Charmaine Kaes is a registered investment advisor at Blackridge Asset Management, LLC, based in Williamsville, NY, with 39 years of industry experience. Charmaine operates on a fee-only basis, meaning they do not earn commissions from product sales. Their practice areas include Education Planning, Estate Planning, Insurance Planning, Investment Management, and 2 more. Their firm serves 687 clients with $200M in assets under management.
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305 Spindrift Driive, Williamsville, NY, 14221
Get directionsCharmaine is the president and owner of Compensation Services, Inc., a pension administration company, dedicating a few hours per week. She also works as a sales representative for National Integrity selling fixed annuities and for National Life of Vermont selling life insurance, dedicating minimal time to each, and as an advisor for Blackridge Asset Management, dedicating a few hours per week.
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