Brian Dowd
Brian Dowd is a registered investment advisor at Commonwealth Financial Network, based in Simsbury, CT, with 31 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.
Location
923 Hopmeadow St, 2nd Floor, Simsbury, CT, 06070
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June 2002Other Business ActivitiesSells Insurance
Brian sells fixed insurance, dedicating about 10-20% of his time to this activity. He also owns Dowd Financial Group, LLC, an operating company, dedicating all of his time to it.
Employment History
Current Registrations
Commonwealth Financial Network
Commonwealth Financial Network
Commonwealth Financial NetworkBroker
Previous Registrations
Banc of America Investment Services, INC.
Banc of America Investment Services, INC.Broker
Quick & Reilly, INC.
Quick & Reilly, INC.Broker
Fidelity Brokerage Services LLCBroker
The Dreyfus Service CorporationBroker
Washington Square Securities, INC.Broker
Reliastar Financial Marketing CORP.Broker
Stratton Oakmont INC.Broker
State Registrations17 states
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