Scott Wentsel
Advisor at Wentsel Wealth Management, LLC
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Advisor at Wentsel Wealth Management, LLC
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Location
Western Springs, IL
Credentials
CFP®, Series 63, Series 65
Industry experience
9 years
Scott Wentsel is a CFP® with nine years of industry experience and is the principal advisor at Wentsel Wealth Management, LLC. Prior to founding his firm in 2016, he worked at Morningstar Investment Management, LLC for two years. He has been a professor at DePaul University since 2011. Wentsel Wealth Management provides investment management and financial planning services to individuals, high-net-worth households, pension and profit-sharing plans, and charitable organizations. The firm emphasizes low-cost, globally diversified portfolios using index-oriented ETFs and mutual funds, while also offering institutional services such as pension consulting that are uncommon for firms of its size.
Based on Wentsel Wealth Management, LLC
Based on Wentsel Wealth Management, LLC
Focused Financial Planning fixed fee projects generally range between $500 and $6,000 depending on scope and complexity.
$0 - $1,000,000: 0.70% annually (Comprehensive Financial Planning and Investment Management combined) $1,000,001 - $2,000,000: 0.50% annually (Comprehensive Financial Planning and Investment Management combined) $2,000,001+: 0.30% annually (Comprehensive Financial Planning and Investment Management combined) $0 - $1,000,000: 0.50% annually (Investment Management Services only) $1,000,001 - $2,000,000: 0.40% annually (Investment Management Services only) $2,000,001+: 0.30% annually (Investment Management Services only)
Minimum fee: Minimum annual fee of $600 for investment management services. Fee-only: Comprehensive Financial Planning monthly fees from $100 to $400 plus initial charge from $2,000 to $3,000 depending on complexity; Focused Financial Planning fixed fees generally range from $500 to $6,000.
Western Springs, IL
Illinois
Wentsel Wealth Management, LLC
2016 - Present (10 years)
Morningstar Investment Management, LLC
2014 - 2016 (2 years)
DePaul University
2011 - Present (15 years)
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