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Cascade Financial Strategies

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Client assets under management

$149,276,230

Clients

307

13% high-net worth

Advisors

3

of 5 employees

Firm type

Supported

1-3 advisors or $200M+ in AUM

Clients per advisor

102

High

Average account size

$486,242

About

Cascade Financial Strategies serves individuals (including high-net-worth clients), trusts, pension and profit-sharing plans, and other business entities with comprehensive portfolio management, financial planning, and pension consulting. The three-advisor firm manages roughly $151 million for about 307 client relationships and provides discretionary investment management using mutual funds, ETFs, individual stocks and bonds, and, for accredited clients, access to private placements and certain estate-planning strategies.

The firm tailors portfolios to client objectives and risk tolerances, conducts at least quarterly account reviews, and applies fundamental analysis and ESG screening when requested to inform security selection. Custody and trade execution are provided through Charles Schwab, the firm no longer sells commissionable securities (advisors do not maintain securities licenses), and Cascade may negotiate fees or provide planning fee offsets when clients engage multiple services.

Noteworthy distinctions include an explicit ERISA-aware pension consulting practice that can include participant education workshops and fiduciary acknowledgments for plan work, and the use of a modest allocation (approximately 4% of firm assets) to illiquid alternatives such as non-traded REITs and private placements for qualified clients. The firm also uses client testimonials in its advertising—an uncommon practice among similarly supported firms—and discloses receipt of custodial support services from Schwab while generally declining proxy-voting authority.

Client services

Financial planning Portfolio management Pension consulting Newsletters or periodicals Educational seminars or workshops

Expertise

ESG / Sustainable investing Private / alternative investments Charitable trusts / foundations General estate planning guidance Retirement plans for business owners (SEP, solo 401k)

Occupation focus

Retired Founder/Business Owner

Fee options

Fixed

Financial Planning fixed fees typically ranging from $500 to $2,500

Percentage

Less than $500,000 - $500,000: 1.50% $500,000 - $2,000,000: 1.25% $2,000,001 - $5,000,000: 1.00% $5,000,001 - $9,000,000: 0.75% Over $9,000,000+: 0.50%

Project-based

$250 to $350 per hour for Financial Planning Services

Other

Fee-only: Financial Planning fees charged hourly ($250 to $350 per hour) or fixed fee ($500 to $2,500)

Main office location

Cascade Financial Strategies

243 Scalehouse Loop, 1 A

Bend OR 97702, United States

Number of offices

1

Most active in

Arizona · California · Oregon

Disclosures

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Business activities & affiliations

Advisors at this firm

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Marc E

Series 65

Bend, OR

Cascade Financial Strategies

Marc Eppinger is a financial advisor at Cascade Financial Strategies in Bend, OR, holding a Series 65 designation with six years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Empower Advisory Group, Personal Capital Advisors Corporation, Fisher Investments, and Aspen Capital. He also has a background in higher education from Pacific University. Cascade Financial Strategies serves individual clients, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, and corporate clients, offering portfolio management, financial planning, and pension consulting. The firm employs fundamental analysis with ESG screening available, strategic and tactical asset allocation, and ongoing portfolio monitoring.

ESG / Sustainable investing Private / alternative investments Charitable trusts / foundations General estate planning guidance Retirement plans for business owners (SEP, solo 401k) Retired Founder/Business Owner
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Katie M

Series 63, Series 65

Bend, OR

Cascade Financial Strategies

Katie Martin Hewitt is a financial advisor at Cascade Financial Strategies in Bend, Oregon, with two years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has previously worked at Northwestern Mutual and The H Group, Inc. Outside of her advisory role, she serves as a bookkeeper and office manager for Intrinsitech Corporation. Cascade Financial Strategies is a small advisory firm serving individual clients, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, and corporate clients. The firm offers comprehensive portfolio management, financial planning, and pension consulting, employing a disciplined investment process that includes fundamental analysis, strategic asset allocation, and ongoing account reviews.

ESG / Sustainable investing Private / alternative investments Charitable trusts / foundations General estate planning guidance Retirement plans for business owners (SEP, solo 401k) Retired Founder/Business Owner
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John S

CFP®, ChFC®, Series 66

Bend, OR

Cascade Financial Strategies

John Schniepp is a CFP®, ChFC®, and holds a Series 66 license with 22 years of industry experience. He has been with Cascade Financial Strategies in Bend, OR since 2013. Cascade Financial Strategies serves individual clients, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, and corporate clients, offering portfolio management, financial planning, and pension consulting. The firm employs fundamental analysis with optional ESG screening, strategic and tactical asset allocation, and provides ongoing account monitoring and education for retirement plans.

ESG / Sustainable investing Private / alternative investments Charitable trusts / foundations General estate planning guidance Retirement plans for business owners (SEP, solo 401k) Retired Founder/Business Owner
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