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Brandon Rudd

Advisor at Creativeone Wealth, LLC

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Location

Valparaiso, IN 46383

Credentials

Series 63, Series 65

Industry experience

2 years

About

Brandon Rudd is a financial advisor at CreativeOne Wealth, LLC with Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and two years of industry experience. He has previously worked at Rite Path Financial, Verizon, and Urschel Development Corporation, and operated as a sole proprietor. Outside of his advisory work, Rudd serves as a board member for Family Concern Counseling in Valparaiso, IN. CreativeOne Wealth, LLC provides fee-based asset management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting to individuals, corporations, charitable organizations, and other RIAs. The firm uses a combination of proprietary ETF-based core models, third-party managers, and option-based strategies to manage client portfolios.

Client services

Based on Creativeone Wealth, LLC

Financial planning Portfolio management Selection of other advisers Newsletters or periodicals Educational seminars or workshops Sub adviser services

Expertise

Based on Creativeone Wealth, LLC

Active portfolio management ESG / Sustainable investing Concentrated stock management Options & derivatives strategies Private / alternative investments

Occupation focus

Based on Creativeone Wealth, LLC

Executive Founder/Business Owner

Fee options

Fixed

Financial Planning fees may be fixed per project; Investment Consultative Retainer fees based on fixed rate; fees negotiable.

Percentage

$0+: Negotiable, typically between 0.25% - 2.25% $0+: Under 'Floating Rate Method', combined fee example 1.75% (100 bps IAR + 55 bps program + 20 bps strategy), can vary with strategy fees $0+: Under 'Total Rate Method', total fee fixed (example 1.75%) with varying IAR and strategy fee portions

Commissions

Certain IARs receive commissions from sales of securities and insurance products via affiliated broker-dealer and insurance agency.

Project-based

Hourly rates for financial planning services disclosed in agreement and negotiable.

Other

Fee-only: Financial Planning fees negotiable; charged as fixed fee, hourly, monthly, or quarterly; hourly rates disclosed in agreement and negotiable.

Location

389 E Us Hwy 30 Ste A

Valparaiso, IN 46383

Most active in

Indiana

Work history

CreativeOne Wealth

2023 - Present (3 years)

Rite Path Financial

2022 - Present (4 years)

Verizon

2020 - 2022 (2 years)

Sole proprietor

2018 - 2022 (4 years)

Urschel Development Corporation

2010 - 2019 (9 years)

Disclosures

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