Joseph Thomas
Advisor at Principal Financial Services
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Advisor at Principal Financial Services
Data sourced from SEC public records (and other sources when available). Some details may be added by the advisor after claiming their profile. Refreshed daily • Updated today.
Location
Birmingham, AL 35243
Credentials
Series 63, Series 65
Industry experience
20 years
Joseph Thomas is a financial advisor with Principal Financial Services in Birmingham, AL, holding the Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 19 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Capstone Financial Group, Aspis Advisors, and leadership roles within Principal Life Insurance Company and McDaniels and Thomas Wealth Management. Outside of advising, he is involved in several community and entrepreneurial activities, including serving as chairman of the Hoover Chamber of Commerce President Circle and Leadership Hoover, membership on the board of Bondfire Ranch nonprofit, ownership of Wombat Services LLC—a computer programming business—and co-owning Networking Strategies Birmingham, a local networking group franchise. Principal Securities provides brokerage and registered investment advisory services to a diverse clientele, including individual investors, retirement plans, trusts, charitable organizations, and active-duty military personnel. The firm offers direct advisory programs, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and access to third-party money managers through various advisory and promoter arrangements.
Based on Principal Financial Services
$0 - $149,999: Up to 1.75% $150,000 - $249,999: Up to 1.75% $250,000 - $500,000: Up to 1.75% $500,001 - $999,999: Up to 1.20% $1,000,000 - >$2,000,000: Up to 1.10% to 0.90% (SEI Mutual Fund Model Program tiered beyond $1,000,000)
3500 Blue Lake Dr, Ste 280
Birmingham, AL 35243
Alabama · Texas
2065 Wealth Management
2023 - Present (3 years)
PRINCIPAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
2023 - Present (3 years)
McDaniels and Thomas Wealth Management LLC
2021 - 2023 (2 years)
Aspis Advisors
2019 - 2021 (2 years)
Principal Securities INC
2016 - Present (10 years)
Capstone Financial Group
2010 - 2019 (9 years)
PRINCIPAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
2006 - 2022 (16 years)
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