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Member, Chief Compliance Officer · Essential Planning, LLC

Andrew C. Lord

CRD 1289303 · Named on Form ADV at one SEC-registered adviser

At a glance

Essential Planning, LLC, an SEC-registered wealth manager based in Portsmouth, NH with $524 million in regulatory assets, lists Andrew C. Lord on its Form ADV as Member, Chief Compliance Officer, a control person.

Firms and roles

  • Essential Planning, LLCMember, Chief Compliance OfficerWealth manager · Portsmouth, NH · $524M in regulatory assets

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Andrew’s stakes and control

What Form ADV says they own at each firm, whether they control it, and how each firm is growing. Atlas members see all of it.

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SEC adviser record

Registered since
2002 (24 years)
Designations
Chartered Financial Consultant
Exams
Series 63
Registered in
5 states
Also a broker representative
Yes
Disclosures on record
Yes, see the SEC record

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Andrew’s office, career and moves

Their branch office with the firm’s business phone and website, every registration on their SEC record with dates, their employment history and outside business. Atlas members see all of it.

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Something wrong? Ask for a correction. Source: Schedules A and B of each firm’s latest Form ADV, filed with the SEC. For Andrew’s registrations, exams and any disclosures, see the SEC’s adviser search or FINRA BrokerCheck.