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Stephen Rao

8 Years of Experience
Rogers, AR
Sells Insurance

Stephen Rao is a registered investment advisor at Providence Capital, based in Rogers, AR, with 8 years of industry experience. Stephen operates on a fee-only basis, meaning they do not earn commissions from product sales. Their practice areas include Education Planning, Financial Planning & Coaching, High Net Worth, Insurance Planning, and 3 more. Their firm serves 90 clients with $41M in assets under management.

Compensation
Fee-Only (% of Portfolio)Fixed/Hourly
Firm Size
5 advisors
Number of Clients
90 clients
Average Client Portfolio
$455K average
Assets Under Management
$41.0M

Fee Structure

Minimum Investment:None
Planning is included in investment management (also available separately)
Portfolio-Based Fees (Tiered)
Portfolio ValueAnnual Fee
Up to $100K1.50%
$100K - $250K1.25%
$250K - $1.0M1.00%
$1.0M - $5.0M0.80%
$5M+0.60%

Fees are generally negotiable.

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Your Portfolio Value
$500K
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Location

Rogers, AR

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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

Stephen works as an investment advisor representative and registered representative, dedicating nearly all of his time to these roles. He is also an insurance agent and president of the Houston Ole Miss Alumni Club, spending about 10-20% of his time on each of these activities.

Employment History
Current Registrations
Providence Capital
December 2025 - Present · 4 mos
Previous Registrations
Oakwood Capital Securities, INC.Broker
July 2024 - November 2025 · 1 yr 4 mos
49 Financial
January 2023 - November 2025 · 2 yrs 10 mos
Thrivent Advisor Network, LLC
June 2020 - December 2022 · 2 yrs 6 mos
Pks Advisory Services, LLC
January 2020 - July 2020 · 6 mos
Purshe Kaplan Sterling InvestmentsBroker
January 2020 - January 2024 · 4 yrs
AXA Advisors, LLC
March 2019 - January 2020 · 10 mos
AXA Advisors, LLCBroker
July 2017 - January 2020 · 2 yrs 6 mos
State Registrations1 state
TX
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