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Melissa Dailey

Advisor at Clearwater Capital Partners

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Firm

Clearwater Capital Partners

Location

Hoffman Estates, IL 60169

Credentials

Series 63, Series 65, Series 66

Industry experience

24 years

About

Melissa Dailey is a financial advisor with Clearwater Capital Partners in Hoffman Estates, IL, holding Series 63, 65, and 66 licenses and bringing 24 years of industry experience. She has worked at Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Company, Northwestern Mutual Investment Services LLC, Andrew Watters, Scott Penning, and Lincoln Financial prior to joining Clearwater Capital Partners in 2021. Clearwater Capital Partners serves individuals, including high-net-worth families and family offices, as well as institutional clients, offering services such as family office and private wealth management, institutional advisory, retirement plan advisory, and a wrap-fee investment program. The firm emphasizes written Investment Policy Statements, ongoing asset allocation and rebalancing, and discretionary management, with access to alternative investments and private placements.

Client services

Based on Clearwater Capital Partners

Financial planning Portfolio management Pension consulting Selection of other advisers Educational seminars or workshops Qualified plan consulting

Expertise

Based on Clearwater Capital Partners

Family Business Charitable giving & philanthropy Multi-generational wealth transfer Retirement income strategy Options & derivatives strategies

Occupation focus

Based on Clearwater Capital Partners

Founder/Business Owner Executive

Fee options

Fixed

Fixed fees for case strategy reviews $5,000 to $25,000; fixed fees for speaking engagements $2,000 to $5,000

Percentage

$0 - $2,000,000: 1.000% $2,000,001 - $5,000,000: 0.750% $5,000,001 - $10,000,000: 0.550% $10,000,001 - $25,000,000: 0.350% $25,000,001 - $50,000,000: 0.300% $50,000,001 - $100,000,000: 0.250% $100,000,001+: 0.200%

Project-based

$250 to $1,000 per hour for consulting services; $250 to $500 per hour for speaking engagements

Subscriptions

Family Office Services may include monthly retainer fees; no specific amounts stated

Other

Minimum fee: $5,000 annually ($416.67 monthly) minimum for Wrap Fee and Non-Wrap Fee Program clients; $5,000 annually minimum for Retirement Plan Advising clients Fee-only: Hourly consulting fees range from $250 to $1,000 per hour; fixed fees for case strategy reviews range from $5,000 to $25,000; speaking engagements hourly fees $250-$500 and fixed fees $2,000-$5,000

Location

2800 West Higgins Road, Suite 1025

Hoffman Estates, IL 60169

Most active in

Illinois · Texas

Work history

Clearwater Capital Partners

2021 - Present (5 years)

Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Company

2021 - 2021 (1 year)

Northwestern Mutual Investment Services LLC

2020 - 2021 (1 year)

Andrew Watters

2020 - 2021 (1 year)

Scott Penning

2020 - 2021 (1 year)

Andrew Watters

2020 - 2020 (1 year)

Scott Penning

2020 - 2020 (1 year)

Lincoln Financial

2015 - 2020 (5 years)

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