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Michael Zembala

43 Years of Experience
Beachwood, OH
1 DisclosureBrokerSells Insurance

Michael Zembala is a registered investment advisor at LPL Financial LLC, based in Beachwood, OH, with 43 years of industry experience. Their practice areas include Investment Management. Their firm serves 1,676,192 clients with $620B in assets under management.

Compensation
Commission-BasedFee-Only (% of Portfolio)Fixed/Hourly
Firm Size
27420 advisors
Number of Clients
1,676,192 clients
Average Client Portfolio
$369K average
Assets Under Management
$618.9B

Fee Structure

Minimum Investment:$1K
Investment management only (planning not offered)

LPL Financial, along with your advisor, charges an annual fee based on the value of your account. This fee covers asset management, administrative, and custodial services. The fee is negotiable, but the maximum is 2.50% per year, paid quarterly in advance. LPL may share a portion of this fee with your advisor.

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Location

3750 Park East Dr Suite 200, Beachwood, OH, 44122

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History

Regulatory History (1)
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Customer Dispute
March 2016
Settled
Other Business ActivitiesSells Insurance

Michael uses Stratos Wealth Partners, Ltd and Wealth Advocate Group, LLC as DBAs for his LPL business. He is also a licensed insurance agent, spending about 30% of his time selling and servicing fixed insurance products, including annuities, life, long-term care, disability, health, and dental insurance.

Employment History
Current Registrations
LPL Financial LLC
August 2025 - Present · 9 mos
Stratos Wealth Partners, LTD
August 2010 - Present · 15 yrs 9 mos
LPL Financial LLCBroker
February 2009 - Present · 17 yrs 3 mos
Previous Registrations
LPL Financial Corporation
April 2009 - December 2010 · 1 yr 8 mos
Lincoln Financial Advisors Corporation
January 2000 - February 2009 · 9 yrs 1 mo
Lincoln Financial Advisors CorporationBroker
June 1998 - February 2009 · 10 yrs 8 mos
Cigna Financial Advisors,inc.Broker
July 1982 - June 1998 · 15 yrs 11 mos
State Registrations13 states
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AdvisorBrokerBoth

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Exams
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