James Beatty is a registered investment advisor at Scs, based in Bellevue, WA, with 27 years of industry experience. James 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, Financial Planning & Coaching, and 4 more. Their firm serves 2,167 clients with $1.6B in assets under management.
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SCS manages investments through its own program and LPL's program. Fees for the LPL program are negotiable, up to 2.60% annually. This fee includes LPL's program fee, a strategist fee (if applicable), and SCS's advisor fee (up to 2.00%). Fees are paid quarterly in advance. SCS advisory representatives are compensated through salary and structured bonus and are incented to bring assts to the firm and to establish new client relationships. They do not make more or less because they recommend a particular investment management program.
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10900 NE 8th St.15th Fl #1550, Bellevue, WA, 98004
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Learn about disclosures →Other Business ActivitiesSells Insurance
James is involved with several business activities, including Bensler LLC (selling non-variable health insurance/group benefits and partially owned by Pro-Active Wealth), NorthwestsCS, and SCS (DBAs for his LPL business and registered investment advisor hybrids). He dedicates a full-time commitment to SCS and NorthwestsCS, and about 10-20% of his time to Bensler, LLC.
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Scs
LPL Financial LLC
LPL Financial LLCBroker
Previous Registrations
Woodbury Financial Services, INC.Broker
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