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Margaret Koosa

Advisor at The Alchemists, LLC

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Location

Stamford, VT

Credentials

Series 63, Series 65

Industry experience

14 years

About

Margaret Koosa is a financial advisor with The Alchemists, LLC in Stamford, Vermont. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has 14 years of industry experience. Her prior work includes roles at Brookwood Investment Group LLC and Belpointe Asset Management, LLC. Koosa also works as an independent insurance agent. The Alchemists, LLC provides portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting primarily for pooled vehicles and institutional retirement-plan clients, using a long-term, passive asset-allocation approach with mutual funds and ETFs. The firm also offers educational seminars and pension consulting services.

Client services

Based on The Alchemists, LLC

Financial planning Portfolio management Pension consulting Educational seminars or workshops

Expertise

Based on The Alchemists, LLC

Business sale tax planning

Occupation focus

Based on The Alchemists, LLC

Founder/Business Owner Retired

Fee options

Fixed

Fixed fees typically ranging from $3,000 to $10,000 for Project-Based Financial Planning Services

Percentage

$0 - $15,000: 0.00% $15,001 - $1,500,000: 1.00% $1,500,001 - $3,500,000: 0.75% $3,500,001 - $6,000,000: 0.50% $6,000,001+: 0.30%

Commissions

Insurance products commissions earned by Managing Member if purchased through her

Project-based

Typically $300/hour for Project-Based Financial Planning Services

Location

Stamford, VT

Most active in

Florida · Massachusetts · Rhode Island · Vermont

Work history

Brookwood Investment Group LLC

2023 - 2025 (2 years)

The Alchemists, LLC

2023 - Present (3 years)

Brookwood Insurance Group Llc

2022 - 2025 (3 years)

Belpointe Asset Management, LLC

2017 - 2023 (6 years)

Belpointe Insurance, LLC

2017 - 2022 (5 years)

Pearson VUE

2017 - 2017 (1 year)

Boys & Girls Club of Woonsocket

2016 - 2017 (1 year)

Various insurance carriers for W&R insurance agencies

2016 - 2017 (1 year)

Waddell & Reed, Inc

2016 - 2017 (1 year)

Uber

2015 - 2017 (2 years)

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Business activities & affiliations

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College savings (529s, UTMA, etc.)
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Wealth management Passive / index investing
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