James Raper
Advisor at Guardian Wealth Management, LLC
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Advisor at Guardian Wealth Management, LLC
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Location
Chattanooga, TN 37421-7803
Credentials
PFS™
Industry experience
3 years
James Raper is a financial advisor at Guardian Wealth Management, LLC in Chattanooga, TN, holding the PFS™ designation with three years of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at Henderson Hutcherson & McCullough CPAs and BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee, among others. Guardian Wealth Management serves individual and high-net-worth clients with discretionary asset management and comprehensive financial planning. The firm emphasizes portfolios built from exchange-traded funds and mutual funds, applying Modern Portfolio Theory and efficient-frontier principles with a focus on long-term holdings and periodic rebalancing.
Based on Guardian Wealth Management, LLC
$2,000 generally for comprehensive financial plan
$0 - $250,000: 1.50% per year $250,001 - $500,000: 1.25% per year $500,001 - $1,000,000: 1.00% per year $1,000,001 - $2,000,000: 0.75% per year Over $2,000,000+: Negotiable
$200 per hour for financial planning and consultation services
Account minimum: $500,000 Minimum fee: Minimum advisory fee of $5,000 annually for asset management service Fee-only: Financial planning and consultation services charged on hourly or flat fee basis: $200/hour with $200 minimum; comprehensive financial plan generally $2,000
6151 Shallowford Road, Suite 102
Chattanooga, TN 37421-7803
Tennessee
Guardian Walth Management, Inc.
2021 - Present (5 years)
HENDERSON HUTCHERSON & MCCULLOUGH CPAs
2019 - 2020 (1 year)
Belhaven University
2017 - 2020 (3 years)
BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee
2016 - 2019 (3 years)
YMCA of Chattanooga
2015 - 2018 (3 years)
THOMPSON, ROGERS & WILLIAMS CPAs
2013 - 2016 (3 years)
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