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Eric Gibson

Advisor at Valic Financial Advisors

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Location

West Plains, MO

Credentials

Series 63, Series 65

Industry experience

8 years

About

Eric Gibson is a financial advisor with Valic Financial Advisors in Springfield, MO, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and having eight years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Thrivent Financial and West Plains Bank and Trust Company. He serves as board president of the Community Foundation of West Plains and the West Plains Area Chamber of Commerce, and he is treasurer at Immanuel Lutheran Church. Valic Financial Advisors primarily serves U.S.-domiciled individual investors, including high-net-worth and ultra-high-net-worth clients, as well as corporate and retirement-plan participants. The firm offers discretionary managed-account programs, financial planning, and brokerage services, utilizing Envestnet-developed UMA models for client portfolio construction.

Client services

Based on Valic Financial Advisors

Financial planning Portfolio management Selection of other advisers Recommend wrap accounts to clients

Expertise

Based on Valic Financial Advisors

ESG / Sustainable investing Tax-loss harvesting Retirement income strategy

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Fee options

Fixed

Financial planning and consulting services available on a flat fee basis (specific amounts not stated)

Percentage

$0 - $250,000: 0.90% Advisory Fee, 0.63% Platform Fee, 0.08% - 0.60% Manager Fee $250,000 - $500,000: 0.75% Advisory Fee, 0.44% Platform Fee, 0.08% - 0.60% Manager Fee $500,000 - $1,000,000: 0.65% Advisory Fee, 0.32% Platform Fee, 0.08% - 0.60% Manager Fee $1,000,000 - $2,000,000: 0.55% Advisory Fee, 0.31% Platform Fee, 0.08% - 0.60% Manager Fee $2,000,000 - $5,000,000: 0.45% Advisory Fee, 0.30% Platform Fee, 0.08% - 0.60% Manager Fee $5,000,000 - $10,000,000: 0.35% Advisory Fee, 0.29% Platform Fee, 0.08% - 0.60% Manager Fee $10,000,000 - $25,000,000: 0.35% Advisory Fee, 0.27% Platform Fee, 0.08% - 0.60% Manager Fee $25,000,000+: 0.35% Advisory Fee, 0.25% Platform Fee, 0.08% - 0.60% Manager Fee

Commissions

Broker-dealer commissions available separately for brokerage accounts

Project-based

Financial planning and consulting services offered on hourly basis (specific rates not stated)

Subscriptions

Subscription basis financial planning available (specific amounts not stated)

Other

Account minimum: $250,000 Minimum fee: $150 annual minimum account fee assessed quarterly as $37.50 per quarter if quarterly fees do not meet this minimum Fee-only: Advisory fees only; no commissions for advisory services

Location

West Plains, MO

Most active in

Arkansas · Louisiana · Missouri

Work history

Agia

2022 - Present (4 years)

Valic Financial Advisors

2020 - Present (6 years)

Thrivent Financial

2017 - 2020 (3 years)

Thrivent Financial

2017 - 2017 (1 year)

Thrivent Investment Management Inc

2017 - 2020 (3 years)

Unemployeed

2017 - 2017 (1 year)

West Plains Bank and Trust Company

2006 - 2017 (11 years)

Disclosures

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