Michael Lichtfuss
Michael Lichtfuss is a registered investment advisor at Ausdal Financial Partners, INC., based in Geneva, IL, with 16 years of industry experience. Their practice areas include Financial Planning & Coaching, Investment Management, Retirement Planning. Their firm serves 10,402 clients with $2.1B in assets under management.
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Fee Structure
Ausdal Financial Partners offers several investment management programs. Fees vary depending on the program and custodian.
Advisor Managed Account (AMP): Fees are negotiated with your advisor, with a maximum annual fee of 3%. Wrap accounts include all transaction costs, while non-wrap accounts charge separately for advisory services and transactions.
Third Party Managed Accounts (SMA/UMA): Fees consist of an Investment Advisor Representative Fee, a Platform Fee (0.11% to 0.28%), and a Manager Fee (0% to 0.80%).
Retirement Plan Advisory Program: Maximum annual fee of 3%. Fees can be a fixed percentage or tiered based on account assets.
Held Away Accounts (Pontera): Maximum advisory fee of 1.5% of account assets. Fees must be deducted from an alternate advisory account or billed directly to the client.
Location
Geneva, IL
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No disclosures, customer disputes, or regulatory actions on file.
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Learn about disclosures →Other Business ActivitiesSells Insurance
Michael is a national referee assessor, spending about 10-20% of his time on this activity. He also sells insurance products, dedicating about a quarter of his time to this. Additionally, Michael works as a scoreboard keeper for Geneva High School, spending about 10-20% of his time on this.
Employment History
Current Registrations
Ausdal Financial Partners, INC.
Ausdal Financial Partners, INC.Broker
Previous Registrations
Proequities, INC.Broker
Pruco Securities, LLC.Broker
State Registrations4 states
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