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John Wenstrup

Advisor at Ausdal Financial Partners, Inc.

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Location

Milford, OH

Credentials

ChFC®, Series 63

Industry experience

41 years

About

John Wenstrup is a financial advisor with Ausdal Financial Partners, Inc., holding the ChFC® and Series 63 designations and bringing 41 years of industry experience. He has operated The Wenstrup Company since 2003. Outside of his advisory work, he performs as a special character through March Forth Productions, LLC, and engages in light handyman repairs for small businesses and homeowners. Ausdal Financial Partners is an SEC-registered investment adviser and FINRA-member broker-dealer managing approximately $2.13 billion in client assets through a team of 152 advisors. The firm offers investment advisory programs, retirement plan services, and financial planning to individuals, trusts, corporations, pension plans, and charitable organizations, delivering strategies through a range of discretionary and non-discretionary accounts with access to multiple custodians and diverse investment options.

Client services

Based on Ausdal Financial Partners, Inc.

Financial planning Portfolio management Selection of other advisers Advice on uma platforms

Expertise

Based on Ausdal Financial Partners, Inc.

Retirement plans for business owners (SEP, solo 401k) Business exit / sale strategy

Occupation focus

Based on Ausdal Financial Partners, Inc.

Founder/Business Owner Retired

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Fee options

Fixed

Financial Planning Services fees negotiated case-by-case; maximum prepaid amount $1,200.

Percentage

$0+: Negotiable, maximum annual fee not to exceed 3% All - All: Retirement Plan Advisory Program maximum annual fee 3%, fees may be fixed percentage or tiered, disclosed prior to service

Commissions

Brokerage commissions, asset-based sales charges, service fees such as 12b-1 Fees, insurance commissions on sales of insurance products and annuities, separate from advisory fees.

Project-based

Financial Planning fees may include hourly rates negotiated on a case-by-case basis.

Other

Fee-only: Negotiated asset-based advisory fees, maximum 3% annually, billed monthly or quarterly, can be flat or tiered; Financial Planning fees negotiated per client, cannot exceed $1,200 prepaid more than six months in advance.

Location

Milford, OH

Most active in

Florida · Indiana · Kentucky · Ohio

Work history

The Wenstrup Company

2003 - Present (23 years)

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