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Marc Mc Lean

Advisor at McLean Financial Planning and Investment Management

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Location

Mentor, OH 44060

Credentials

CFP®, Series 63, Series 66

Industry experience

15 years

About

Marc Mc Lean is a CFP® professional with 15 years of industry experience. He is the president of McLean Financial Planning and Investment Management and McLean Strategic Investments, and he also develops and licenses software technology through ESD Technologies. His career includes over a decade at McLean Financial Planning and Investment Management and ongoing work at ESD Technologies since 1997. McLean Financial Planning and Investment Management serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, pension and profit-sharing plans, and business entities, offering customized financial planning and investment management. The firm uses both fundamental and technical analysis with a focus on U.S. securities and manages accounts primarily on a discretionary basis, including options strategies and in-house asset management.

Client services

Based on McLean Financial Planning and Investment Management

Financial planning Portfolio management

Expertise

Based on McLean Financial Planning and Investment Management

Active portfolio management Options & derivatives strategies Real estate investing

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Percentage

$0 - $1,000,000: 1.50% $1,000,000+: 1.00%

Location

9356 Ivan Court

Mentor, OH 44060

Most active in

Ohio

Work history

McLean Strategic Investments, Inc.

2024 - Present (2 years)

McLean Financial Planning and Investment Management

2014 - Present (12 years)

ESD Technologies, Inc.

1997 - Present (29 years)

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