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Darnel James

14 Years of Experience
Snellville, GA
Broker

Darnel James is a registered investment advisor at Principal Advised Services, based in Snellville, GA, with 14 years of industry experience. Darnel operates on a fee-only basis, meaning they do not earn commissions from product sales. Their practice areas include Retirement Planning. Their firm serves 16,940 clients with $890M in assets under management.

Compensation
Fee-Only (% of Portfolio)Fixed/Hourly
Firm Size
225 advisors
Number of Clients
16,940 clients
Average Client Portfolio
$52K average
Assets Under Management
$887.3M

Fee Structure

Minimum Investment:None
Investment management only (planning not offered)

Principal Advised Services offers a Managed Account Service where they manage your retirement account for you. The annual fee is up to 0.50% of the daily value of your account. This fee is deducted monthly. The exact fee is negotiable by your employer's retirement plan sponsor and may depend on factors like the number of participants, plan assets, and whether the plan uses Principal's own investment funds. There may be a free trial period.

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Location

Snellville, GA

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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 Activities

Darnel works full-time as a Retirement Consultant for Principal Advised Services, offering investment advice to retirement plan participants. Darnel also works full-time as a Financial Consultant II for Principal Bank, focusing on sales of bank deposit products.

Employment History
Current Registrations
Principal Advised Services
October 2024 - Present · 1 yr 7 mos
Principal Securities, INC.
October 2024 - Present · 1 yr 7 mos
Principal Securities, INC.Broker
October 2024 - Present · 1 yr 7 mos
Previous Registrations
Empower Advisory Group, LLC
August 2022 - November 2022 · 3 mos
Empower Financial Services, INC.Broker
August 2022 - November 2022 · 3 mos
Voya Investment Management CO. LLC
August 2019 - August 2022 · 3 yrs
Voya Investments Distributor, LLCBroker
August 2019 - August 2022 · 3 yrs
PNC Investments
March 2017 - December 2018 · 1 yr 9 mos
PNC InvestmentsBroker
March 2017 - December 2018 · 1 yr 9 mos
Wells Fargo Clearing Services, LLC
July 2014 - February 2017 · 2 yrs 7 mos
Wells Fargo Clearing Services, LLCBroker
February 2013 - February 2017 · 4 yrs
Wells Fargo Advisors, LLCBroker
November 2010 - May 2011 · 6 mos
Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith IncorporatedBroker
October 2009 - September 2010 · 11 mos
Banc of America Investment Services, INC.Broker
November 2007 - October 2009 · 1 yr 11 mos
E*trade Securities LLCBroker
November 2006 - November 2007 · 1 yr
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