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Gary Mandell

Advisor at The Mandell Group

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Firm

The Mandell Group

Location

Chicago, IL

Credentials

CFP®, ChFC®, Series 63

Industry experience

43 years

About

Gary Mandell is a CFP® and ChFC® with 43 years of experience in the financial services industry. He is the principal of The Mandell Group, an independent advisory firm he has led since 1984. Prior to founding his firm, he worked at FSC Securities Corp. and LPL Financial LLC. Outside of advising, he serves as a trustee for an irrevocable insurance trust and holds a license to sell life and long-term care insurance. The Mandell Group is a sole-proprietor advisory firm serving high-net-worth individuals, trusts, estates, corporations, and other business entities. The firm provides financial planning, consulting, and discretionary portfolio management using fundamental analysis and both long- and short-term securities strategies.

Client services

Based on The Mandell Group

Portfolio management

Expertise

Based on The Mandell Group

Wealth management Life insurance needs analysis

Fee options

Percentage

Negotiated, not to exceed 1.50% per annum of Assets Under Management (AUM)

Commissions

Commission-based compensation from insurance product sales by Mr. Mandell, separate from advisory fees

Project-based

Financial planning and consulting hourly fee of $495 per hour

Other

Account minimum: No minimum account size required to establish a financial planning and consulting relationship Fee-only: Hourly financial planning and consulting fees of $495 per hour; $2,500 deposit due upon engagement (applied as credit against fees)

Location

Chicago, IL

Most active in

Illinois

Work history

LPL Financial

2019 - 2024 (5 years)

FSC Securities Corp.

2000 - 2019 (19 years)

The Mandell Group

1984 - Present (42 years)

Disclosures

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