John Forbes
Advisor at DFFA, LLC
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Advisor at DFFA, LLC
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Location
Mentor, OH
Credentials
Series 65
Industry experience
25 years
John Forbes is a Series 65-licensed advisor with 24 years of experience, currently serving at DFFA, LLC since 2012. He is also a partner at HW&Co., a CPA firm, where he works outside the investment advisory business. DFFA, LLC acts as a co-advisor alongside a separate SEC-registered investment adviser, providing wealth management support, financial planning, trust-focused services, and retirement plan consulting. The firm emphasizes coordination of investment and planning services, including account aggregation, household allocation, and oversight of independent managers, with a notable focus on ERISA-aware retirement plan consulting and integration with affiliated accounting and legal professionals.
Based on DFFA, LLC
Based on DFFA, LLC
Based on DFFA, LLC
Account minimum: $250,000 Minimum fee: Minimum annual fees vary by program, e.g., Formal Wealth Management Programs start at $250,000 investable assets for Compass Program; specific minimum annual fees are detailed in Pinnacle’s ADV Part 2 Disclosure Brochure. Fee-only: Financial planning fees are charged; Co-Advisor receives 25% of financial planning fees from Pinnacle.
Mentor, OH
Ohio
HW&Co. CPAs
2015 - Present (11 years)
DFFA, LLC
2012 - Present (14 years)
Deimling-Forbes Financial Advisors
2001 - 2016 (15 years)
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