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John Rowden

Advisor at Forthright Capital

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Firm

Forthright Capital

Location

Hutto, TX

Credentials

Series 63, Series 65, Series 66

Industry experience

3 years

About

John Rowden is a financial advisor at Forthright Capital Advisory with three years of industry experience. He holds Series 63, 65, and 66 licenses and has worked at several firms, including Equis Financial, Verity Asset Management, and Teacher's Pension. Outside of his advisory role, he is also an independent agent soliciting life insurance and annuities. Forthright Capital Advisory serves individual clients, employer plan sponsors, corporations, and charitable organizations by providing discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and employee benefit plan services. The firm emphasizes passive investment management using index mutual funds and ETFs, applying Modern Portfolio Theory alongside other analytical methods, and offers a range of planning engagement formats.

Client services

Based on Forthright Capital

Financial planning Portfolio management Pension consulting Selection of other advisers

Expertise

Based on Forthright Capital

General retirement planning Income planning Cash flow / budgeting Debt management

Occupation focus

Based on Forthright Capital

Founder/Business Owner Executive

Fee options

Fixed

Project-Based Financial Planning: $2,000 to $10,000 fixed fee, negotiable

Percentage

$0 - $1,000,000: 2.25% $1,000,001 - $2,500,000: 2.00% $2,500,001 - $5,000,000: 1.75% $5,000,001 - $10,000,000: 1.50% $10,000,001+: Negotiable

Project-based

$300 per hour for financial planning engagements, negotiable

Subscriptions

Ongoing Financial Planning: $250 per month, paid monthly in arrears

Other

Minimum fee: Annual $75 tech fee for accounts over $1,000; max $150 per household Fee-only: Ongoing Financial Planning: $1,000 upfront plus $250/month; Project-Based Planning: $2,000–$10,000 fixed fee; Hourly Planning: $300/hour

Location

Hutto, TX

Most active in

Texas · Washington

Work history

Equis Financial

2025 - Present (1 year)

Forthright Capital Advisory

2024 - Present (2 years)

Forthright Capital Partners

2024 - 2025 (1 year)

Verity Asset Management

2023 - 2024 (1 year)

Teacher's Pension

2022 - 2024 (2 years)

Sterling Computers, Inc.

2022 - 2022 (1 year)

Family First Life

2021 - 2022 (1 year)

Dell Technologies

2015 - 2022 (7 years)

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