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Stephen Schuler

42 Years of Experience
Bethesda, MD
1 Disclosure

Stephen Schuler is a registered investment advisor at Focus Partners Wealth, LLC, based in Bethesda, MD, with 42 years of industry experience. Stephen operates on a fee-only basis, meaning they do not earn commissions from product sales. Their practice areas include Alternative Investments, Annuities, Business Owners, Charitable Giving, and 14 more. Their firm serves 62,466 clients with $180B in assets under management.

Compensation
Fee-Only (% of Portfolio)Fixed/Hourly
Firm Size
1048 advisors
Number of Clients
62,466 clients
Average Client Portfolio
$2.9M average
Assets Under Management
$181.9B

Fee Structure

Planning is included in investment management (also available separately)
Minimum Annual Fee:$5,000

Focus Partners charges an annual fee based on a percentage of your portfolio value, generally up to 1.25%, with a minimum annual fee of $5,000. Fees are typically billed quarterly in advance and vary depending on the amount of assets managed, the scope of services, and the specific relationship history. In addition to the main management fee, certain specialized strategies carry additional charges: the Options Income Overlay and Index Income Overlay strategies charge an annual fee of 0.75% on the notional value target, and the TrendWise strategy charges an additional 0.25% per year over the standard management rate.

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Location

7475 Wisconsin Ave., Suite 600, Bethesda, MD, 20814

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History

Regulatory History (1)
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Regulatory
August 1993
Final
Employment History
Current Registrations
Focus Partners Wealth, LLC
February 2018 - Present · 8 yrs 8 mos
Previous Registrations
Bridgewater Wealth & Financial Management, LLC
January 2014 - March 2018 · 4 yrs 2 mos
Maryland Capital Management, LLC
February 2005 - December 2013 · 8 yrs 10 mos
Maryland Capital Management INC
November 1999 - November 2004 · 5 yrs
Bt Alex. Brown IncorporatedBroker
September 1997 - October 1999 · 2 yrs 1 mo
Alex. Brown & Sons IncorporatedBroker
April 1988 - September 1997 · 9 yrs 5 mos
Smith Barney, Harris Upham & CO., IncorporatedBroker
December 1984 - May 1988 · 3 yrs 5 mos
Smith Barney, Harris Upham & CO., IncorporatedBroker
December 1984 - December 1984 · 0 mos
Dean Witter Reynolds INC.Broker
August 1983 - December 1984 · 1 yr 4 mos
State Registrations1 state
MD
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