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Brent Ford

Advisor at Ford Investment Counsel LLC

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Firm

Ford Investment Counsel LLC

Location

Eagle, ID

Credentials

CFP®, Series 63, Series 66

Industry experience

27 years

About

Brent Ford is a CFP® professional with 27 years of experience in the financial industry. He is the sole advisor at Ford Investment Counsel LLC, an independent firm he founded in 2021. Prior to this, he worked at Fidelity Personal and Workplace Advisors and Strategic Advisors LLC. Outside of advisory services, he is also an independent insurance agent. Ford Investment Counsel LLC provides investment advisory and portfolio management services primarily to individual and high-net-worth clients, as well as qualified retirement plans. The firm emphasizes ERISA plan consulting and 3(38) fiduciary services, employing a mix of strategies tailored to clients’ goals, time horizons, and risk tolerances.

Client services

Based on Ford Investment Counsel LLC

Financial planning Portfolio management Pension consulting

Expertise

Based on Ford Investment Counsel LLC

College savings (529s, UTMA, etc.) Retirement income strategy Debt management Cash flow / budgeting Options & derivatives strategies

Fee options

Percentage

$0 - $1,000,000: 1.00% annually $1,000,000.01 - $2,000,000: 0.80% annually $2,000,000.01 - $5,000,000: 0.70% annually $5,000,000.01 - $10,000,000: 0.60% annually $10,000,000.01+: 0.50% annually

Location

Eagle, ID

Most active in

Idaho

Work history

Ford Investment Counsel LLC

2021 - Present (5 years)

Independent Insurance Agent

2021 - Present (5 years)

Unemployed

2021 - 2021 (1 year)

Fidelity Personal And Workplace Advisors

2018 - 2021 (3 years)

Strategic Advisors LLC

2006 - 2018 (12 years)

Fidelity Brokerage Services, Inc.

1998 - 2021 (23 years)

Disclosures

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Business activities & affiliations

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Series 65

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