James Barnes
James Barnes is a registered investment advisor at Esi Financial Advisors, based in Irvine, CA, with 4 years of industry experience. Their practice areas include Investment Management, Retirement Planning. Their firm serves 12,116 clients with $2.5B in assets under management.
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Fee Structure
ESI Financial Advisors offers investment management through various programs. Fees vary depending on the program chosen and can include platform fees, strategist fees, and service fees.
ESI Illuminations programs charge a platform fee between 0.26% and 0.45% annually, plus strategist fees (0.02%-1.00%) and EFA's service fee (0-2.00%).
American Funds and Schwab Retirement Advisor Services have tiered fees, up to 1.00% annually on the first $1M, decreasing to 0.35% on amounts over $10M.
AssetMark fees are negotiated with the advisor, not to exceed 1.5% annually.
SEI fees are also negotiated, not to exceed 1.75% annually, plus a 0.05% administrative fee.
Location
20 Executive Park, Suite 190, Irvine, CA, 92614
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Regulatory History (3)
Regulatory
October 2018Regulatory
March 2018Employment Separation After Allegations
January 2018Other Business ActivitiesSells Insurance
James is a managing director/partner at True Path Financial and Insurance Services since January 2022, where he recruits, trains, develops, and handles personal production. Since June 2024, James also works with Mountain Peak Wealth Solutions LLC as an agent for office marketing.
Employment History
Current Registrations
Esi Financial Advisors
Equity Services, INC.Broker
State Registrations6 states
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