Jim Ford
Jim Ford is a registered investment advisor at Benjamin F. Edwards & Company, Incorporated, based in St. Louis, MO, with 39 years of industry experience. Jim operates on a fee-only basis, meaning they do not earn commissions from product sales. Their practice areas include Financial Planning & Coaching, Investment Management, Retirement Planning. Their firm serves 30,126 clients with $16B in assets under management.
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BFE offers investment management through various programs. The fees are calculated as a percentage of the value of your account. The total fee you pay covers BFE's advisory services and, if applicable, the fees for portfolio management services. The maximum total fee is 2.50% annually, but BFE reserves the right to increase the total fee by five percent per calendar year. There is a minimum annual fee of $125 that applies to all BFE investment advisory accounts. Fees are negotiable and are charged quarterly in advance based on the average daily asset value of your account from the previous quarter.
Location
One North Brentwood Boulevard, Suite 850, St. Louis, MO, 63105
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Jim owns Hutchinson Farms, a timber management business, and Ford Exploration, Inc., an oil and gas exploration company, dedicating minimal time to each. Jim also maintains copyrights to original literary works through Sawan LLC, spending a few hours per week on this endeavor.
Employment History
Current Registrations
Benjamin F. Edwards & Company, INC.Broker
Benjamin F. Edwards & Company, Incorporated
Previous Registrations
Wells Fargo Clearing Services, LLCBroker
Wells Fargo Clearing Services, LLC
A. G. Edwards & Sons, INC.
A. G. Edwards & Sons, INC.Broker
J.C. Bradford & CO.Broker
State Registrations10 states
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