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Paladin Research Report For:

Jason Smith

Berthel Fisher Financial Services, Inc. and BFC Planning Inc

CFP®
560 W Brown Rd
Suite 3001, 3rd Floor
Mesa, AZ 85201
623-203-7003
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General Information

Firm Start Year
  • 0
CRD#
  • 2518521
Insurance License#
  • 1003084
States Licensed in
  • AZ, WA, CO, FL, CA, KS, SC, VA, NV, UT
Years of Experience in Financial Services
  • 28
Number of Years with Current Firm
  • 5
Work Experience
  • Many of my clients are educators or from the healthcare sector. My goal and focus is to serve them with timely information and do my best to make clients feel their accounts are in good hands. Ideally, we want to limit risk and take advantage of bargains and good opportunities in the marketplace. As a independent Certified Financial Planner®, I do not have quotas to meet or proprietary products to sell.
Work with the following types of clients
  • Individual Investors, Businesses
Advisory Services Provided
  • Financial Advice & Consulting, Investment Advice & Management, Financial Planning, Portfolio Management, Retirement Planning, 401K Rollovers, Money Management, Risk Management, Education Funding and Planning, Financial Planning for Individuals, Wealth Management

Compliance

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®
Securities Licenses
  • Series 63, Series 7, Series 65
Insurance and Annuity Licenses
  • Long Term Care, Variable Life, Variable Annuity, Life, Health, Annuity, Casualty, Disability, Property

Firm Information

Advisor's Number of Clients
  • 200
Advisor's Number of Managed Clients
  • 150
Advisor's Number of Planning Clients
  • 200
Assets Managed by Advisor
  • Upon Request

Compensation and Fees

Fee Structure
  • Fee-Based
Minimum Portfolio Size for New Managed Accounts
  • $20000
Compensation Methods
  • Based on Assets, Commissions
Fee % Based on Assets
  • 0.65%
Additional Details on Charges
  • My fee is 0.5%. The platform fee is 0.15%. The total is 0.65% per year and is charged on a quarterly basis. Assets are held at Fidelity or Schwab.
Minimum Fee Charged for Managed Accounts
  • 0.65% (0.5% +0.15%)

Education

B.A. - Economics

University of Michigan
09/01/1992 -06/30/1994

M.A. - Theology

Fuller Theological Seminary
01/01/2006 -05/31/2009

M.S. - Finance

Indiana University
01/01/2013 -05/31/2016

Disclosures

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Additional Detailed Disclosures
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