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Daniel Doherty

Advisor at Financial Transparency

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Location

Peabody, MA 01960

Credentials

PFS™, Series 66

Industry experience

25 years

About

Daniel Doherty is a financial advisor with Financial Transparency in Peabody, MA, holding the PFS™ and Series 66 designations and bringing 25 years of industry experience. He has worked at Envision Financial Transparency since 2018 and previously held roles at CSSC Brokerage Services, CSSC Insurance Services, and Cssc Investment Advisory Services from 1999 to 2018. Outside of advising, Doherty is a shareholder at the law firm Maclean, Holloway, Doherty, Ardiff & Sheehan, P.C., where he practices law. Financial Transparency provides asset management and financial planning services to individuals, retirement plans, businesses, and charitable organizations. The firm offers discretionary management through passive and active models, customized accounts, and pension consulting, employing Modern Portfolio Theory and Efficient Market Hypothesis principles in its fiduciary investment approach.

Client services

Based on Financial Transparency

Financial planning Portfolio management Pension consulting Selection of other advisers Educational seminars or workshops

Expertise

Based on Financial Transparency

ESG / Sustainable investing Tax-loss harvesting Real estate investing

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Fee options

Fixed

Individual Financial Consultations fixed-fee range generally between $1,500 to $10,000 per plan.

Percentage

None+: Up to 1.00% annually for Let’s Get Started program $25,000 - $149,999: Up to 1.75% annually for Managed Investment Portfolios program $150,000+: Up to 2.15% annually for Customized Managed Accounts program $100,000+: Up to 1.50% annually for Pension Consulting Services

Commissions

Some IARs licensed to accept commissions for insurance product sales; commissions are separate from advisory fees.

Project-based

Individual Financial Consultations hourly rate is $300.00 per hour.

Other

Account minimum: $25,000 Minimum fee: For Pension Consulting Services, a total annual minimum fee of $1,500.00 is required. Fee-only: Fixed fees for Individual Financial Consultations generally between $1,500 to $10,000 per plan; hourly rate $300/hour.

Location

8 Essex Center Drive

Peabody, MA 01960

Most active in

Massachusetts

Work history

Envision Financial Transparency, Llc

2018 - Present (8 years)

Cssc Brokerage Services, Inc.

2007 - 2018 (11 years)

CSSC Insurance Services, Inc.

1999 - 2018 (19 years)

Cssc Investment Advisory Services

1999 - 2018 (19 years)

Maclean, Holloway, Doherty, Adrfiff & Sheehan, P.C.

1997 - Present (29 years)

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