PAUL A. SOMMERSTAD
CERITY PARTNERS RETIREMENT PLAN CONSULTANTS | PARTNER
Chicago, IL 60606
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CRD#: 6896849
Professional summary
PAUL ANTHONY SOMMERSTAD, AIF®, who also goes by Paul Sommerstad, is a registered financial advisor currently at CERITY PARTNERS RETIREMENT PLAN CONSULTANTS located in Chicago, Illinois.
PAUL is registered as an IAR (Investment Advisor Representative) and started their career in finance in 2018. PAUL has worked at 2 firms and has passed the Series 65 exam.
Biography
Paul is a Partner in the firm’s Retirement Plan Services Group. He has more than fifteen years of experience in the retirement plan industry and specializes in helping organizations understand how plan design can dramatically improve their employees’ ability to successfully retire and how proper governance can limit personal fiduciary liability. Paul has worked with a variety of public, private, and nonprofit organizations providing them with proven strategies that have resulted in improved outcomes for thousands of retirement plan participants. He is an ardent researcher of behavioral economics and prides himself in using plain language to help plan committees and participants accomplish their goals and objectives.
Prior to joining Cerity Partners, Paul was a Senior ERISA Consultant with Blue Prairie Group where his expertise in vendor negotiations resulted in lower total plan and administrative costs and improved service levels for institutional clients of all sizes.
Question & Answer
Are you a "fiduciary"?
Yes
Aliases
Paul Sommerstad
Other business activities
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Certified licenses
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Education
University of St. Thomas - Opus School of Business
B.A. - Financial Management
Experience
Current
April 18, 2019 - Present
CERITY PARTNERS RETIREMENT PLAN CONSULTANTS
Office #1: 320 S. Canal St., Chicago, IL 60606RIA
CRD#: 164198
Chicago, IL
Past
January 12, 2018 - April 8, 2019
BLUE PRAIRIE GROUP,LLC
RIA
CRD#: 131802
CHICAGO, IL
Primary Firm SEC Registration
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CP
CERITY PARTNERS RETIREMENT PLAN CONSULTANTS
CERITY PARTNERS | RETIREMENT PLAN ADVISORS AN HPM PARTNERS MEMBER FIRM LLC | RETIREMENT PLAN ADVISORS | PENSION ARCHITECTS | CERITY PARTNERS RETIREMENT PLAN CONSULTANTS | CERITY PARTNERS RETIREMENT PLAN ADVISORS LLC | CERITY PARTNERS RETIREMENT PLAN ADVISORS
CRD#: 164198 / SEC#: 801-76705
RIA
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IAR
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IAR
Illinois(4/18/2019)
IAR
Texas(12/6/2019)
Current Firm
CP
CERITY PARTNERS RETIREMENT PLAN CONSULTANTS
CERITY PARTNERS | RETIREMENT PLAN ADVISORS AN HPM PARTNERS MEMBER FIRM LLC | RETIREMENT PLAN ADVISORS | PENSION ARCHITECTS | CERITY PARTNERS RETIREMENT PLAN CONSULTANTS | CERITY PARTNERS RETIREMENT PLAN ADVISORS LLC | CERITY PARTNERS RETIREMENT PLAN ADVISORS
CRD#: 164198 / SEC#: 801-76705
RIA
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Contact information
Main Address
99 Park Avenue 16th Floor, New York, NY 10016
Mailing Address
Phone number
(212) 850-4260
Established
Firm type
Fiscal year end
# of Employees
87
SEC notice filing (14 States and Territories)
Regulatory assets under management
| Total Number of Accounts | 622 |
| AUM (Assets Under Management) | $ 18,953,321,052 |
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