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Brian Lock

Advisor at Universal Financial Advisors, LLC

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Firm

Universal Financial Advisors, LLC

Location

St. Louis, MO 63122

Credentials

CFP®, Series 63, Series 65

Industry experience

27 years

About

Brian Lock is a CFP® with 27 years of industry experience, currently serving as a principal at Universal Financial Advisors, LLC in St. Louis, MO. His prior experience includes roles at Osaic Wealth, Inc., PFG Advisors, LLC, Securities America Inc., and Beam Asset Management, LLC. Outside of his advisory work, he volunteers with L.O.V.E. of KDHX, a community radio advocacy group, where he helps organize fundraising events and writes editorial articles. Universal Financial Advisors serves individual investors, including high-net-worth clients, as well as retirement plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and business entities. The firm offers comprehensive financial planning, investment and wealth management, and retirement plan consulting, employing a tailored, asset-allocation-driven approach informed by Modern and Post-Modern Portfolio Theory while providing discretionary portfolio management and fiduciary services.

Client services

Based on Universal Financial Advisors, LLC

Financial planning Portfolio management Selection of other advisers

Expertise

Based on Universal Financial Advisors, LLC

Concentrated stock management Options & derivatives strategies

Occupation focus

Based on Universal Financial Advisors, LLC

Executive Founder/Business Owner

Fee options

Fixed

Fixed fees for financial planning and consulting services generally range from $1,000 to $10,000 depending on scope and complexity

Percentage

Generally ranges from less than 1% to no more than 2.5% annually, varies by portfolio size and services rendered

Commissions

Certain IARs may provide securities brokerage services under separate commission-based arrangement as registered representatives of Osaic Wealth, Inc.

Project-based

Hourly fees charged for financial planning and consulting services; specific rates not stated

Other

Account minimum: $75,000 per account (can be aggregated) Minimum fee: Minimum Platform Service Fee (MPSF) of $50 annually per advisory account, may be waived based on aggregate household accounts Fee-only: Financial planning and consulting fees generally range from $1,000 to $10,000 on a fixed fee basis; hourly fees also charged but specifics not stated

Location

333 S. Kirkwood Road, Suite 301

St. Louis, MO 63122

Most active in

Missouri · Texas

Work history

OSAIC

2024 - Present (2 years)

PFG Advisors, LLC

2022 - 2022 (1 year)

Universal Financial Advisors, LLC

2021 - Present (5 years)

Securities America Inc

2015 - 2024 (9 years)

Beam Asset Management, Llc

2015 - 2021 (6 years)

Universal Financial Group, Inc.

1998 - Present (28 years)

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