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Valerie Bowman

Advisor at Bowman Wealth Management

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Location

Smyrna, GA 30080

Credentials

Series 66

Industry experience

23 years

About

Valerie Bowman is a financial advisor with Bowman Wealth Management in Smyrna, GA, holding a Series 66 designation and 23 years of industry experience. Her prior roles include work with Empower Retirement and Havenn Hills, and she has been leading Bowman Wealth Management since 2019. She also has experience teaching at UCLA Extension. Bowman Wealth Management serves individual investors as well as institutional and tax-entity clients, including trusts, estates, charitable organizations, municipalities, and endowments. The firm offers discretionary investment management, financial planning with an emphasis on planned giving, tax return preparation, and educational workshops, combining institutional breadth with specialized services uncommon among similar-sized independent advisors.

Client services

Based on Bowman Wealth Management

Financial planning Portfolio management Selection of other advisers Educational seminars or workshops
Tax preparation, investment management for municipalities and endowments

Expertise

Based on Bowman Wealth Management

Business sale tax planning

Fee options

Fixed

Basic Financial Plan: $1,200 - $3,000; Tier 1 Comprehensive Plan: $3,000 - $15,000; Tier 2 Comprehensive Plan: $5,000 - $25,000; Planned Giving Plans: $5,000 - $11,000; Tax preparation fees: $250 - $1,200 depending on service

Percentage

$0 - $2,000,000: 1.10% annually $2,000,001 - $3,000,000: 0.90% annually $3,000,001 - $5,000,000: 0.70% annually $5,000,001 - No limit (negotiable): Negotiable $0 - $5,000,000: 0.90% annually (municipalities/endowments/charitable trusts) $5,000,001 - $15,000,000: 0.80% annually (municipalities/endowments/charitable trusts) $15,000,001 - $25,000,000: 0.60% annually (municipalities/endowments/charitable trusts) $25,000,001 - $40,000,000: 0.40% annually (municipalities/endowments/charitable trusts) $40,000,001 - No limit (negotiable): Negotiable (municipalities/endowments/charitable trusts)

Project-based

$300 per hour for Financial Consultative Review

Other

Account minimum: $500,000 Fee-only: Investment management fees are fee-only; no commissions are charged.

Location

2400 Herodian Way, Suite 220

Smyrna, GA 30080

Most active in

Georgia

Work history

Ucla Extention

2023 - Present (3 years)

Havenn Hills

2020 - 2022 (2 years)

Bowman Wealth Management

2019 - Present (7 years)

Valerie Bowman

2016 - Present (10 years)

Empower Retirement ,GWFS ,Great West Financial Services

2010 - 2018 (8 years)

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