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Martin Shapiro

Advisor at Creative Financial Designs, Inc.

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Location

Travelers Rest, SC

Credentials

Series 63, Series 65

Industry experience

43 years

About

Martin Shapiro is a financial advisor with Creative Financial Designs, Inc., holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 43 years of industry experience. He has been with Creative Financial Designs since 2013 and has operated Magic by Marty, a separate business, since 1983. Creative Financial Designs serves individual clients, charitable organizations, corporate and business clients, and employer retirement plans with a range of investment management and financial planning services. The firm’s investment approach includes asset-class model allocations informed by third-party research, offering strategies from passive to tactically managed portfolios, as well as Biblical Responsible Investing options.

Client services

Based on Creative Financial Designs, Inc.

Financial planning Portfolio management Pension consulting Newsletters or periodicals Educational seminars or workshops

Expertise

Based on Creative Financial Designs, Inc.

ESG / Sustainable investing Options & derivatives strategies

Demographic focus

Based on Creative Financial Designs, Inc.

Religious/faith focused

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Fee options

Percentage

$0+: Starting at 0.50% annually up to 2.00% annually for Brokerage Management platform $0+: Starting at 0.50% annually up to 1.50% annually for Self-Directed Management platform $0+: Starting at 0.50% annually up to 1.50% annually for Variable Annuity Management platform $0+: Starting at 0.50% annually up to 1.50% annually for Non-Discretionary Advisory Services

Project-based

Hourly fee up to $350 per hour, negotiable

Subscriptions

Retainer fees from $25 per month up to $3,500 per month, negotiable

Other

Account minimum: $7,000 Minimum fee: Custodial fee charged by cfd Investments for accounts at NFS: $8 monthly minimum fee Fee-only: Advisory fees negotiated between 0.50% and 2.00% annually depending on service and platform

Location

Travelers Rest, SC

Most active in

South Carolina

Work history

Creative Financial Designs Inc

2013 - Present (13 years)

CFD Investments Inc

2013 - Present (13 years)

Magic by Marty

1983 - Present (43 years)

Independent Insurance

1980 - Present (46 years)

Disclosures

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