James Ries
James Ries is a registered investment advisor at Oppenheimer & CO. INC., based in Scottsdale, AZ, with 46 years of industry experience. Their practice areas include Financial Planning & Coaching, High Net Worth, Retirement Planning. Their firm serves 37,605 clients with $32B in assets under management.
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Fee Structure
Oppenheimer offers several investment management programs with different fee structures:
- Fahnestock Asset Management (FAM): Fees up to 2.5% of your portfolio. Commissions are also charged on certain FAM accounts.
- Alpha: Clients pay brokerage commissions and ticket/handling charges on securities transactions.
- Preference: Fees up to 2.25% of your portfolio. Additional charges may apply based on trading activity.
Minimum account sizes vary depending on the program and the types of investments included in the account. The minimum annual fee for FAM and Preference accounts is $250, but this is waived if the account is at least $50,000 or household advisory accounts are at least $250,000.
Location
Scottsdale Kierland 1,14624 North Scottsdale Road, Suite 190, Scottsdale, AZ, 85254
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James is a co-trustee of a personal family trust established in 2001 as an estate planning tool. This activity is not investment-related.
Employment History
Current Registrations
Oppenheimer & CO. INC.
Oppenheimer & CO. INC.Broker
Previous Registrations
Morgan Stanley
Morgan StanleyBroker
Citigroup Global Markets INC.
Citigroup Global Markets INC.Broker
Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith IncorporatedBroker
Prudential Securities IncorporatedBroker
E. F. Hutton & Company INCBroker
Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith IncorporatedBroker
State Registrations7 states
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