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Jeffrey Nickum

29 Years of Experience
New Cumberland, PA
BrokerSells Insurance

Jeffrey Nickum is a registered investment advisor at Merit Financial Advisors, based in New Cumberland, PA, with 29 years of industry experience. Jeffrey operates on a fee-only basis, meaning they do not earn commissions from product sales. Their practice areas include Education Planning, Estate Planning, Financial Planning & Coaching, Investment Management, and 2 more. Their firm serves 14,417 clients with $11B in assets under management.

Compensation
Fee-Only (% of Portfolio)Fixed/Hourly
Firm Size
243 advisors
Number of Clients
14,417 clients
Average Client Portfolio
$734K average
Assets Under Management
$10.6B

Fee Structure

Merit Financial Group charges an annual investment advisory fee of up to 2.50% of the assets in your account. This fee is negotiable and can depend on the investment advisor representative, the value of your account, the types of assets, the complexity of your portfolio, your financial situation, how actively your portfolio is traded, anticipated future assets, your relationship with the advisor, and any additional services you request. Clients of independent contractor advisors pay an additional platform fee of 0.25% or 0.35% depending on who manages the account.

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Location

502 Bridge St, New Cumberland, PA, 17070

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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 ActivitiesSells Insurance

Jeffrey works full-time as a wealth manager at Merit Financial Advisors since December 2024. He is also a registered representative with Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments since January 2020, selling direct purchase mutual funds and variable annuities, dedicating about half his time to this activity.

Employment History
Current Registrations
Merit Financial Advisors
December 2024 - Present · 1 yr 5 mos
Purshe Kaplan Sterling InvestmentsBroker
January 2020 - Present · 6 yrs 4 mos
Previous Registrations
Zimmermann Investment Management & Planning LLC
April 2019 - January 2025 · 5 yrs 9 mos
Professional Financial Advisors, INC.
February 2002 - November 2019 · 17 yrs 9 mos
Pfa Security Asset Management, INC.Broker
July 2001 - June 2020 · 18 yrs 11 mos
Cambridge Investment Research, INC.Broker
March 2000 - August 2001 · 1 yr 5 mos
1717 Capital Management CompanyBroker
January 1997 - April 2000 · 3 yrs 3 mos
State Registrations10 states
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AdvisorBrokerBoth

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Exams
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