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ChFC
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ChFC

Ronald Church

40 Years of Experience
Bakersfield, CA
1 DisclosureBrokerSells Insurance

Ronald Church is a ChFC-designated registered investment advisor at Barnes Wealth Management Group, based in Bakersfield, CA, with 40 years of industry experience. Ronald operates on a fee-only basis, meaning they do not earn commissions from product sales. Their practice areas include Estate Planning, Financial Planning & Coaching, High Net Worth, Insurance Planning, and 2 more. Their firm serves 833 clients with $410M in assets under management.

Compensation
Fee-Only (% of Portfolio)Fixed/Hourly
Firm Size
7 advisors
Number of Clients
833 clients
Average Client Portfolio
$494K average
Assets Under Management
$411.6M

Fee Structure

Planning is included in investment management (also available separately)
Portfolio-Based Fees (Tiered)
Portfolio ValueAnnual Fee
Up to $250K1.30%
$250K - $500K1.20%
$500K - $1000K1.10%
$1.0M - $3.0M1.00%
$3.0M - $5.0M0.90%
$5M+0.80%

Advisory fee is negotiable depending on individual client circumstances. At BWMG's discretion, they may combine the account values of family members living in the same household to determine the applicable advisory fee.

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Location

5060 California Ave., Suite 600, Bakersfield, CA, 93309

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History

Regulatory History (1)
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Customer Dispute
July 2006
Denied
Other Business ActivitiesSells Insurance

Ronald is the owner of Barnes Wealth Management Group, Inc. dba Ironwood Retirement Plan Consultants, where he focuses on retirement plan consulting, dedicating nearly full-time hours to this role. He also owns Ron Church Insurance Services, where he sells variable life and annuities, spending about 10-20% of his time on this activity.

Employment History
Current Registrations
Barnes Wealth Management Group
December 2015 - Present · 10 yrs 5 mos
Purshe Kaplan Sterling InvestmentsBroker
November 2015 - Present · 10 yrs 6 mos
Previous Registrations
Global Retirement Partners LLC
September 2014 - November 2015 · 1 yr 2 mos
LPL Financial LLCBroker
September 2014 - November 2015 · 1 yr 2 mos
Financial Telesis, INC.
May 2011 - November 2014 · 3 yrs 6 mos
Financial Telesis INCBroker
May 2011 - September 2014 · 3 yrs 4 mos
Princor Financial Services Corporation
September 1998 - May 2011 · 12 yrs 8 mos
Princor Financial Services CorporationBroker
March 1989 - May 2011 · 22 yrs 2 mos
Financial Network Investment CorporationBroker
November 1985 - February 1989 · 3 yrs 3 mos
State Registrations4 states
CAMIORPA
AdvisorBrokerBoth

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Exams
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