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David Blackwood

Advisor at Whitespace Financial, LLC

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Firm

Whitespace Financial, LLC

Location

La Honda, CA 94020

Credentials

CFP®, Series 63, Series 65

Industry experience

30 years

About

David Blackwood is a CFP® with 30 years of industry experience and is the sole advisor at Whitespace Financial, LLC. He has worked at Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments and Whitespace Financial since 2009. Outside of his advisory work, he serves as an adjunct faculty member at De Anza College, is president of the San Francisco Council of the Navy League of the United States, and participates in several financial planning certification boards. Whitespace Financial manages approximately $52 million for individual and retirement-plan clients, offering asset management, 401(k) and pension consulting, and financial planning. The firm serves both high-net-worth and non-HNW clients, providing individualized portfolios that are reviewed quarterly and often managed on a non-discretionary basis.

Client services

Based on Whitespace Financial, LLC

Financial planning Portfolio management Pension consulting

Expertise

Based on Whitespace Financial, LLC

Options & derivatives strategies Wealth management Retirement plans for business owners (SEP, solo 401k) Retirement income strategy General estate planning guidance

Occupation focus

Based on Whitespace Financial, LLC

Executive Founder/Business Owner

Fee options

Fixed

Financial planning flat fees generally range from $700 to $7,300

Percentage

1.75% annually for Private Client Investment Management

Commissions

Commissionable securities sales made by supervised persons registered with Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments, Inc.

Project-based

$335 per hour for financial planning

Other

Account minimum: $300,000 for individuals and $750,000 for families (Private Client Investment Management service); waivable for friends and family referred by existing clients Fee-only: Financial planning charged on hourly or flat fee basis; hourly fee $335; flat fees range $700 to $7,300

Location

8725 La Honda Rd., Ste. C 2

La Honda, CA 94020

Most active in

California

Work history

Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments

2009 - Present (17 years)

Whitespace Financial, LLC

2009 - Present (17 years)

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