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Shawn Lappi

Advisor at Gradient Advisors, LLC

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Location

Chisholm, MN

Credentials

Series 65

Industry experience

1 year

About

Shawn Lappi is a financial advisor at Gradient Advisors, LLC with one year of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has been involved with Tri-Sure Financial since 2009 and Maintenance Plus, a landscaping business, since 2012. Outside of finance, he is also a performer with the entertainment group The Six9's. Gradient Advisors, LLC provides investment management, financial planning, and consulting services to a diverse client base including individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporations, and business entities. The firm supports a large network of advisors and employs a non-discretionary approach, combining various analytical methods and financial planning on fixed-fee or hourly terms.

Client services

Based on Gradient Advisors, LLC

Financial planning Portfolio management Pension consulting Selection of other advisers

Expertise

Based on Gradient Advisors, LLC

Retirement income strategy General tax planning

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Minimum fee: Financial planning fees range from $300 up to more than $2,000, negotiable based on complexity and advisor experience. Fee-only: Fixed fees for financial planning and consulting services, negotiable between $300 and over $2,000, possibly recurring (e.g., quarterly).

Location

Chisholm, MN

Most active in

Minnesota

Work history

Gradient Advisors, LLC

2024 - Present (2 years)

Maintenance Plus

2012 - Present (14 years)

Tri-Sure Financial

2009 - Present (17 years)

The Six9's

2004 - Present (22 years)

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