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Michael Snyder

Advisor at Valor Investments and Planning LLC

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Location

Easton, PA 18042

Credentials

Series 66

Industry experience

24 years

About

Michael Snyder is a Series 66-licensed financial advisor with 24 years of industry experience. He is currently with Valor Investments and Planning LLC and has previously worked at Kestra Advisory Services, NFP Securities, and Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments. In addition to his advisory role, he is involved in insurance sales and consulting through affiliated businesses. Valor Investments and Planning LLC provides discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and business planning services to individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, and corporations. The firm typically allocates client portfolios among third-party managers, mutual funds, ETFs, and individual securities, with ongoing reviews aligned to client objectives and risk tolerance.

Client services

Based on Valor Investments and Planning LLC

Financial planning Portfolio management Selection of other advisers

Expertise

Based on Valor Investments and Planning LLC

Business ownership considerations Business exit / sale strategy Charitable giving & philanthropy Retirement income strategy

Occupation focus

Based on Valor Investments and Planning LLC

Founder/Business Owner Executive

Fee options

Percentage

$0 - $250,000: Valor advisory fee up to 1.20% plus third-party manager fee up to 0.75%, total up to 1.95% (Schwab or other non-AssetMark custodians) $0 - $250,000: AssetMark Platform Fee 0.25% plus Valor advisory fee up to 1.0% plus Program Fee up to 0.60%, total up to 1.85% $250,001 - $500,000: AssetMark Platform Fee 0.15% plus Valor advisory fee up to 1.0% plus Program Fee up to 0.60%, total up to 1.75% $500,001 - $1,000,000: AssetMark Platform Fee 0.10% plus Valor advisory fee up to 1.0% plus Program Fee up to 0.60%, total up to 1.70% $1,000,001 - $2,000,000: AssetMark Platform Fee 0.10% plus Valor advisory fee up to 1.0% plus Program Fee up to 0.60%, total up to 1.70% $2,000,001 - $3,000,000: AssetMark Platform Fee 0.10% plus Valor advisory fee up to 1.0% plus Program Fee up to 0.60%, total up to 1.70% $3,000,001+: AssetMark Platform Fee 0.10% plus Valor advisory fee up to 1.0% plus Program Fee up to 0.60%, total up to 1.70% $0 - $250,000: Retirement Plan Asset-Based Fee up to 1.25% $250,001 - $500,000: Retirement Plan Asset-Based Fee up to 1.15% $500,001 - $1,000,000: Retirement Plan Asset-Based Fee up to 1.05% $1,000,001 - $2,500,000: Retirement Plan Asset-Based Fee up to 0.95% $2,500,001+: Retirement Plan Asset-Based Fee up to 0.85%

Commissions

Insurance product commissions from affiliated insurance agency Valor Life and Annuity; broker-dealer commissions on legacy assets not managed by Valor; not charged through Valor advisory fees.

Project-based

Financial planning hourly fees range from $400 to $600 per hour.

Other

Account minimum: $100,000 (negotiable for Obsidian and Valor Capital); $10,000 to $1,000,000 depending on AssetMark investment solution; Valor Investments and Planning LLC itself has no minimum account size. Minimum fee: Platform Reporting & Administrative Fee up to $150 per account, per year. Fee-only: Financial planning fees average $200 per month ($2,400 per year) or hourly rates from $400 to $600 per hour; fees are negotiable.

Location

109 N. 4 Th Street, Suite 1

Easton, PA 18042

Most active in

New Jersey · Pennsylvania

Work history

The Leaders Group Inc

2025 - Present (1 year)

Purshe kaplan Sterling Investments

2023 - 2024 (1 year)

Valor Life and Annuity LLC

2023 - Present (3 years)

Valor Investments and Planning LLC

2023 - Present (3 years)

Kestra Advisory

2016 - 2023 (7 years)

Kestra Investment Services, LLc

2007 - 2023 (16 years)

Disclosures

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