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Chester Lee

18 Years of Experience
Alpharetta, GA
2 Disclosures

Chester Lee is a registered investment advisor at Merit Financial Advisors, based in Alpharetta, GA, with 18 years of industry experience. Chester operates on a fee-only basis, meaning they do not earn commissions from product sales. Their practice areas include Education Planning, Estate Planning, Financial Planning & Coaching, Investment Management, and 2 more. Their firm serves 14,417 clients with $11B in assets under management.

Compensation
Fee-Only (% of Portfolio)Fixed/Hourly
Firm Size
243 advisors
Number of Clients
14,417 clients
Average Client Portfolio
$734K average
Assets Under Management
$10.6B

Fee Structure

Merit Financial Group charges an annual investment advisory fee of up to 2.50% of the assets in your account. This fee is negotiable and can depend on the investment advisor representative, the value of your account, the types of assets, the complexity of your portfolio, your financial situation, how actively your portfolio is traded, anticipated future assets, your relationship with the advisor, and any additional services you request. Clients of independent contractor advisors pay an additional platform fee of 0.25% or 0.35% depending on who manages the account.

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Location

2400 Lakeview Parkway, Suite 550, Alpharetta, GA, 30009

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History

Regulatory History (2)
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Customer Dispute
October 2006
Denied
Customer Dispute
December 2005
Denied
Other Business Activities

Chester is a member of Store N Stuff MiniWarehouse Business, LLC, a self-storage business, since 2005. He spends about a quarter of his time on all aspects of the business.

Employment History
Current Registrations
Merit Financial Advisors
January 2025 - Present · 1 yr 4 mos
Previous Registrations
Pillar Wealth Management CO.
May 2011 - January 2025 · 13 yrs 8 mos
Ing Financial Partners, INC
June 2007 - May 2011 · 3 yrs 11 mos
American General Securities, Incorporated
October 2002 - October 2002 · 0 mos
American General Securities, Incorporated
August 2002 - October 2002 · 2 mos
State Registrations1 state
WI
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Exams
No exam information available for this advisor.
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