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Randall Ruggaard

Advisor at Ruggaard & Associates

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Location

Rio Verde, AZ

Credentials

ChFC®, Series 63

Industry experience

24 years

About

Randall Ruggaard is a financial advisor at Ruggaard & Associates with 24 years of industry experience. He holds the ChFC® designation and Series 63 license. He has been with Ruggaard & Associates since 1993. Ruggaard & Associates is a team-based SEC-registered investment adviser serving individuals, including high-net-worth clients, as well as pension and profit-sharing plans. The firm employs a multi-method investment process and offers a range of strategies tailored to clients’ objectives and risk tolerances, with services including portfolio management, retirement-plan advisory, financial planning, and in-house tax preparation.

Client services

Based on Ruggaard & Associates

Financial planning Portfolio management Tax services

Expertise

Based on Ruggaard & Associates

Options & derivatives strategies

Fee options

Percentage

$0 - $1,000,000: 0.80% to 1.00% $1,000,000 - /no limit: 0.50% to 1.00% N/A - N/A: 0.40% for retirement account management

Project-based

Financial planning and tax preparation fees ranging from $100 to $200 per hour

Performance-based

Performance-based fees charged to a single qualified client; up to 20% of performance above agreed index

Other

Account minimum: $100,000 Minimum fee: $800 minimum annual fee alternative for clients not meeting account minimum Fee-only: Investment management fees based on percentage of AUM; Financial planning and tax preparation fees charged hourly ($100 to $200/hour)

Location

Rio Verde, AZ

Most active in

Arizona · Ohio · Texas

Work history

Ruggaard & Associates, Llc

1993 - Present (33 years)

Disclosures

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