0.85% $5,000,001 - $10,000,000: 0.50% $10,000,001+: Negotiable

Project-based

$250 to $500 per hour for financial planning services

Other

Account minimum: $350,000 Minimum fee: $6,000 annual minimum fee for investment management services Fee-only: Fee-only firm; fees are only from clients for advisory services, no commissions accepted.

Location

28210 Paseo Drive Suite 190 Office 314

Wesley Chapel, FL 33543

Most active in

Florida · Georgia

Work history

Dalton Wade Real Estate Group

2025 - Present (1 year)

Dalton Wade Real Estate Group

2024 - 2024 (1 year)

Capital Wise Advisory LLC

2023 - Present (3 years)

Bank Of America, N.A./Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith

2011 - 2023 (12 years)

Disclosures

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