Lee Whittles is a registered investment advisor at Scs, based in Bellevue, WA, with 36 years of industry experience. Lee operates on a fee-only basis, meaning they do not earn commissions from product sales. Their practice areas include Business Owners, Education Planning, Estate Planning, Financial Planning & Coaching, and 4 more. Their firm serves 2,167 clients with $1.6B in assets under management.
Compensation
Firm Size
Number of Clients
Average Client Portfolio
Assets Under Management
Fee Structure
SCS manages investments through its own program and LPL's program. Fees for the LPL program are negotiable, up to 2.60% annually. This fee includes LPL's program fee, a strategist fee (if applicable), and SCS's advisor fee (up to 2.00%). Fees are paid quarterly in advance. SCS advisory representatives are compensated through salary and structured bonus and are incented to bring assts to the firm and to establish new client relationships. They do not make more or less because they recommend a particular investment management program.
Location
10900 NE 8th Street, 15th Floor - Suite 1550, Bellevue, WA, 98004
Get directionsHistory
Regulatory History
No disclosures, customer disputes, or regulatory actions on file.
Disclosures include customer complaints, regulatory actions, and other events that advisors must report to the SEC. A clean record means none have been reported.
Learn about disclosures →Other Business Activities
Lee operates under multiple DBAs for his LPL business and provides investment advisory services through SCS, an independent investment advisor firm (Bensler, LLC). Lee also works as a paid pro ski patroller, dedicating about 10-20% of his time to this non-investment related activity.
Employment History
Current Registrations
Scs
LPL Financial LLC
LPL Financial LLCBroker
Previous Registrations
LPL Financial LLC
LPL Financial LLC
Northwestern Mutual Investment Services,llc
Northwestern Mutual Investment Services, LLCBroker
Robert W. Baird & CO. IncorporatedBroker
State Registrations5 states
You can work with an advisor not registered in your state. Most advisors can legally serve a small number of clients across state lines without registering.