Charles Brown
Charles Brown is a ChFC-designated registered investment advisor at Commonwealth Financial Network, based in Beverly, MA, with 37 years of industry experience. Their practice areas include Financial Planning & Coaching, Investment Management, Retirement Planning. Their firm serves 399,450 clients with $210B in assets under management.
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Commonwealth Financial Network offers investment management through various programs like PPS Custom, PPS Select, and PPS Direct. Fees are generally calculated as a percentage of your portfolio, including cash and money market positions. The exact fees vary depending on the specific program and the agreement between you and your advisor.
Commonwealth generally offers two types of fee schedules: blended and breakpoint. With a blended schedule, different portions of your portfolio are charged at different rates. With a breakpoint schedule, the fee rate declines as your portfolio value reaches certain levels. All fees are negotiable between the advisor and client.
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100 Cummings Center, Suite 207P, Beverly, MA, 01915
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April 2016Other Business ActivitiesSells Insurance
Charles sells fixed insurance products as a life insurance agent through Charles P. Brown and CFA Insurance Services. He is also a passive investor in SKD Properties, LLC, owner and investment advisor representative at Capitol Financial Advisors, and provides expert witness testimony on financial planning topics.
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Current Registrations
Commonwealth Financial Network
Commonwealth Financial NetworkBroker
Previous Registrations
Capitol Financial Advisors
John Hancock Mutual Life Insurance CompanyBroker
Capital Analysts, IncorporatedBroker
State Registrations28 states
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