Sunit Bhalla
OAKTREE FINANCIAL PLANNING
FORT COLLINS, CO 80525
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CRD#: 5545383
Professional summary
Sunit Bhalla, CFP® is a registered financial advisor currently at OAKTREE FINANCIAL PLANNING, LLC located in Fort Collins, Colorado.
Sunit is registered as an IAR (Investment Advisor Representative) and started their career in finance in 2008. Sunit has worked at 1 firm and has passed the Series 65 exam.
Biography
Sunit Bhalla, CFP® is the principal at OakTree Financial Planning, a fee-only financial planning firm based in Fort Collins, Colorado. Sunit spent eighteen years working as an R&D project manager and software developer at Hewlett-Packard and Agilent Technologies prior to founding OakTree Financial Planning. Sunit is a Certified Financial Planner™ and received a Master of Science in Personal Financial Planning from the College for Financial Planning.
Sunit is currently serving on the national Board of Directors of NAPFA, an organization of fee-only, fiduciary financial planners. Sunit has also served on the NAPFA Leadership Development committee and the NAPFA Education committee. He led the Northern Colorado NAPFA Study Group from 2010 to 2018.
Sunit has presented at national financial planning conferences more than ten times and has been widely quoted in the press, including in the Wall Street Journal, Reuters, Kiplinger's, and Morningstar Advisor.
Sunit enjoys spending time with his wife, Janea, and their three kids—Brady (17), Kaitlyn (15), and Tyson (13). Sunit and Janea are avid runners and have run the Colorado Marathon three times.
Question & Answer
What are your service offerings?
Comprehensive Financial Planni...
Social Security Planning
Inheritance
Retirement Planning
Tax Planning
Investment Planning
Do you have an area of expertise or specialization?
Baby Boomers
Generation X
High Net Worth Client Needs
Investment Advice with Ongoing...
Retirement Planning & Distribu...
Tax Planning
What is your minimum asset requirement?
1M
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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CFP®
Start date: 2011
Experience
Current
September 24, 2008 - Present
OAKTREE FINANCIAL PLANNING, LLC
Office #1: 155 E. Boardwalk Suite 300, Fort Collins, CO 80525RIA
CRD#: 147478
FORT COLLINS, CO
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
Colorado(9/24/2008)
Current Firm
OAKTREE FINANCIAL PLANNING, LLC
OAKTREE FINANCIAL PLANNING, LLC
CRD#: 147478 / SEC#:
Colorado
Registered Investment Advisory firm - (9/7/2008 Approved)Texas
Registered Investment Advisory firm - (10/5/2015 Terminated)Upgrade to AdvisorCheck Premium
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Contact information
Main Address
155 E. Boardwalk Suite 300, Fort Collins, CO 80525
Mailing Address
Phone number
(970) 988-2044
Established
Firm type
Fiscal year end
# of Employees
1
Regulatory assets under management
| Total Number of Accounts | 94 |
| AUM (Assets Under Management) | $ 67,468,000 |
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