Paladin Research Report For:

Stephen Ahern

Sachetta LLC

AEP®PFSMSTCPACFP®
600 Market Street
Suite 684
Lynnfield, MA 01940
978-735-4671

About Stephen Ahern

Sachetta, LLC is a full-service wealth and tax advisory firm based in Lynnfield, Massachusetts. We offer comfortable, holistic financial services that support who you are and where you want to be.

Sachetta offers the full spectrum of financial services, including financial planning, portfolio management, insurance, and tax planning & preparation, to individuals, families and businesses in Massachusetts. The benefits of working with us include:

-- We understand the full picture of our clients financial situations, ensuring more comprehensive recommendations. -- Here, your financial planner and your accountant are already working together on your behalf. -- Down-to-earth advisors who listen well and can explain things in easy-to-understand terms. -- Our strong sense of who we are, and our understanding and acceptance of each of our clients.

At Sachetta, we provide you with long-range planning for lifes road ahead.

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General Information

Firm Start Year
  • 1984
No. of Employees
  • 20-49
CRD#
  • 2926249
Firm CRD#
  • 145713
Name of Custodial Firm
  • Fidelity Investments, Charles Schwab & Company,
Years of Experience in Financial Services
  • 35
Number of Years with Current Firm
  • 22
Work Experience
  • Stephen P. Ahern, CPA/PFS, CFP®, AEP®,MST President, Founding Member Before joining Sachetta, Stephen co-founded and served as President of Wealth Management Advisors, LLC. For over thirty-five years, Stephen has provided individual financial, investment, estate and tax planning and small business consulting to a diverse base of clients. His clients have included key top-level executives, high-net-worth individuals, business owners, venture capitalists, and entrepreneurs. As an established personal financial planner, Stephen has delivered numerous presentations on financial, investment, retirement and tax planning to corporations and professional groups. He has also written articles on investment, education and estate planning.

    Stephen is a licensed Certified Public Accountant (CPA), a Certified Financial Planner" practitioner (CFP®) and has been designated a Personal Financial Specialist (PFS) by the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants. He has achieved the Accredited Estate Planner® (AEP®) designation from the National Association of Estate Planners & Councils (NAEPC) and is a Registered Financial Fee-Only Advisor with the National Association of Personal Financial Advisors (NAPFA). He received a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration concentrating in Accounting and Computer Science from Providence College, a Master of Science degree in Taxation (MST) from Bentley University and graduate studies in the Program for Financial Planners at Boston University. He was an active participant in The Strategic Coach program where he attended quarterly coaching sessions for personal and professional growth.
Work with the following types of clients
  • Businesses, Individual Investors, Non-Profit Organizations
Advisory Services Provided
  • Financial Planning for Businesses, Financial Planning for Individuals, Financial Advice & Consulting, Education Funding and Planning, Risk Management, Money Management, Wealth Management, 401K Rollovers, Retirement Planning, Portfolio Management, Financial Planning, Estate Planning & Trusts, Investment Advice & Management

Compliance

Registered Investment Advisor
  • Yes
Registered Representative
  • Yes
Investment Advisor Representative
  • Yes
Acknowledged fiduciary
  • Yes
Compliance Disclosures in Last 5 years
  • I have a clean record
Criminal Disclosures in Last 5 years
  • I have a clean record

Qualifications & Membership

Certifications, Accreditations & Designations
  • CFP®, CPA, AEP®, PFS, MST
Securities Licenses
  • Series 65

Firm Information

Assets Managed by Firm
  • 676,000,000
Advisor's Number of Clients
  • 534
Advisor's Number of Managed Clients
  • 534
Advisor's Number of Planning Clients
  • 534
Assets Managed by Advisor
  • $676,000,000

Compensation and Fees

Fee Structure
  • Fee-Only
Minimum Portfolio Size for New Managed Accounts
  • $1,000,000
Compensation Methods
  • Based on Assets, Flat Fee
Additional Details on Charges
  • We are Fee-Only. Our fees are discussed upfront with each client.

    For each new client we charge our fees based on combination of a fixed fee (which varies on complexity and size of the engagement) plus 0.33% of assets under management. This fee also includes tax planning and preparation for you and your various entities.
Minimum Fee Charged for Managed Accounts
  • $10,000
Minimum Fee Charged for Hourly Planning Accounts
  • N/A

Education

MS in Taxation -

Bentley College
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BSBA -

Providence College
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Disclosures

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