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Don Stephenson

11 Years of Experience
Huntsville, AL
1 DisclosureSells Insurance

Don Stephenson is a registered investment advisor at Sound Income Strategies, LLC, based in Huntsville, AL, with 11 years of industry experience. Don operates on a fee-only basis, meaning they do not earn commissions from product sales. Their practice areas include Education Planning, Estate Planning, Investment Management, Retirement Planning. Their firm serves 24,757 clients with $4.2B in assets under management.

Compensation
Fee-Only (% of Portfolio)Fixed/Hourly
Firm Size
129 advisors
Number of Clients
24,757 clients
Average Client Portfolio
$169K average
Assets Under Management
$4.2B

Fee Structure

Minimum Investment:$25K
Investment management only (planning not offered)

Sound Income Strategies (SIS) manages investment portfolios for a fee based on the value of your portfolio. The annual fee can be up to 1.75% of the value of your portfolio. For a limited group of clients with special needs, the fee can be up to 2.0%. The fee is usually billed monthly, but can be negotiated to be billed quarterly. If SIS uses a third-party investment manager for part of your portfolio, you won't pay any extra fees.

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Location

600 Boulevard South SW, Suite 307, Huntsville, AL, 35802

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History

Regulatory History (1)
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Customer Dispute
October 2002
Settled
Other Business ActivitiesSells Insurance

Don is involved with Retirement Income Solutions, LLC, focusing on fixed insurance sales and client acquisition for investment advisory and fixed insurance services, taking up nearly all of his time. He also uses Retirement Income Source, LLC and Retirement Income Source, Huntsville DBA to market these services, though this requires no business hours.

Employment History
Previous Registrations
Sound Income Strategies, LLC
February 2025 - March 2026 · 1 yr 1 mo
Financial & Tax Architects, LLC
July 2024 - February 2025 · 7 mos
Ae Wealth Management, LLC
January 2024 - February 2024 · 1 mo
Fifth Third Securities, INC.
May 2023 - October 2023 · 5 mos
Slagle Financial, LLC.
September 2022 - May 2023 · 8 mos
Cherry Wealth Advisors
April 2020 - December 2022 · 2 yrs 8 mos
Secure Investment Management, LLC
August 2018 - March 2019 · 7 mos
Bb&t Investment Services, INC.
August 2014 - February 2017 · 2 yrs 6 mos
Allstate Financial Advisors, LLC
May 2013 - May 2014 · 1 yr
VALIC Financial Advisors, INC.
February 2012 - April 2013 · 1 yr 2 mos
Nbc Securities, INC.
April 2011 - January 2012 · 9 mos
Bbva Compass Investment Solutions, INC.
February 2010 - June 2010 · 4 mos
Colonial Asset Management INC
August 2006 - October 2009 · 3 yrs 2 mos
Raymond James Financial Services
September 2005 - March 2006 · 6 mos
Suntrust Investment Services, INC.
February 2005 - September 2005 · 7 mos
Exams
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