David M. Zolt
WESTLAKE ADVISORS
Lakewood, OH
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CRD#: 5336852
Professional summary
David Michael Zolt, CFP® is a registered financial advisor currently at WESTLAKE ADVISORS located in Lakewood, Ohio.
David is registered as an IAR (Investment Advisor Representative) and started their career in finance in 2007. David has worked at 1 firm .
Biography
David M. Zolt, CFP®, EA worked over 20 years in retirement and employee benefit planning as a senior fee-only advisor. David’s position as trusted advisor to some of the largest pools of liquid assets in the world gave him the rare opportunity to watch professionals advise multi-million and multi-billion dollar pension funds utilizing the best practices of investing. In the process, he learned firsthand how seasoned professionals invest. David’s clients included The Ford Motor Company, American Greetings, The United Nations, The World Bank and The International Monetary Fund.
In planning for his own financial future, David looked for a personal financial advisor who would advise him in the same independent and truly objective way that he provided advice to clients. David discovered that, unlike the corporate world, personal financial planners are almost exclusively product salespeople and asset gatherers, rather than truly objective financial advisors. Product salespeople are paid commissions for selling clients unnecessarily expensive and inefficient insurance products and loaded mutual funds. Asset gathers try to gather as much of your assets as possible, which may not be in your best interest, because they are paid by taking a percentage of your assets “under management” each year.
Disillusioned with the options available, David learned to do his own retirement and investment planning. After designing and implementing a plan for his own financial independence, David concluded that there is a great need for truly objective and comprehensive financial planning and decided to provide this service to clients.
David is a Certified Financial Planner®, an Enrolled Agent, and a NAPFA-Registered Financial Advisor.
Question & Answer
What are your service offerings?
Providing peace of mind throug...
retirement
estate
insurance and tax planning. A...
retirement planning
retiree withdrawal strategy
tax planning and employee bene...
Do you have an area of expertise or specialization?
Investment Advice with Ongoing...
Middle Income Client Needs
Retirement Planning & Distribu...
Tax Planning
Are you a "fiduciary"?
Yes
Aliases
None
Other business activities
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CRS (Client Relationship Summary) - RIA
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Certified licenses
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Experience
Current
May 30, 2007 - Present
WESTLAKE ADVISORS
RIA
CRD#: 144067
Lakewood, OH
State Registrations and Notice Filings
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IAR
means the advisor is registered as an Investment Advisor Representative in this state and is authorized to provide investment advice to clients there.Highlighted states indicate IAR registrations
IAR
Ohio(5/30/2007)
Exams
Current Firm
WESTLAKE ADVISORS
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CRD#: 144067 / SEC#:
Ohio
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Contact information
Main Address
Lakewood, OH
Mailing Address
Phone number
(216) 228-7864
Established
Firm type
Fiscal year end
# of Employees
1
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