JE
CFP
JE
CFP

John Ellis

16 Years of Experience
Alpharetta, GA
Sells Insurance

John Ellis is a CFP-designated registered investment advisor at Forthright Wealth Management, LLC, based in Alpharetta, GA, with 16 years of industry experience. John operates on a fee-only basis, meaning they do not earn commissions from product sales. Their practice areas include Financial Planning & Coaching, Insurance Planning, Investment Management, Retirement Planning. Their firm serves 527 clients with $660M in assets under management.

Compensation
Fee-Only (% of Portfolio)
Firm Size
6 advisors
Number of Clients
527 clients
Average Client Portfolio
$1.3M average
Assets Under Management
$663.8M

Fee Structure

Planning is included in investment management
Minimum Annual Fee:$2,500
Portfolio-Based Fees (Tiered)
Portfolio ValueAnnual Fee
Up to $500K0.90%
$500K - $2.0M0.75%
$2.0M - $3.0M0.50%
$3.0M - $5.0M0.25%
$5.0M - $10.0M0.20%
$10M+0.15%

Certain legacy clients may be billed under a different fee structure.

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Location

5755 North Point Pkwy, Suite 47, Alpharetta, GA, 30022

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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

John is involved with Forthright Wealth Management, LLC, dedicating full-time hours to financial planning. He also owns a portion of the office suite through JJ Ellis, LLC and works as an agent for fixed insurance and fixed annuity sales for PKS Financial, spending about a quarter of his time on this.

Employment History
Current Registrations
Forthright Wealth Management, LLC
June 2015 - Present · 10 yrs 11 mos
Previous Registrations
Purshe Kaplan Sterling InvestmentsBroker
May 2015 - December 2023 · 8 yrs 7 mos
Suntrust Investment Services, INC.
February 2014 - May 2015 · 1 yr 3 mos
Suntrust Investment Services, INC.Broker
February 2014 - May 2015 · 1 yr 3 mos
PNC Investments
November 2012 - January 2014 · 1 yr 2 mos
PNC InvestmentsBroker
November 2012 - January 2014 · 1 yr 2 mos
Suntrust Investment Services, INC.
June 2009 - November 2010 · 1 yr 5 mos
Suntrust Investment Services, INC.Broker
June 2009 - November 2010 · 1 yr 5 mos
Wells Fargo Advisors, LLC
October 2007 - June 2009 · 1 yr 8 mos
Wells Fargo Advisors, LLCBroker
September 2007 - June 2009 · 1 yr 9 mos
State Registrations3 states
FLGATX
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Exams
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