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Jonathan Ellefson

Advisor at Ausdal Financial Partners, Inc.

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Location

Harker Heights, TX 76548

Credentials

Series 63, Series 65

Industry experience

38 years

About

Jonathan Ellefson is a financial advisor with Ausdal Financial Partners, Inc., holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 38 years of industry experience. He previously worked for Intervest International Equities Corporation for 32 years before joining Ausdal in 2024. Outside of advisory work, he operates Ellefson & Associates, a business through which he continues to conduct investment-related activities. Ausdal Financial Partners is an SEC-registered investment adviser and FINRA-member broker-dealer managing over $2 billion in client assets. The firm offers investment advisory programs, retirement plan services, and financial planning to individuals, trusts, corporations, pension plans, and charitable organizations, delivering strategies through both discretionary and non-discretionary accounts with a broad range of 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

552 E. Fm 2410

Harker Heights, TX 76548

Most active in

Texas

Work history

Ausdal Financial Partners, Inc

2024 - Present (2 years)

Intervest International Equities Corporation

1992 - 2024 (32 years)

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