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Peter Merkel

Advisor at Magis Management, LLC

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Firm

Magis Management, LLC

Location

Milwaukee, WI

Credentials

CFA®

Industry experience

12 years

About

Peter Merkel is a CFA® charterholder and the sole advisor at Magis Management, LLC, an independent investment advisory firm based in Milwaukee, WI. He has 12 years of industry experience and has led Magis Management since 2013. Magis Management provides one-time investment consulting and ongoing discretionary management to a select group of individual and institutional clients. The firm employs a bottom-up, fundamentally oriented investment approach with an emphasis on long-term total return, incorporating derivatives and leverage strategies that are uncommon among solo independent advisers.

Client services

Based on Magis Management, LLC

Portfolio management

Expertise

Based on Magis Management, LLC

Options & derivatives strategies Active portfolio management

Fee options

Fixed

Fixed fee per project (up to $1,200 prepaid no more than six months in advance)

Percentage

$0 - $500,000: 2.00% $500,001 - $1,000,000: 1.75% Over $1,000,000+: 1.50%

Project-based

$200 per hour (negotiable)

Location

Milwaukee, WI

Most active in

Texas · Wisconsin

Work history

Magis Management, LLC

2013 - Present (13 years)

Disclosures

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CFP®, CPA, PFS™

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Brian earned his Bachelor of Science degree from UW – La Crosse with a triple major in Accounting, Finance, & Economics. He has a Master's of Business Administration with a specialty in Finance from Marquette University and has post-graduate certificates from Cornell University SC Johnson graduate school of management in Executive Leadership & Leading Management Teams. Brian is a Certified Financial Planner, Certified Public Accountant, Personal Financial Specialist, Certified Global Managerial Accountant, and a Certified Project Management Professional. He started his career working in Public Accounting for a regional CPA firm for a number of years. Then Brian worked in the private sector for a large fortune 30 company and smaller corporations, holding positions in Corporate Finance, Internal Audit, and Strategic Management. After that Brian started his own firm Leben CPA LLC and now Brian is a principal at Midwest Wealth Solutions and CPA firm Lulloff, Leben & Taylor. Brian is an active member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA) and the Wisconsin Institute of Certified Public Accountants (WICPA). In his spare time Brian loves the outdoors (biking, hiking, camping, downhill skiing), Sports (Packers, Brewers, Bucks), and enjoys spending time with his wife Megan and two young daughters.

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Business ownership considerations Cash flow / budgeting College savings (529s, UTMA, etc.) Retirement income strategy General estate planning guidance
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