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Nearly 100,000 registered financial advisors have customer disputes, bankruptcies, criminal activity, and more on their records. In 2023, about 60 red flags were recorded daily. That's why it's crucial to check if your advisor has any red flags and decide whether you're comfortable with them.

GET TO KNOW LARRY

ADVISOR PERSONAL BIO

As an MBA and CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™ Practitioner, I help people make sensible plans for a successful retirement. My objective with people is to get them first to, and then through, retirement. I'm also the author of Wealth Odyssey, a book about financial planning that goes beyond personal finances as just numbers. My retirement planning research is peer reviewed and published in the Journal of Financial Planning. The professional you choose to help you achieve your financial goals should believe in prudent investment principles, education, personal service, and the uniqueness of every client. This is my philosophy in working with my clients! I answer only to you, and nobody else. I am also a retired US Air Force Command Pilot who flew helicopters, high performance jets, and internationally in multi-engine jets. I was a Contingency Planner in joint command headquarters and a veteran of the First Gulf War. My flying and planning experience provided insight into planning ahead to reach destinations and goals as well as the need to consider alternatives when things do not go according to plan. Those characteristics carry over to Financial Planning. I'm a Fee-Only planner and member of the National Association of Personal Financlal Advisers (NAPFA) and Financial Planning Association (FPA).

ADVISOR PROFILE

Services Offered

Retirement Planning and Income Management,

Employee and Employer Plan Benefits,

Investment Planning,

Comprehensive Financial Planning

My Ideal Client

Retirees,

Pre-retirees (within 15 years of retirement),

Inheritance management,

Transitioning into another job or career

My Areas of Expertise

College/Education Planning,

Hourly Investment Advice with Ongoing Management,

Retirement Planning and Distribution Rules

Compensation Structure

Fee Only

OTHER BUSINESSES AND POTENTIAL CONFLICTS OF INTEREST

1. the name of the other business Author Larry Frank 2. whether the business is investment-related Not investment related 3. the address of the other business Rocklin, CA 4. the nature of the other business Author of a personal finance book, Wealth Odyssey, published in 2005 5. your position, title, or relationship with the other business Author and copyright owner 6. the start date of your relationship Wealth Odyssey was published on February 25, 2005 7. the approximate number of hours/month you devote to the other business Less than 1 hour a month. Less than 1 hour a year. 8. the number of hours you devote to the other business during securities trading hours None. 9. and briefly describe your duties relating to the other business Monitor sales and periodic marketing by third-party firms.

FIRM INFORMATION

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