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CFP
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CFP

Shawn Higginbotham

28 Years of Experience
Lancaster, OH
2 DisclosuresBrokerSells Insurance

Shawn Higginbotham is a CFP-designated registered investment advisor at MML Investors Services, LLC, based in Lancaster, OH, with 28 years of industry experience. Shawn operates on a fee-only basis, meaning they do not earn commissions from product sales. Their practice areas include Retirement Planning. Their firm serves 392,809 clients with $90B in assets under management.

Compensation
Fee-Only (% of Portfolio)Fixed/Hourly
Firm Size
4920 advisors
Number of Clients
392,809 clients
Average Client Portfolio
$229K average
Assets Under Management
$90.0B

Fee Structure

Investment management only (planning not offered)

MML Investors Services manages investment menus for retirement plans and offers a managed account service for participants.

For the overall plan, MMLIS selects and monitors investment options. For participants using the managed account service, fees are charged quarterly, up to a maximum of 0.60% per year of the account value. MMLIS receives 0.10% of this fee, with the remainder going to Morningstar and the recordkeeper. The exact fees vary by recordkeeper and whether the service is a Qualified Default Investment Alternative.

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Location

161 West Main Street, Lancaster, OH, 43130

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History

Regulatory History (2)
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Customer Dispute
May 2016
Denied
Criminal
February 1992
Final Disposition
Other Business ActivitiesSells Insurance

Shawn works for JK Jones Financial providing service to insurance clients a few hours per week. He also works nearly full-time for Csenge Advisory Group as a registered investment advisor and spends about 10-20% of his time as a marketing manager and in business development for The NGFN/BMC CPAs.

Employment History
Current Registrations
MML Investors Services, LLC
October 2025 - Present · 7 mos
MML Investors Services, LLC
October 2025 - Present · 7 mos
MML Investors Services, LLCBroker
October 2025 - Present · 7 mos
Previous Registrations
Lion Street Financial, LLCBroker
July 2018 - September 2025 · 7 yrs 2 mos
Csenge Advisory Group, LLC
February 2018 - August 2025 · 7 yrs 6 mos
Fsc Securities Corporation
December 2017 - July 2018 · 7 mos
Fsc Securities CorporationBroker
December 2017 - July 2018 · 7 mos
Sii Investments, INC.
February 2012 - December 2017 · 5 yrs 10 mos
Sii Investments, INC.Broker
February 2012 - December 2017 · 5 yrs 10 mos
Sii Investments, INC.Broker
February 2012 - February 2012 · 0 mos
Charles Schwab & CO., INC.
January 2012 - February 2012 · 1 mo
Schwab Private Client Investment Advisory, INC.
January 2012 - February 2012 · 1 mo
Charles Schwab & CO., INC.
June 2008 - December 2011 · 3 yrs 6 mos
Charles Schwab & CO., INC.Broker
May 2004 - February 2012 · 7 yrs 9 mos
Suntrust Securities, INC.Broker
October 2003 - March 2004 · 5 mos
Charles Schwab & CO., INC.Broker
December 1997 - December 2002 · 5 yrs
Dean Witter Reynolds INC.Broker
August 1996 - December 1997 · 1 yr 4 mos
State Registrations2 states
FLOH
AdvisorBrokerBoth

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Exams
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