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Nicole Chou

Advisor at Benefit Financial Services Group

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Firm

Benefit Financial Services Group

Location

Irvine, CA 92614

Credentials

Series 65

Industry experience

7 years

About

Nicole Chou is a financial advisor at Benefit Financial Services Group with seven years of industry experience. She holds a Series 65 designation and has worked at Sperry Equities and State Street prior to joining BFSG in 2018. Benefit Financial Services Group serves individual investors, families, corporations, trusts, charitable organizations, and retirement plan sponsors, offering wealth management, institutional pension consulting, and tax preparation services. The firm focuses on diversified, outcome-oriented portfolios and provides ERISA fiduciary services for retirement plans.

Client services

Based on Benefit Financial Services Group

Financial planning Portfolio management Pension consulting Selection of other advisers Educational seminars or workshops
Credit and cash management solutions, insurance solutions, tax preparation services.

Expertise

Based on Benefit Financial Services Group

ESG / Sustainable investing Private / alternative investments Options & derivatives strategies Concentrated stock management Retirement plans for business owners (SEP, solo 401k)

Occupation focus

Based on Benefit Financial Services Group

Founder/Business Owner Executive

Demographic focus

Based on Benefit Financial Services Group

Approaching retirement Retired

Fee options

Percentage

$0+: 0.25% to 1.25% annually depending on services and complexity (fees can exceed 1.25% due to minimum fee) Not explicitly stated+: 0.35% to 0.55% annually on plan assets for asset-based pension consulting fees Not explicitly stated+: 0.01% to 0.75% annually on average annual plan assets for investment & compliance consulting Not explicitly stated+: 0.01% to 0.50% annually on plan assets for discretionary fiduciary services Not explicitly stated+: 0.02% to 0.10% annually on plan assets for Managed Account Service

Project-based

Financial planning hourly fees generally range from $150 to $500 per hour; Divorce financial planning up to $500 per hour; Consulting in a settlor capacity at $100 per hour.

Other

Minimum fee: Total minimum fee of up to $5,500 per year for Investment Portfolio Management Services Fee-only: Fixed fees ranging from $300 to $3,000 depending on account size and complexity; Pension consulting fixed fees from $5,000 to $200,000; Vendor search fees $5,000 to $50,000; Fiduciary structure fees $2,500 to $5,000; Participant education fees $500 to $2,000 per meeting day; Financial planning fixed fees $5,000 to $100,000; Managed Account fixed fees up to $25,000.

Location

2040 Main Street, Suite 720

Irvine, CA 92614

Most active in

California

Work history

Bfsg, Llc

2018 - Present (8 years)

Bfsg, Llc

2018 - Present (8 years)

Sperry Equities

2017 - 2017 (1 year)

State Street

2016 - 2016 (1 year)

Disclosures

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