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Seku Shabazz

Advisor at Great Lakes Retirement Planning LLC

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Location

Cleveland, OH 44114

Credentials

Series 66

Industry experience

13 years

About

Seku Shabazz is a financial advisor at Great Lakes Retirement Planning LLC in Cleveland, Ohio, with 13 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and has worked with firms including Prudential Insurance Company of America and Ash Brokerage. Outside of advising, he is the owner and president of Great Lakes Loan Servicing, LLC and Great Lakes Financing, LLC. Great Lakes Retirement Planning serves individual investors, small businesses, foundations, and non-profits with discretionary portfolio management and fee-based financial planning. The firm employs a long-term, buy-and-hold investment approach grounded in Modern Portfolio Theory and offers services including retirement plan management and tax-efficient strategies.

Client services

Based on Great Lakes Retirement Planning LLC

Financial planning Portfolio management Selection of other advisers Educational seminars or workshops

Expertise

Based on Great Lakes Retirement Planning LLC

Tax-loss harvesting Business exit / sale strategy Business sale tax planning General estate planning guidance College savings (529s, UTMA, etc.)

Occupation focus

Based on Great Lakes Retirement Planning LLC

Founder/Business Owner

Fee options

Fixed

Financial planning fees range from $2,000 to $10,000 per engagement depending on plan type

Percentage

$0.00 - $1,000,000.00: 0.55% $1,000,000.00 - $2,000,000.00: 0.50% $2,000,000.00 - $3,000,000.00: 0.45% $3,000,000.00 - $4,000,000.00: 0.35% $4,000,000.00 - $5,000,000.00: 0.25% $5,000,000.00+: 0.15%

Commissions

Compensation may be received from commissions for sale of insurance and annuity products; commissions are not the primary source of income and advisory fees are not reduced to offset commissions.

Other

Account minimum: $0.00

Location

1300 East 9 Th Street, Suite 750

Cleveland, OH 44114

Most active in

New Hampshire · Ohio · Texas

Work history

Great Lakes Financing, LLC

2018 - Present (8 years)

Great Lakes Loan Servicing, LLC

2018 - Present (8 years)

Ash Brokerage

2017 - Present (9 years)

Great Lakes Retirement Planning, LLC

2017 - Present (9 years)

Pruco Securities Llc

2015 - 2017 (2 years)

Prudential insurance company of america

2015 - 2017 (2 years)

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