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IWC Financial Planning

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Client assets under management

$0

Clients

0

Advisors

3

of 8 employees

Firm type

Supported

1-3 advisors or $200M+ in AUM

Clients per advisor

0

Average account size

About

IWC Financial Planning is a registered advisory firm that delivers financial planning, participant plan consulting, and access to a subscription-based planning website rather than ongoing discretionary asset management; its brochure lists individuals, trusts, businesses, endowments and nonprofit organizations as potential client types. The firm produces written or verbal financial plans and supports implementation without maintaining custody of client assets or participating in wrap-fee programs.

The firm’s investment perspective emphasizes asset-class allocation, broad diversification and a largely passive, low-cost indexing approach, with individual securities considered only in specific client circumstances (for example, to address tax consequences). Plans are delivered on a project or subscription basis with recommended plan reviews (typically semiannually) and optional ongoing support through its planning platform rather than continuous portfolio oversight.

Noteworthy for a firm in the investment-manager category, the firm makes insurance products available through licensed personnel and may receive commissions if a client purchases coverage, and some personnel have bookkeeping/accounting business ties or ownership interests in bookkeeping-related entities. The firm also relies on non–AUM billing methods — including hourly, flat, and subscription arrangements — and does not use percentage-of-assets-under-management fees, and it refers clients to third-party broker-dealers and dually registered personnel, relationships that can give rise to referral or commission arrangements to consider.

Client services

Financial planning

Expertise

General retirement planning Cash flow / budgeting Life insurance needs analysis Long-term care insurance

Fee options

Fixed

Flat fees up to $15,000, negotiable

Commissions

Commission received from insurance carriers if client purchases insurance policies; no fee for insurance quotes

Project-based

$250 per hour, negotiable

Subscriptions

Monthly subscription fee up to a total of $15,000 over 12 months; $30 per month for planning website subscription

Other

Fee-only: Monthly subscription up to $15,000 over 12 months; Flat fee up to $15,000 (negotiable); $250/hour hourly fee (negotiable); $30/month planning website subscription (non-negotiable)

Main office location

IWC Financial Planning

4812 S. Jackson Rd.

Edinburg TX 78539, United States

Number of offices

3

Most active in

Tennessee · Texas

Disclosures

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Business activities & affiliations

Advisors at this firm

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John L

CFP®, Series 63, Series 66

Edinburg, TX

IWC Financial Planning

John Lackey is a CFP® professional with 25 years of experience, currently affiliated with LPL Financial. His career includes roles at Summit Financial Group, VSR Advisory Services, and operating Lackey Financial Management since 2006. Outside of his advisory work, he is involved in several business ventures including ownership of property and casualty insurance and management of agricultural and commercial enterprises. LPL Financial provides advisory and brokerage services to a diverse client base, including individual investors, retirement plan sponsors, institutions, and high-net-worth households. The firm offers a wide range of financial planning and investment solutions supported by an in-house research team and a broad network of investment adviser representatives.

General retirement planning Cash flow / budgeting Life insurance needs analysis Long-term care insurance
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Albert L

CFP®, Series 66

Edinburg, TX

IWC Financial Planning

Albert Lopez is a CFP®-certified financial advisor with 27 years of industry experience. He is affiliated with LPL Financial and also operates IWC Financial Planning, an independent investment advisory firm. Lopez has held leadership roles in various business activities, including managing an insurance agency and providing financial planning services through his own firm. LPL Financial serves a diverse client base, offering advisory and brokerage services through a large network of investment adviser representatives. The firm provides a range of investment solutions, including financial planning, model-portfolio programs, and third-party asset management, supported by an in-house research team and a broad platform of advisory and non-advisory products.

General retirement planning Cash flow / budgeting Life insurance needs analysis Long-term care insurance
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Erin K

Series 63, Series 65, Series 66

Tracy City, TN

IWC Financial Planning

Erin Kunz is a financial advisor at IWC Financial Planning with 10 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63, 65, and 66 licenses and has worked at LPL Financial since 2019 while also operating as a self-employed advisor since 2015. Outside of advising, Kunz owns Breakthrough Bookkeeping, a bookkeeping business based in Tracy City, Tennessee. IWC Financial Planning provides comprehensive financial planning and participant consulting for individuals, trusts, businesses, endowments, and nonprofit organizations. The firm emphasizes broad diversification and low-cost, passive investment strategies, offering planning services without continuous discretionary asset management and providing insurance solutions through licensed personnel.

General retirement planning Cash flow / budgeting Life insurance needs analysis Long-term care insurance
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