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Derek Skains

38 Years of Experience
Litchfield Park, AZ
1 DisclosureBrokerSells Insurance

Derek Skains is a registered investment advisor at Osaic Wealth, INC., based in Litchfield Park, AZ, with 38 years of industry experience. Derek operates on a fee-only basis, meaning they do not earn commissions from product sales. Their practice areas include Business Owners, Education Planning, Estate Planning, Investment Management, and 1 more. Their firm serves 574,829 clients with $200B in assets under management.

Compensation
Fee-Only (% of Portfolio)Fixed/Hourly
Firm Size
9246 advisors
Number of Clients
574,829 clients
Average Client Portfolio
$348K average
Assets Under Management
$200.3B

Fee Structure

Minimum Investment:$5.5K

Osaic Wealth offers investment management through several platforms, including Advisor Managed Portfolios, Unified Managed Accounts, and Signator Managed Account Platform. Fees are negotiable and based on a percentage of the assets in your account. The fees cover advisory services, custodial services, and in some cases, transaction costs. Mutual funds and ETFs within these accounts have their own internal fees. Some programs have wrap accounts where all costs are bundled into one fee.

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Location

Litchfield Park, AZ

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History

Regulatory History (1)
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Customer Dispute
July 2009
Closed-No Action
Other Business ActivitiesSells Insurance

Derek is an investment advisor representative with Securities America Advisors, dedicating about two-thirds of his time to discretionary management of client funds. He is also the president of Skains Investment Partners, LLC/Insurance, spending about 10-20% of his time there, and collects royalties from family land in Louisiana, requiring minimal time.

Employment History
Current Registrations
Osaic Wealth, INC.
June 2024 - Present · 2 yrs 3 mos
Osaic Wealth, INC.Broker
June 2024 - Present · 2 yrs 3 mos
Previous Registrations
Securities America Advisors, INC.
September 2009 - June 2024 · 14 yrs 9 mos
Securities America, INC.Broker
August 2009 - June 2024 · 14 yrs 10 mos
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors, INC
January 2009 - August 2009 · 7 mos
Raymond James Financial Services
September 2005 - January 2009 · 3 yrs 4 mos
Raymond James Financial Services, INC.Broker
May 2003 - August 2009 · 6 yrs 3 mos
Wachovia Securities, INC.Broker
May 1999 - May 2003 · 4 yrs
Wachovia Securities, INC.
May 1999 - May 2003 · 4 yrs
Prudential Securities IncorporatedBroker
October 1994 - May 1999 · 4 yrs 7 mos
Smith Barney INC.Broker
October 1988 - October 1994 · 6 yrs
Cenpac Securities CORP.Broker
March 1988 - October 1988 · 7 mos
Buchanan & CO., INC.Broker
April 1987 - December 1987 · 8 mos
State Registrations16 states
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