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CFP
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CFP

Christopher Beard

30 Years of Experience
Atlanta, GA
Broker

Christopher Beard is a CFP-designated registered investment advisor at Osaic Wealth, INC., based in Atlanta, GA, with 30 years of industry experience. Christopher 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

2300 Windy Ridge Parkway, Suite 750, Atlanta, GA, 30339

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History

Regulatory History
Clean regulatory record

No disclosures, customer disputes, or regulatory actions on file.

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Other Business Activities

Christopher is a managing director at Professional Planning & Wealth, a wealth management firm, and contributes to the Random Gleanings blog. He also holds positions at Local Boys Do Good, including secretary and board chair, and owns the building that houses Professional Planning & Wealth.

Employment History
Current Registrations
Osaic Wealth, INC.Broker
August 2024 - Present · 1 yr 9 mos
Osaic Advisory Services, LLC
June 2020 - Present · 5 yrs 11 mos
Previous Registrations
Triad Advisors LLCBroker
June 2020 - August 2024 · 4 yrs 2 mos
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors, INC
January 2009 - June 2020 · 11 yrs 5 mos
Raymond James Financial Services
August 2002 - January 2009 · 6 yrs 5 mos
Raymond James Financial Services, INC.Broker
August 2002 - June 2020 · 17 yrs 10 mos
Wachovia Securities, INC.
June 2002 - August 2002 · 2 mos
Wachovia Securities, INC.Broker
June 2002 - August 2002 · 2 mos
Wachovia Securities, INC.
January 2002 - June 2002 · 5 mos
Wachovia Securities, INC.Broker
April 1995 - June 2002 · 7 yrs 2 mos
State Registrations13 states
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