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Michelle Portney

Advisor at LPL Financial

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Location

Dayton, NV

Credentials

ChFC®, Series 63, Series 65

Industry experience

42 years

About

Michelle Portney is a financial advisor at LPL Financial with 42 years of industry experience. She holds the ChFC® designation along with Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. Prior to joining LPL Financial in 2024, she worked at OSAIC and Sagepoint Financial, Inc. LPL Financial provides advisory and brokerage services to a diverse client base, including individual investors, retirement plan sponsors, institutions, charities, and high-net-worth households. The firm offers a range of financial planning and investment management solutions supported by an in-house Research team and a broad network of investment adviser representatives.

Client services

Based on LPL Financial

Financial planning Portfolio management Educational seminars or workshops
Consulting and other non-discretionary advisory services

Expertise

Based on LPL Financial

Wealth management Retirement plans for business owners (SEP, solo 401k) College savings (529s, UTMA, etc.) Tax-loss harvesting

Occupation focus

Based on LPL Financial

Founder/Business Owner Retired

Fee options

Fixed

Financial planning and consulting services may be charged a flat fee as negotiated.

Commissions

Brokerage services include commissions, markups, markdowns, and transaction charges; commissions may apply to mutual funds, variable annuities, and other products.

Project-based

Financial planning hourly fees up to $500 per hour.

Other

Fee-only: Financial planning fees typically range up to $15,000, or up to $500 per hour; fees are negotiated and may be flat or hourly.

Location

Dayton, NV

Most active in

Nevada · Texas

Work history

LPL Financial

2024 - Present (2 years)

OSAIC

2023 - 2024 (1 year)

Sagepoint Financial, Inc.

2009 - 2023 (14 years)

Disclosures

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