Advisor at NWF Advisory Services Inc
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Firm
NWF Advisory Services Inc
Location
Murrieta, CA 92562
Credentials
CFP®, Series 63
Industry experience
42 years
Michael Brown is a CFP® with 42 years of industry experience, currently serving as an Investment Advisor Representative at NWF Advisory Services Inc. His prior roles include positions at Principal Securities Inc. and Principal Life Insurance Company, and he has operated his own financial and tax preparation businesses since the late 1990s. Outside of his advisory work, he coaches high school basketball. NWF Advisory Services Inc. provides portfolio management and financial planning primarily to individual and high-net-worth clients, offering retirement plan consulting, trust and estate services, and both wrap and non-wrap account programs. The firm employs an open-architecture wealth management platform that combines advisor-managed portfolios, third-party model portfolios, and SMA/UMA solutions with a focus on strategic long-term investing alongside tactical strategies.
Based on NWF Advisory Services Inc
Financial planning fixed fees: $500-$1,500 (Basic Plan), $1,500-$3,000 (Intermediate), $3,000+ (Advanced); Retirement plan consulting fixed fees: $5,000 - $100,000 based on scope.
$50,000 - $99,999: n/a (Advisor Managed Portfolios Wrap Account) $100,000 - $249,999: 2.100% (Advisor Managed Portfolios Wrap Account) $250,000 - $499,999: 1.875% (Advisor Managed Portfolios Wrap Account) $500,000 - $749,999: 1.650% (Advisor Managed Portfolios Wrap Account) $750,000 - $1,249,999: 1.425% (Advisor Managed Portfolios Wrap Account) $1,250,000 - $1,999,999: 1.200% (Advisor Managed Portfolios Wrap Account) $2,000,000 - $4,999,999: 0.975% (Advisor Managed Portfolios Wrap Account) $5,000,000 - $24,999,999: 1.000% (Advisor Managed Portfolios Wrap Account) $25,000,000+: 0.775% (Advisor Managed Portfolios Wrap Account) $50,000 - $99,999: 2.050% (Advisor Managed Portfolios Non-Wrap Account) $100,000 - $249,999: 2.100% (Advisor Managed Portfolios Non-Wrap Account) $250,000 - $499,999: 1.875% (Advisor Managed Portfolios Non-Wrap Account) $500,000 - $749,999: 1.650% (Advisor Managed Portfolios Non-Wrap Account) $750,000 - $1,249,999: 1.425% (Advisor Managed Portfolios Non-Wrap Account) $1,250,000 - $1,999,999: 1.200% (Advisor Managed Portfolios Non-Wrap Account) $2,000,000 - $4,999,999: 0.975% (Advisor Managed Portfolios Non-Wrap Account) $5,000,000 - $24,999,999: 1.000% (Advisor Managed Portfolios Non-Wrap Account) $25,000,000+: 0.775% (Advisor Managed Portfolios Non-Wrap Account) $100,000 - $249,999: 1.50% (Model Program Wrap Account) $250,000 - $499,999: 1.50% (Model Program Wrap Account) $500,000 - $999,999: 1.50% (Model Program Wrap Account) $1,000,000 - $1,999,999: 1.50% (Model Program Wrap Account) $2,000,000 - $4,999,999: 1.50% (Model Program Wrap Account) $5,000,000 - $9,999,999: 1.50% (Model Program Wrap Account) $10,000,000 - $24,999,999: 1.50% (Model Program Wrap Account) $25,000,000+: 1.00% (Model Program Wrap Account) $100,000 - $249,999: 1.50% (WMAP Wrap Account) $250,000 - $499,999: 1.50% (WMAP Wrap Account) $500,000 - $999,999: 1.50% (WMAP Wrap Account) $1,000,000 - $1,999,999: 1.50% (WMAP Wrap Account) $2,000,000 - $4,999,999: 1.50% (WMAP Wrap Account) $5,000,000 - $9,999,999: 1.50% (WMAP Wrap Account) $10,000,000 - $24,999,999: 1.50% (WMAP Wrap Account) $25,000,000+: 1.00% (WMAP Wrap Account) $0 - $249,999: 2.00% (Third Party Advisory Services maximum advisory fee) $250,000 - $499,999: 1.90% (Third Party Advisory Services maximum advisory fee) $500,000 - $999,999: 1.75% (Third Party Advisory Services maximum advisory fee) $1,000,000 - $1,999,999: 1.50% (Third Party Advisory Services maximum advisory fee) $2,000,000+: 1.25% (Third Party Advisory Services maximum advisory fee)
Advisory Representatives may receive commissions as Registered Representatives or insurance agents in connection with securities or insurance product sales.
Financial planning hourly fees range from $150 to $1,000 per hour; Retirement plan consulting hourly fees range from $50 to $300 per hour.
Account minimum: $50,000 Fee-only: Financial planning fixed fees range from $500 to $3,000+ depending on plan complexity; hourly fees range from $150 to $1,000 per hour.
41856 Ivy St, Suite 113
Murrieta, CA 92562
California
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OSAIC
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Principal Securities INC
2016 - 2023 (7 years)
MD Brown Financial
2015 - Present (11 years)
PRINCIPAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
2005 - 2023 (18 years)
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