James Hower
James Hower is a registered investment advisor at Ameritas Advisory Services, LLC, based in Phoenixville, PA, with 34 years of industry experience. James operates on a fee-only basis, meaning they do not earn commissions from product sales. Their practice areas include Financial Planning & Coaching, Retirement Planning. Their firm serves 25,632 clients with $12B in assets under management.
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Fee Structure
Ameritas Advisory Services offers several investment management programs. Fees vary depending on the program and the amount of your portfolio. Fees are negotiable and can be either a fixed percentage or tiered. Some programs also have administrative fees. Here are some examples:
- Galaxy Program: Maximum fees range from 2.00% on the first $250,000 to 1.00% on amounts over $3,000,001. Transaction fees apply.
- Ameritas Investment Strategies (AIS) Program: Includes a 0.30% program fee plus an IAR fee that varies based on the amount of your portfolio, ranging from 2.00% on the first $250,000 to 0.75% on amounts over $5,000,001. Transaction fees apply.
- Adviser Managed Retirement (AMR) Program: Includes a 0.05% program fee plus an IAR fee that varies based on the amount of your portfolio, ranging from 2.00% on the first $250,000 to 0.75% on amounts over $5,000,001.
- Adviser Managed Variable Products Program (AMVP): Fees range from 0.50% to 1.00% of the variable product cash value.
Location
1260 Valley Forge Rd Ste 107, Phoenixville, PA, 19460
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Learn about disclosures →Other Business ActivitiesSells Insurance
James is licensed as an independent insurance agent and is the President of H & M Financial Group Inc. and an agent at Premier Planning Group, both investment-related, dedicating about half of his time to these activities; he is also the Vice President of BNI Networkers, a business networking group, spending minimal time on this.
Employment History
Current Registrations
Ameritas Advisory Services, LLC
Ameritas Investment Company, LLCBroker
Previous Registrations
Ameritas Advisory Services
Carillon Investments, INC.Broker
Princor Financial Services CorporationBroker
Carillon Investments, INC.Broker
State Registrations9 states
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