Hunter
Lord

Essential Planning, LLC

CRD#7074796
Investment Advisor
in Portsmouth, NH

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About this Advisor

Hunter Lord is a financial advisor who works in Portsmouth, New Hampshire with 3 years of industry experience. Lord currently works for Essential Planning, LLC. Over the course of their career, Lord has held roles at Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments, Inc, Essential Planning, LLC, Rothgard Financial Partners, Social Brew Cafe, Bates College, Kennebunk Savings Bank, Roberts Maine Grill, Cajun Lobster, Spectrum Wealth Management, Burke Mountain Academy, Valmark Financial Group and Valmark Advisers, Inc. Lord has Series 63 and Series 65 licenses, qualifying them as both a securities agent and an investment advisor representative, and is able to serve investors in Florida, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New York and Texas. Essential Planning, LLC is a financial advisory business operating out of Portsmouth, NH. The investment advisory business has a total of nine people on staff. It controls $310 million in assets among its 1,618 customer accounts, placing it among the mid-sized investment advisory firms in the nation by assets under management. Of its 1,618 client accounts, 31% are held by high-net-worth clients who have greater than $1 million in assets available to invest. The business provides a set of services, such as financial planning services and portfolio management for individuals and small businesses. Fees for financial advisory services largely vary depending on which services are offered. Fees charged by Essential Planning, LLC most likely include asset-based, hourly and fixed fees.

Certifications and Registrations

Series 63, Series 65

Years Registered*

3 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, Unit 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

Hunter Lord Work History

Hunter has been registered as a financial advisor for 3 years.*

2022 - Present (2 years)

Valmark Advisers, Inc

2020 - Present (4 years)

Valmark Financial Group

2019 - Present (5 years)

Essential Planning, LLC

2019 - 2020 (1 year)

Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments, Inc

2018 - 2019 (1 year)

Rothgard Financial Partners

2017 - 2018 (1 year)

Social Brew Cafe

2016 - 2017 (1 year)

Bates College

2016 - 2016 (< 1 year)

Kennebunk Savings Bank

2015 - 2016 (1 year)

Bates College

2015 - 2015 (< 1 year)

Roberts Maine Grill

2014 - 2015 (1 year)

Bates College

2014 - 2014 (< 1 year)

Cajun Lobster

2014 - 2014 (< 1 year)

Spectrum Wealth Management

2013 - 2014 (1 year)

Bates College

2008 - 2013 (5 years)

Burke Mountain Academy

*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

Please visit the SEC profile of Hunter Lord to learn whether or not they have any disclosures. It is important to do your due diligence when looking for an advisor.

Financial Advisors at Essential Planning, LLC

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

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