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Charles Shapiro

31 Years of Experience
Santa Monica, CA
2 DisclosuresBrokerSells Insurance

Charles Shapiro is a registered investment advisor at Stratos Wealth Partners, LTD, based in Santa Monica, CA, with 31 years of industry experience. Charles operates on a fee-only basis, meaning they do not earn commissions from product sales. Their practice areas include Business Owners, Corporate Executives, Education Planning, Estate Planning, and 4 more. Their firm serves 21,699 clients with $14B in assets under management.

Compensation
Fee-Only (% of Portfolio)Fixed/Hourly
Firm Size
376 advisors
Number of Clients
21,699 clients
Average Client Portfolio
$667K average
Assets Under Management
$14.5B

Fee Structure

Minimum Investment:$10K

Stratos Wealth Partners (SWP) offers investment management through Strategic Wealth Management (SWM) accounts and other advisor-managed, non-wrap accounts.

With SWM and other advisor-managed, non-wrap accounts, you'll pay an advisory fee to SWP, plus transaction charges for each trade. The maximum annual advisory fee is 2.0% of the assets managed. In limited cases, SWP may apply a flat fee to provide asset management services, but the maximum flat fee will be no more than 2.0% of the assets under management.

A minimum account value of $10,000 is required for SWM and other advisor-managed, non-wrap accounts; however, in certain instances, the minimum account size may be lower.

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Location

2800 28th St, Suite #306, Santa Monica, CA, 90405

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History

Regulatory History (2)
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Customer Dispute
June 2009
Settled
Customer Dispute
October 2008
Denied
Other Business ActivitiesSells Insurance

Charles uses Stratos Wealth Partners, LTD as a DBA for his securities, investment advisory, and financial planning business, and is licensed to sell fixed insurance products, dedicating about 10-20% of his time. He also provides investment advisory services through Stratos Wealth Partners LTD, spending nearly full-time on this activity, and has several other DBAs for his LPL business.

Employment History
Current Registrations
Stratos Wealth Partners, LTD
October 2010 - Present · 15 yrs 9 mos
LPL Financial LLC
August 2010 - Present · 15 yrs 11 mos
LPL Financial LLCBroker
August 2010 - Present · 15 yrs 11 mos
Previous Registrations
LPL Financial LLC
September 2013 - September 2014 · 1 yr
LPL Financial Corporation
August 2010 - December 2010 · 4 mos
Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC
June 2009 - September 2010 · 1 yr 3 mos
Morgan Stanley Smith BarneyBroker
June 2009 - September 2010 · 1 yr 3 mos
Citigroup Global Markets INC.
January 2002 - June 2009 · 7 yrs 5 mos
Citigroup Global Markets INC.Broker
December 1994 - June 2009 · 14 yrs 6 mos
State Registrations51 states
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