MichaelStewart- Financial Advisor Crystal Lake, IL

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About Michael Stewart

Michael Stewart has been in suburban Chicago for most of his 51 years. He has been in the financial planning industry for over 21 years. His past experience includes 8 years in the Private Client Group and Investment Management divisions of two of Chicago's largest banks, overseeing deposits in excess of $200,000,000 in McHenry County.

In 2008, Michael founded his own firm to independently serve the tax planning and conservative financial planning needs of his clients in or nearing retirement.

Michael strives on educate his clients on how to invest profitably and avoid loss by providing conservative options. He is dedicated to helping his clients reap the rewards of a well planned retirement. In addition, Michael is a well established author, speaker and consultant on economic matters.

He lives in McHenry with his wife of 21 years and their 3 children.

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General Information

Firm Start Year

2008

No. of Employees

CRD#

4243807

Firm CRD#

173272

Insurance License#

3823485

Name of Broker/Dealer

Sound Income Strategies, LLC

Name of Custodial Firm

TD Ameritrade Institutional

States Licensed in

IL, FL, WI

Years of Experience in Financial Services

Number of Years with Current Firm

Work with the following types of clients

Individual Investors, Businesses

Compliance

Registered Investment Advisor

Investment Advisor Representative

Acknowledged fiduciary

Compliance Disclosures in Last 5 years

Have a clean record

Criminal Disclosures in Last 5 years

Have a clean record

Qualifications & Membership

Certifications, Accreditations & Designations

CFP^®, RFC^®

Securities Licenses

Series 65

Insurance and Annuity Licenses

Health, Life, Long Term Care, Annuity

Financial Organization Memberships

American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA), Financial Planning Association (FPA), National Association of Personal Financial Advisors (NAPFA)

Firm Information

Firm's Number of Clients

1000+

Firm's Number of Planning Clients

Firm's Number of Managed Clients

1000+

Assets Managed by Firm

1,100,000,000

Compensation and Fees

Fee Structure

Fee-Based

Minimum Portfolio Size for New Managed Accounts

$50,000

Compensation Methods

Based on Assets, Flat Fee

Fee % Based on Assets

Hourly Rate

$300

Education

Bachelors - Political Science / International Law

Creighton University
- 1993

Masters Business Administration (MBA) - Finance

American University
- 2006

Economic Development - Economic Development

Oklahoma University
-November 2017

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