James Lester
James Lester is a ChFC-designated registered investment advisor at Hornor, Townsend & Kent, LLC, based in Dallas, TX, with 54 years of industry experience. James operates on a fee-only basis, meaning they do not earn commissions from product sales. Their practice areas include Estate Planning, Financial Planning & Coaching, Retirement Planning. Their firm serves 31,522 clients with $7.8B in assets under management.
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Fee Structure
HTK offers investment advisory services through third-party asset managers (TPAMs). When HTK and its advisors act as co-advisors, they may receive a portion of the advisory fee charged by the TPAM. In some cases, the advisor may add a fee to the TPAM fee for certain advisory services. HTK charges up to 1.5% of the client's account value, not including manager fees and other charges associated with the TPAM program.
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Dallas, TX
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Learn about disclosures →Other Business ActivitiesSells Insurance
James works as an insurance agent for Penn Mutual Wealth Strategies and 1847 Financial, selling and servicing insurance products such as life, disability, long-term care, and annuities. He dedicates about 10-20% of his time to Penn Mutual and about a quarter of his time during securities trading hours, and about 10-20% of his time to 1847 Financial with about half his time during securities trading hours.
Employment History
Current Registrations
Hornor, Townsend & Kent, LLC
Hornor, Townsend & Kent, LLCBroker
Previous Registrations
Intersecurities, INC.Broker
Intersecurities, INC.Broker
Franklin Financial Services CorporationBroker
State Registrations3 states
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