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Rafael Villagran

Advisor at Genesia Investments LLC

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Firm

Genesia Investments LLC

Location

Greer, SC

Credentials

Series 66

Industry experience

15 years

About

Rafael Villagran is a financial advisor at Genesia Investments LLC with 15 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and has worked at firms including NWAM, LLC and Coldstream Securities Inc. Outside of his advisory role, he publishes newsletters and provides quantitative research and consulting for institutional clients through Villagran Investments LLC. Genesia Investments provides investment sub-advisory and portfolio consulting services exclusively to other registered investment advisors. The firm combines proprietary quantitative programs with Strategic Portfolios based on Modern Portfolio Theory, primarily using low-cost ETFs within an open-architecture framework.

Client services

Based on Genesia Investments LLC

Portfolio management Selection of other advisers Newsletters or periodicals
Services limited to subadvisory or consulting services to other registered investment advisers

Expertise

Based on Genesia Investments LLC

Factor investing / smart beta Tax-loss harvesting Active portfolio management Wealth management

Fee options

Percentage

$0 - $250,000: Effective rate higher than 0.40% due to $1,000 minimum for V-Signal® Portfolios $0+: 0.40% annually for V-Signal® Portfolios $0+: 0.20% (20 bps) annually for Strategic Portfolios Core (Full and Simplified) $0+: 0.30% (30 bps) annually for Strategic Portfolios Tax Aware (Full and Simplified) $0+: 0.40% (40 bps) annually for Strategic Portfolios Customized Tax Aware (Full only)

Project-based

$350/hour for special projects and other investment services

Subscriptions

Standard subscription fees: $100/month or $300/quarter for Fundamental Research Commentaries; Premium subscription: $200/month or $600/quarter for first advisor, $50/month or $150/quarter for additional advisors (up to 10); V-Signal Newsletter: $250/month or $750/quarter; V-Signal Model Portfolio: $1,500/quarter; Strategic Model Portfolio: $750/quarter

Other

Minimum fee: $1,000 per year minimum per Account for V-Signal® Portfolios; $500 per year minimum per Account for Strategic Full Core Portfolios; $300 per year minimum per Account for Strategic Simplified Core Portfolios; $20,000 minimum annual fee for Portfolio Management Consulting without implementation; $50,000 minimum annual fee for Consulting with Implementation & Trading Fee-only: Portfolio Management Consulting fees on graduated schedule starting at 5 bps on first $50 million AUM, with minimum $20,000 annual fee; with Implementation & Trading starting at 15 bps on first $50 million AUM, with $50,000 minimum annual fee

Location

Greer, SC

Most active in

South Carolina

Work history

Genesia Investments LLC

2023 - Present (3 years)

NWAM, LLC

2021 - 2024 (3 years)

Villagran Investments LLC

2019 - Present (7 years)

Coldstream Securities Inc

2016 - 2019 (3 years)

Coldstream Wealth Management

2016 - 2019 (3 years)

The Villagran Matrix LLC

2014 - 2016 (2 years)

Disclosures

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