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Sara Thomas

37 Years of Experience
Pittsburgh, PA
Broker

Sara Thomas is a registered investment advisor at Advice and Planning Services, based in Pittsburgh, PA, with 37 years of industry experience. Sara operates on a fee-only basis, meaning they do not earn commissions from product sales. Their practice areas include Investment Management, Retirement Planning. Their firm serves 72,807 clients with $34B in assets under management.

Compensation
Fee-Only (% of Portfolio)
Firm Size
1640 advisors
Number of Clients
72,807 clients
Average Client Portfolio
$472K average
Assets Under Management
$34.3B

Fee Structure

Minimum Investment:$5K
Planning is included in investment management

TC Services offers several managed account programs with different fee structures:

  • TIAA Personal Portfolio (TPP): 0.30% annually of the assets managed. This program is closed to new investors.
  • TIAA Portfolio Advisor (PA): Fees range from 1.15% to 0.40% annually based on a tiered schedule.
  • Private Asset Management (PAM): Fees range from 0.90% to 0.40% annually for a blended portfolio, or 0.50% to 0.15% annually for a fixed income portfolio, based on a tiered schedule. Transaction costs are additional for PAM.

TC Services may negotiate fee arrangements based on various factors. The fees for TPP and PA are inclusive of most transaction costs, while PAM has separate transaction costs.

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Location

141 South St. Clair Street, Suite 202, Pittsburgh, PA, 15206

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History

Regulatory History
Clean regulatory record

No disclosures, customer disputes, or regulatory actions on file.

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Employment History
Current Registrations
Advice and Planning Services
April 2019 - Present · 7 yrs 1 mo
Tiaa-Cref Individual & Institutional Services, LLC
April 2010 - Present · 16 yrs 1 mo
Tiaa-Cref Individual & Institutional Services, LLCBroker
April 2010 - Present · 16 yrs 1 mo
Previous Registrations
Advice and Planning Services
May 2017 - May 2017 · 0 mos
Advice and Planning Services
April 2010 - May 2017 · 7 yrs 1 mo
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors, INC.
May 2007 - March 2010 · 2 yrs 10 mos
Cambridge Investment Research, INC.Broker
May 2007 - March 2010 · 2 yrs 10 mos
Intersecurities, INC.
January 2005 - May 2007 · 2 yrs 4 mos
Intersecurities, INC.Broker
January 2005 - May 2007 · 2 yrs 4 mos
Morgan Stanley
August 2000 - January 2005 · 4 yrs 5 mos
Morgan Stanley Dw INC.Broker
May 2000 - January 2005 · 4 yrs 8 mos
Bt Alex. Brown IncorporatedBroker
September 1997 - August 1999 · 1 yr 11 mos
Alex. Brown & Sons IncorporatedBroker
September 1987 - September 1997 · 10 yrs
State Registrations4 states
MDOHPAWV
AdvisorBrokerBoth

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Exams
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