JB
CFP
JB
CFP

James Boyd

39 Years of Experience
Santa Monica, CA
1 DisclosureBrokerSells Insurance

James Boyd is a CFP-designated registered investment advisor at Stratos Wealth Partners, LTD, based in Santa Monica, CA, with 39 years of industry experience. James operates on a fee-only basis, meaning they do not earn commissions from product sales. Their practice areas include Business Owners, Corporate Executives, Education Planning, Estate Planning, and 4 more. Their firm serves 21,699 clients with $14B in assets under management.

Compensation
Fee-Only (% of Portfolio)Fixed/Hourly
Firm Size
376 advisors
Number of Clients
21,699 clients
Average Client Portfolio
$667K average
Assets Under Management
$14.5B

Fee Structure

Minimum Investment:$10K

Stratos Wealth Partners (SWP) offers investment management through Strategic Wealth Management (SWM) accounts and other advisor-managed, non-wrap accounts.

With SWM and other advisor-managed, non-wrap accounts, you'll pay an advisory fee to SWP, plus transaction charges for each trade. The maximum annual advisory fee is 2.0% of the assets managed. In limited cases, SWP may apply a flat fee to provide asset management services, but the maximum flat fee will be no more than 2.0% of the assets under management.

A minimum account value of $10,000 is required for SWM and other advisor-managed, non-wrap accounts; however, in certain instances, the minimum account size may be lower.

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Location

2800 28th St, Suite #306, Santa Monica, CA, 90405

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History

Regulatory History (1)
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Criminal
November 1964
Final Disposition
Other Business ActivitiesSells Insurance

James is an agent for non-variable (term life or second-to-die) insurance since 2017. He also prepares tax returns, owns rental real estate, and provides investment advisory services through Stratos Wealth Partners, spending nearly full-time on the latter.

Employment History
Current Registrations
Stratos Wealth Partners, LTD
December 2022 - Present · 3 yrs 5 mos
LPL Financial LLCBroker
November 2017 - Present · 8 yrs 6 mos
Previous Registrations
LPL Financial LLC
November 2017 - December 2023 · 6 yrs 1 mo
National Planning Corporation ("npc of America" in Fl & Ny)
January 2009 - December 2017 · 8 yrs 11 mos
National Planning CorporationBroker
January 2000 - November 2017 · 17 yrs 10 mos
Royal Alliance Associates, INC.Broker
November 1989 - January 2000 · 10 yrs 2 mos
Integrated Resources Equity CorporationBroker
November 1988 - November 1989 · 1 yr
Mutual Benefit Financial Service CompanyBroker
February 1987 - October 1988 · 1 yr 8 mos
State Registrations19 states
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AdvisorBrokerBoth

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Exams
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