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Matthew Poole

Advisor at Dark Horse Advisors LLC

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Location

San Diego, CA

Credentials

CFP®, Series 66

Industry experience

20 years

About

Matthew Poole is a CFP® with 20 years of industry experience, currently serving as Chief Wealth Advisor at Dark Horse Advisors LLC. He has previously worked at DFPG Investments, Inc. and First Allied Securities. Poole is also involved in insurance sales through DFPG Insurance, providing life and health insurance services. Dark Horse Advisors LLC serves individual and high-net-worth clients, retirement plan sponsors, trusts, estates, and business entities, offering discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and fiduciary services. The firm uses a diverse range of investment strategies and is formally affiliated with an accounting practice, providing integrated advice through a hybrid model of management and consulting.

Client services

Based on Dark Horse Advisors LLC

Financial planning Portfolio management Pension consulting Selection of other advisers Solicitor services

Expertise

Based on Dark Horse Advisors LLC

Options & derivatives strategies Private / alternative investments Real estate investing Tax-loss harvesting

Fee options

Fixed

Flat fees ranging from $3,500 to $250,000 for financial planning and consulting; flat fees up to $75,000 for retirement plan consulting

Percentage

$0 - $1,000,000: 1.00% $1,000,001 - $3,000,000: 0.80% $3,000,001 - $5,000,000: 0.60% $5,000,001+: 0.50%

Project-based

Hourly rates capped at $750 for financial planning and consulting

Subscriptions

Recurring fees for financial planning and consulting services

Other

Minimum fee: Minimum fee of $3,500 typically applied to written financial plans Fee-only: Financial planning and consulting billed hourly (up to $750/hr), flat fees ($3,500 to $250,000), or recurring fees

Location

San Diego, CA

Most active in

California · Nevada

Work history

Dark Horse Advisors, LLC

2023 - Present (3 years)

DFPG Investments, Inc.

2016 - Present (10 years)

First Allied Securites

2012 - 2016 (4 years)

Disclosures

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