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Matthew Dreier Jr.

Advisor at Wellspring Financial, LLC

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Location

Simsbury, CT

Credentials

ChFC®, Series 65

Industry experience

7 years

About

Matthew Dreier Jr. is a financial advisor at Wellspring Financial, LLC with seven years of industry experience. He holds the ChFC® designation and Series 65 license. Prior to joining Wellspring Financial in 2018, he worked at Aetna from 2012 to 2018. Wellspring Financial serves individual clients, including high-net-worth households, offering discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management alongside financial planning. The firm uses a model-driven investment approach based on modern portfolio theory, emphasizing diversification, long-term holdings, and periodic rebalancing.

Client services

Based on Wellspring Financial, LLC

Financial planning Portfolio management
Insurance products offered as independent agents include life, long term care, long term disability, and annuities

Expertise

Based on Wellspring Financial, LLC

Annuities

Fee options

Fixed

Financial planning services fixed fees ranging from $1,000 to $5,000, negotiable based on complexity and scope.

Percentage

0.75% - 1.20% annually, varying based on assets under management and complexity of services

Commissions

Licensed insurance agents affiliated with the firm earn commissions on insurance products sold, which is separate from advisory fees.

Other

Account minimum: No minimum stated; however, the firm may terminate accounts they determine are too small to manage effectively or not in the client's best interest. Fee-only: Portfolio management fees are annual fees between 0.75% and 1.20% of assets under management, billed quarterly in arrears.

Location

Simsbury, CT

Most active in

Connecticut · Massachusetts · New York

Work history

Wellspring Financial LLC

2018 - Present (8 years)

Aetna

2012 - 2018 (6 years)

Disclosures

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