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Meredith Phippen

Advisor at Williams Financial, LLC

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Location

North Bennington, VT 05257

Credentials

Series 65

Industry experience

2 years

About

Meredith Phippen is a financial advisor at Williams Financial, LLC with two years of industry experience. She holds the Series 65 designation and has worked at Williams Financial since 2019. Prior to her current role, she had brief engagements at Bennington College and Renee J. Jacobs, CPA, and spent six years at Evan Wilson Studios. Williams Financial, LLC provides fee-only financial planning, investment management, and pension consulting for individuals, families, trusts, estates, and business entities. The firm operates as a fiduciary, combining fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis with modern portfolio theory to deliver tailored investment strategies and offers additional in-house accounting, tax preparation, and bookkeeping services.

Client services

Based on Williams Financial, LLC

Financial planning Portfolio management Pension consulting

Expertise

Based on Williams Financial, LLC

General retirement planning Tax strategies for small businesses Charitable giving & philanthropy Cash flow / budgeting

Fee options

Fixed

Financial planning flat fees generally range from $6,000 to $8,000, complex plans $8,000 to $16,000 or more

Percentage

$1 - $1,000,000: 1.35% $1,000,001 - $3,000,000: 1.10% $3,000,001 - $5,000,000: 0.95% Above $5,000,001+: 0.70%

Project-based

Financial planning hourly rate offered (specific amounts not stated in brochure)

Other

Account minimum: $500,000 Minimum fee: $1,500 per quarter for accounts under $500,000 Fee-only: Fee-Only basis; no commissions or sales charges

Location

12 Main Street

North Bennington, VT 05257

Most active in

Vermont

Work history

Williams Financial. LLC

2019 - Present (7 years)

N/a

2019 - 2019 (1 year)

Bennington Colllege

2019 - 2019 (1 year)

Renee J. Jacobs, CPA

2017 - 2017 (1 year)

Evan Wilson Studios

2013 - 2019 (6 years)

Disclosures

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