Andrew
Lord

Essential Planning, LLC

CRD#1289303
Investment Advisor
in Portsmouth, NH

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Andrew Lord is a chartered financial consultant working in Portsmouth, New Hampshire with a total of 21 years of industry experience. Lord is on the advisory team at Essential Planning, LLC. During their career, the advisor has held roles at Provident Mutual, Connecticut Mutual Life Insruance Co, Fortune Financial Services Inc, Investors Capital Corporation, Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments, Essential Planning, LLC and Valmark Securities, Inc. Lord holds a Series 63 license, certifying them as a securities agent, and can work in Florida, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New York and Texas. Essential Planning, LLC is a financial advisory firm operating out of Portsmouth, NH. It has a total of nine employees. It administers $310 million in total assets between its 1,618 accounts, making it one of the mid-sized firms in the United States by assets under management. Of its 1,618 accounts, 31% are associated with high-net-worth individuals who have greater than $1 million in investable assets. The business provides a set of services, such as financial planning services and portfolio management for individuals and small businesses. A financial advisor's fees largely depend on the type of financial services offered. Fee types billed by Essential Planning, LLC can include some combination of asset-based, hourly and fixed fees.

Certifications and Registrations

Series 63, Chartered Financial Consultant

Years Registered*

21 years

Services Offered

Financial planning services, Portfolio management for individuals and/or small businesses

Fee Structure

Percentage of Assets, Hourly Charges, Fixed Fees

Office Location

500 Market Street Suite 1D
Portsmouth, NH 03801

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Essential Planning, LLC Brokerage Details

Total Assets Under Management

$310,367,487

NH Average: $509,638,208
Total Number of Employees

9

NH Average: 12
Total Number of Accounts

1,618

NH Average: 581
Average Account Size

$191,822

NH Average: $877,174

Investment Advisory Services

  • Financial planning services
  • Portfolio management for individuals and/or small businesses

Andrew Lord Work History

Andrew has been registered as a financial advisor for 21 years.*

2020 - Present (4 years)

Valmark Securities, Inc

2002 - Present (22 years)

Essential Planning, LLC

2016 - 2020 (4 years)

Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments

2014 - 2016 (2 years)

Investors Capital Corporation

2006 - 2014 (8 years)

Fortune Financial Services Inc

1991 - 2016 (25 years)

Connecticut Mutual Life Insruance Co

1985 - 2016 (31 years)

Provident Mutual

*The number of years registered in this profile is calculated by taking the year of an advisor's first active registration and subtracting it from the current year.

Disclosures

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Financial Advisors at Essential Planning, LLC

Hunter Lord
Portsmouth, NH
Paul Doran
Portsmouth, NH
Andrew Lord
Portsmouth, NH

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