Michael Cear
Michael Cear is a ChFC-designated registered investment advisor at Summit Financial, LLC, based in Parsippany, NJ, with 26 years of industry experience. Michael 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, High Net Worth, and 3 more. Their firm serves 9,865 clients with $15B in assets under management.
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Summit Financial offers various investment management programs. Financial advisors set their own advisory fees, but the maximum advisory fee for all programs is 1.50%. Clients in certain programs may also pay a program fee. Clients invested in the Tax-Deferred Strategies Portfolios are charged a monthly platform fee of $20/month by Nationwide, plus a "Low Cost Fund Platform Fee" up to 0.35% annually. Fees are negotiable.
Location
4 Campus Drive, Parsippany, NJ, 07054
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December 2019Other Business ActivitiesSells Insurance
Michael offers insurance as a broker or agent through numerous insurance companies, including SRM, an affiliated company. He also works as an IAR for Summit Financial, LLC, dedicating full-time hours to providing financial advice to clients.
Employment History
Current Registrations
Summit Financial, LLC
Purshe Kaplan Sterling InvestmentsBroker
Previous Registrations
Summit Financial Resources INC
Summit Equities INC
Summit Equities, INC.Broker
Northwestern Mutual Investment Services, LLCBroker
Investec Ernst & CompanyBroker
Worldco, L.L.C.Broker
Global Financial Group, INC.Broker
State Registrations6 states
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