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Paul Mclemore

Advisor at Ausdal Financial Partners, Inc.

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Location

Colorado Springs, CO 80918

Credentials

CFP®, Series 63, Series 65

Industry experience

27 years

About

Paul Mclemore is a CFP® professional with 27 years of experience in financial advisory roles. He is currently with HFG Advisors, a firm he has been associated with since 2005, and has previously worked at Ausdal Financial Partners, Intervest International Equities Corp, United Planners' Financial Services, and Heartland Financial Consultants. Outside of finance, he is a jazz piano instructor through his business, Mclemore Piano. HFG Advisors provides financial planning, consulting, and portfolio management services to individuals, businesses, and retirement plans, with a focus on non-discretionary advice and collaboration with third-party money managers and sub-advisors. The firm is also involved in financial education through the Heartland Institute of Financial Education.

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

1980 Dominion Way, Suite 202

Colorado Springs, CO 80918

Most active in

Colorado

Work history

Ausdal Financial Partners, Inc.

2024 - Present (2 years)

Intervest International Equities Corp

2012 - 2024 (12 years)

United Planners' Financial Services

2011 - 2024 (13 years)

Mclemore Piano

2010 - Present (16 years)

Heartland Financial Consultants

2006 - 2024 (18 years)

Hfg Advisors Llc

2005 - Present (21 years)

Mclemore Financial Eduvisors

2003 - Present (23 years)

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