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Wessel Investment Counsel, LLC
22 South Pack Square, Suite 400 Jackson Building
Asheville, NC 28801
Local: (828) 232-2000
Toll Free: (888) 232-2087
We are located in downtown Asheville in the Jackson Building overlooking Pack Square and the City County Plaza.
Directions for Asheville Non-Locals
Take I-240 toward downtown Asheville to the Merrimon Avenue exit. Merrimon Avenue will take you north and Broadway will take you south (two names for the same street).
Take Broadway, south, (toward Mission Hospital … toward Biltmore Estate).
As you drive south on Merrimon Avenue, it will become Biltmore Avenue.
After a few blocks, Pack Square, which is Asheville’s town square, will be on your left. Drive past Pack Square (further south) another few hundred feet and park in the garage located on the left (east) side of Biltmore Avenue. The garage is across from Mast General Store. You may also enter the garage from Market Street which is one block east of Biltmore Avenue (near the Asheville Fire Department).
We’ll reimburse you in cash for the parking fee, but the garage accepts credit cards as the only form of payment so please have one with you when you visit.
Once parked, find the elevator located in the NE corner of the garage (closest to the fire department).
Take that elevator to the top floor of the garage which will allow you to enter the Jackson Building from the rear (south side).
Follow the entrance hallway (walking north) and go all the way to the end.
Take the elevator or stairs (on your right) up one floor to suite 400. The elevator opens across from our office.
If you bring your parking receipt to us when you visit, it will help us reimburse you properly.
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Of the approximately 30,000 advisors Paladin has reviewed since 2004, only about 7% of them have received a 5-Star rating. The remaining 93% are turned away.
Paladin says, "The best certifications are the ones that required a lot of work and included a comprehensive examination to make sure the advisor´s acquired knowledge will help them do a better job for you. Four certifications and designations that stand-out are: CFA®, CFP®, CPA/PFS, and CIMA®."
(Please be aware that third-party ratings such as the 5-Star rating Glenn Wessel has received from the Paladin Registry cannot necessarily ensure future investment success or a higher level of investment performance.)
Chartered Financial Analyst
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5 Stars
Certified Public Accountant
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Chartered Financial Planner
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