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Kirk Stovesand

Advisor at Platform Wealth Advisors

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Firm

Platform Wealth Advisors

Location

Goleta, CA 93117

Credentials

CFP®, PFS™, Series 66

Industry experience

24 years

About

Kirk Stovesand is a CFP® and PFS™ credentialed financial advisor with 24 years of industry experience. He is currently with Platform Wealth Advisors and Sandpiper Consulting Inc. dba Walpole Advisors. His prior experience includes over three decades with Walpole & Co. LLP and Walpole Financial Advisors, LLC. Outside of advisory work, he serves as chair of the audit committee and board member at Community West Bank Holdings and is an advisory board member for Your Travel Center, Inc. Platform Wealth Advisors provides discretionary investment management and financial planning to individuals, retirement plans, trusts, charitable organizations, corporations, and small businesses. The firm emphasizes long-term, low-turnover asset-class investing based on Modern Portfolio Theory and integrates advisory services with affiliated accounting and consulting practices.

Client services

Based on Platform Wealth Advisors

Financial planning Portfolio management Pension consulting Selection of other advisers

Expertise

Based on Platform Wealth Advisors

Passive / index investing Wealth management College savings (529s, UTMA, etc.) Business sale tax planning General retirement planning

Occupation focus

Based on Platform Wealth Advisors

Founder/Business Owner Retired

Fee options

Fixed

Financial Planning Services fixed fees typically ranging from $2,500 to $10,000

Percentage

$0 - $1,000,000: 1.10% $1,000,001 - $5,000,000: 0.70% $5,000,001 - $10,000,000: 0.55% $10,000,001 - $20,000,000: 0.35% $20,000,001+: 0.25%

Other

Account minimum: $1,000,000 Minimum fee: $11,000 annual fee minimum for Investment Management services; $750 minimum quarterly fee for Employee Benefit Retirement Plan Services Fee-only: Financial Planning fixed fees ranging from $2,500 to $10,000; Consulting services annual fee of 0.20% (20 basis points)

Location

70 Santa Felicia Drive

Goleta, CA 93117

Most active in

California

Work history

Sandpiper Consulting Inc. dba Walpole Advisors

2024 - Present (2 years)

Platform Wealth Advisors

2024 - Present (2 years)

Walpole Financial Advisors, LLC

2014 - 2024 (10 years)

Walpole & Co. LLP

1985 - 2024 (39 years)

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