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Michael Verity

Advisor at Lighthouse Financial Services Inc

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Location

Brea, CA 92821

Credentials

CFA®

Industry experience

15 years

About

Michael Verity is a CFA® charterholder with 15 years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at Lighthouse Financial Services Inc since 2010. He works within a five-advisor team based in Brea, CA. Lighthouse Financial Services serves individual and high-net-worth clients as well as pension and institutional accounts, offering discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, pension consulting, and tax preparation. The firm’s investment approach combines top-down macroeconomic analysis with bottom-up security selection and emphasizes diversified asset allocation across multiple model strategies.

Client services

Based on Lighthouse Financial Services Inc

Financial planning Portfolio management Pension consulting Educational seminars or workshops

Expertise

Based on Lighthouse Financial Services Inc

Wealth management Retirement plans for business owners (SEP, solo 401k) General tax planning College savings (529s, UTMA, etc.)

Occupation focus

Based on Lighthouse Financial Services Inc

Founder/Business Owner

Fee options

Fixed

Tax preparation fees typically range from $200 to $1,200 on a flat-fee basis

Percentage

$0 - $600,000: 1.20% $600,001 - $1,000,000: 0.90% $1,000,001 - $3,000,000: 0.80% $3,000,001 - $6,000,000: 0.70% $6,000,001+: 0.60%

Other

Account minimum: $200,000 for equity strategy; $400,000 for fixed income strategy; negotiable at sole discretion of LFS Minimum fee: Minimum quarterly fee of $600 for new clients in equity and fixed income strategies; $300 minimum quarterly fee for grandfathered clients Fee-only: Annual Financial Guidance Services fee of $2,388 annually, billed $199 monthly

Location

3070 Saturn Street, Suite 101

Brea, CA 92821

Most active in

Arizona · California · Hawaii · Nebraska · Texas

Work history

Lighthouse Financial Services, Inc.

2010 - Present (16 years)

Disclosures

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