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Melissa Grass

Advisor at Freedom Financial Advisors, LLC

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Location

South Charleston, WV 25309

Credentials

Series 63

Industry experience

3 years

About

Melissa Grass is a financial advisor at Freedom Financial Advisors, LLC with three years of industry experience. She holds a Series 63 designation and has prior experience at TransAmerica. Outside of investment advising, she is the CEO of Freedom Federal Educators, a business that provides federal benefits education through webinars and other content. Freedom Financial Advisors primarily serves individual clients with financial planning and portfolio management, as well as retirement plan consulting for 401(k) plans. The firm emphasizes fundamental analysis, conservative positioning, and educational services, managing approximately $13 million in assets mostly on a non-discretionary basis.

Client services

Based on Freedom Financial Advisors, LLC

Financial planning Portfolio management Pension consulting Educational seminars or workshops

Expertise

Based on Freedom Financial Advisors, LLC

Retirement plans for business owners (SEP, solo 401k) General retirement planning General tax planning Wealth management

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Fee options

Fixed

Written financial plan fees from $200 to $3,000 depending on complexity

Percentage

$0+: 0.50% to 3.00% annually, negotiable based on size and complexity of account Not applicable+: Retirement plan consulting fee: negotiable annual fee of 2.00%, based on plan assets

Project-based

Up to $50/hour, negotiable

Other

Fee-only: Written financial plan fees range from $200 to $3,000 depending on complexity; hourly fees up to $50/hour

Location

1211 Jefferson Rd.

South Charleston, WV 25309

Most active in

West Virginia

Work history

Freedom Financial Advisors

2022 - Present (4 years)

Freedom Financial Insurance Group, LLC

2016 - Present (10 years)

TransAmerica

2015 - 2016 (1 year)

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Retirement plans for business owners (SEP, solo 401k) Retirement income strategy Income planning Active portfolio management Options & derivatives strategies Founder/Business Owner Executive
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CFP®, Series 63, Series 65

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Brian R

Series 63

South Charleston, WV

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Retirement plans for business owners (SEP, solo 401k) General retirement planning General tax planning Wealth management
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