Taos Investment Advisors, LLC is an Illinois and a California registered investment advisor incorporated in 2011. Taos Investment and its Investment Advisory Representatives provide a variety of investment advisory services to clients including financial planning and consulting services, and asset management services.
Financial Planning and Consulting Services
For clients having a need for financial advice involving analysis of a particular investment, overall holdings, or short or long-term financial situation, Taos Investment and IAR provide Financial Planning and Consulting Services to meet client’s financial objectives and needs. Taos Investment’s financial planning services usually include, but are not limited to, an analysis of client’s existing assets, investment objectives, insurance, investments, cash flows, risk management, retirement projections, estate or business plans, saving plans, or other special objectives. The scope maybe as broad or detailed as the client wishes. Taos Investment’s consultation services may include, but are not limited to, investment advice regarding retirement, education or estate planning, or the modification of an existing financial plan. The hourly fee for providing consultation services is negotiable but generally ranges from $50 to $300 per hour. Services can also be performed on a flat fee basis. Flat fees usually range between $300 and $1,500, but may be higher or lower depending on the scope of the plan.
Asset Management Services-Wrap Fee Program
Asset Management Services start with IAR assisting each new client in determining the client’s investment and financial objectives. IAR and client will develop strategies based on all or some of the following items, but will not be limited to: current resources, level of income, net worth statement, risk tolerance, time horizon, investment objectives, present and deferred employee benefits, self-employed income and benefits, tax situation, insurance programs and estate planning considerations. Asset Management Services include management of most forms of investments including, but are not limited to, common and preferred stocks, bonds, options, exchange-traded funds, municipal securities, load and no-load mutual funds and annuities. Although Taos Investment and IAR may recommend various short-term investment strategies, they will generally recommend strategies for the long run. Taos Investment’s transactions are all through the platform of Shareholders Services Group, Inc. A client’s securities portfolio will typically be custodied at clearing firm of Pershing LLC which is through Shareholders Service Group, Inc.
Taos Investment and IAR offer its client a range of payment options in order to compensate Taos Investment and its IARs. In most cases, where the client wishes an ongoing investment advisory relationship, compensation is calculated as a percentage of assets under management. These service fees typically range from 1% to 3% of assets under management. The IAR may negotiate the percentage of assets under management fee with the client outside the stated typical range, and is subject to the Taos Investment approval.
Please call us at 312-842-9892(Chicago), email advisor@taosinvestment.com
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