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CFP
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CFP

Maria Melecio

11 Years of Experience
Palm Desert, CA

Maria Melecio is a CFP-designated registered investment advisor at Desert Wealth Management LLC, based in Palm Desert, CA, with 11 years of industry experience. Maria operates on a fee-only basis, meaning they do not earn commissions from product sales. Their practice areas include High Net Worth, Investment Management. Their firm serves 29 clients with $50M in assets under management.

Compensation
Fee-Only (% of Portfolio)
Firm Size
2 advisors
Number of Clients
29 clients
Average Client Portfolio
$1.7M average
Assets Under Management
$49.6M

Fee Structure

Minimum Investment:$500K
Investment management only (planning not offered)
Portfolio-Based Fees (Flat)
Portfolio ValueAnnual Fee
Any1.20%

The annual fee may be negotiable based upon certain criteria (e.g., historical relationship, type of assets, anticipated future earning capacity, anticipated future additional assets, dollar amounts of assets to be managed, related accounts, account composition, negotiations with Clients, etc.).

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Your Portfolio Value
$500K
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Location

Palm Desert, CA

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History

Regulatory History
Clean regulatory record

No disclosures, customer disputes, or regulatory actions on file.

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Other Business Activities

Maria is an arbitrator for FINRA, dedicating minimal time to hearing securities disputes. She is also an adjunct professor at the University of California San Bernardino, spending about half her time in this role.

Employment History
Current Registrations
Desert Wealth Management LLC
July 2018 - Present · 7 yrs 9 mos
Previous Registrations
Alpha Wealth Management, LLC
November 2015 - June 2018 · 2 yrs 7 mos
Waddell & Reed
February 2015 - November 2015 · 9 mos
State Registrations1 state
CA
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Exams
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