Advisor at Edelman Financial Engines
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Firm
Edelman Financial Engines
Location
San Diego, CA 92130
Credentials
CFP®, Series 66
Industry experience
13 years
Benjamin Bowen is a CFP® with 13 years of industry experience, currently serving at Edelman Financial Engines. He has worked at Financial Engines Advisors L.L.C. since 2020 and previously held roles at Fidelity Personal and Workplace Advisors and Fidelity Investments. Bowen is based in San Diego, CA. Edelman Financial Engines provides technology-enabled investment advisory services focused on workplace retirement accounts, IRAs, taxable accounts, and institutional clients. The firm manages both model-based and customized portfolios and supports a large client base through advisor-led and online offerings.
Based on Edelman Financial Engines
Based on Edelman Financial Engines
Up to $10,000 one-time fee for financial plans (waivable). Some clients may have negotiated flat fees not exceeding 1.75% AUM.
$0 - $400,000: 1.75% $400,001 - $750,000: 1.25% $750,001 - $1,000,000: 1.00% $1,000,001 - $3,000,000: 0.75% $3,000,001 - $10,000,000: 0.60% $10,000,001 - $25,000,000: 0.50% $25,000,000 - Negotiable: Negotiable
Up to $10,000 one-time fee for financial plan development (can be waived). Online Advice up to $300/year.
Online Advice fees up to $300 per year, payable in advance by credit card.
Account minimum: $5,000 for Wrap Fee Program legacy EFS clients (may be reduced or waived at discretion), $500,000 for institutional clients (may be waived or reduced at discretion), $10,000 for Workplace IRA (may be waived), $5.00 for defined contribution plan participants prior to transactions. Minimum fee: $225 minimum quarterly fee may apply for Personal Advisor clients. Fee-only: Fees based on assets under management as per tiered schedule; no commissions.
3570 Carmel Mountain Road, Suite 450
San Diego, CA 92130
California · Texas
Financial Engines Advisors L.L.C
2020 - Present (6 years)
Fidelity Personal and workplace Advisors
2018 - 2020 (2 years)
fidelity Investments
2012 - 2020 (8 years)
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Series 7, Series 66
La Mesa, CA
OSAIC
Grant Knox has been a Financial Advisor since 1994 and holds the following registrations and licenses: General Securities, California Life and Health Insurance, and California Real Estate and Mortgage Lending. A Southern California native, Grant excels at strategies for financial health and wealth that are attainable and effective. He is passionate about helping others achieve financial success and exceed their goals. He is a certified Kingdom Advisor, able to offer counsel on the integration of a Biblical worldview into financial practices. He holds the Certified Plan Fiduciary Designation (CPFA), designating expertise in company retirement plans. He holds a Bachelors degree from Evangel University and a D.Min. from Summit Bible College. Grant lives in La Mesa with his wife, Nicole and their son Noah. He loves to travel, active in his church, is a voracious reader and an avid soccer fan, having played on and managed recreational soccer teams for over 30 years.
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