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John Zinaich

Advisor at Founders Financial Securities LLC

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Location

Boonsboro, MD

Credentials

CFP®, ChFC®, Series 66

Industry experience

25 years

About

John Zinaich is a CFP® and ChFC® with 25 years of experience in financial advising, currently serving at Founders Financial Securities LLC since 2008. He is also president of Zinaich Capital & Risk Management and serves as chairman of Paramount Baptist Church. Founders Financial Securities serves individual and high-net-worth investors, retirement plans, charitable organizations, and corporate clients through a network of registered investment adviser representatives. The firm offers discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, retirement consulting, and combines advisory, brokerage, and insurance services with a range of model portfolios and sub-advisory relationships.

Client services

Based on Founders Financial Securities LLC

Financial planning Portfolio management Pension consulting Selection of other advisers

Expertise

Based on Founders Financial Securities LLC

Business exit / sale strategy

Occupation focus

Based on Founders Financial Securities LLC

Founder/Business Owner Retired

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Fee options

Fixed

Flat fees possible for financial planning; also $500 annual subscription fee for TheFreedomStrategies.com

Percentage

$0 - $25,000: up to 2.50%; or $125 minimum annual fee prorated monthly, whichever is greater (Independence Advisory at Pershing) $25,000+: up to 2.50% (Independence Advisory at Pershing) $0 - $4,999: N/A (minimum not met; exceptions possible) $5,000 - $24,999: up to 2.50% plus custodial fee ($50 annual, charged quarterly) (Independence Advisory at Axos and Schwab) $25,000 - $99,999: up to 2.50% plus custodial fee ($75 annual, charged quarterly) (Independence Advisory at Axos and Schwab) $100,000+: up to 2.50% plus custodial fee ($100 annual, charged quarterly) (Independence Advisory at Axos and Schwab) $10,000+: 1.65% annually (Managed Portfolio Program) $0+: no account minimum for FCMS Managed Accounts, fees typically up to 2.75% annually $0 - $1,000,000: up to 1.70% annually (FCMS Private Wealth Solutions) $1,000,000+: up to 1.40% annually (FCMS Private Wealth Solutions) $0+: up to 2.00% annually or flat fee for Freedom Independence Plan (retirement plan advisory) $0+: $500 annually (quarterly installments) for TheFreedomStrategies.com subscription

Commissions

Commissions possible if IAR is also a Registered Representative; separate from advisory fees

Project-based

Financial planning fees up to $500 per hour, negotiable

Subscriptions

TheFreedomStrategies.com subscription fee is $500 annually, paid quarterly in arrears

Other

Account minimum: $5,000 Minimum fee: $125 minimum annual fee for some Independence Advisory accounts opened below $25,000 Fee-only: Financial planning fees up to $500 per hour or $30,000 per year, negotiable; flat fees or hourly rates possible

Location

Boonsboro, MD

Most active in

Louisiana · Maryland · Texas

Work history

Founders Financial Securities, LLC

2008 - Present (18 years)

Disclosures

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