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Darren Leader

Advisor at Acacia Grove Wealth Management

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Location

Schenectady, NY 12305

Credentials

CFA®, Series 63

Industry experience

7 years

About

Darren Leader is a CFA® charterholder with seven years of experience in the financial industry. He is the sole advisor at Acacia Grove Wealth Management, an independent firm where he has worked since 2024. His prior experience includes roles at Simmons Capital Group, LPL Financial, and Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments. Acacia Grove Wealth Management provides fee-based investment management, financial planning, and project-based consulting to individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and business entities. The firm employs a tactical allocation approach using fundamental and cyclical analysis and manages approximately $33.3 million across about 36 client relationships, offering both discretionary portfolio management and hourly, non-discretionary consulting engagements.

Client services

Based on Acacia Grove Wealth Management

Financial planning Portfolio management Investment consulting

Expertise

Based on Acacia Grove Wealth Management

Tax-loss harvesting Cash flow / budgeting General tax planning

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Percentage

$0 - $500,000: 1.25% $500,001 - $1,000,000: 0.85% $1,000,001 - $2,000,000: 0.75% $2,000,001 - $3,000,000: 0.65% $3,000,001 - $4,000,000: 0.55% $4,000,001+: 0.45%

Project-based

$300 per hour for financial planning and investment consulting services

Other

Account minimum: $1,500,000 Fee-only: $300 per hour for financial planning and investment consulting services

Location

242 Union Street, #8

Schenectady, NY 12305

Most active in

New York

Work history

Acacia Grove Wealth Management

2024 - Present (2 years)

UnEmployed

2024 - 2024 (1 year)

Purshe kaplan Sterling Investments

2016 - 2016 (1 year)

LPL Financial

2014 - 2016 (2 years)

Simmons Capital Group

2013 - 2024 (11 years)

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