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Richard Staves

Advisor at Roots First Wealth Management

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Location

Highlands Ranch, CO 80129

Credentials

PFS™, Series 63, Series 65

Industry experience

20 years

About

Richard Staves is a financial advisor at Roots First Wealth Management with 20 years of industry experience. He holds the PFS™ designation along with Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. Prior to joining Roots First Wealth Management, he worked at firms including Geneos Wealth Management, Verity Asset Management, and Cherry Creek Wealth Management, where he also serves as president and owner of a tax preparation and consulting business. Additionally, Staves is a director at the nonprofit Social Security Education Center. Roots First Wealth Management serves primarily individual clients, offering discretionary asset management, financial planning, and limited-scope ERISA 3(21) retirement plan advisory services. The firm employs a diversified investment approach using fundamental and technical analysis and is known for providing public educational seminars and workshops.

Client services

Based on Roots First Wealth Management

Financial planning Portfolio management Pension consulting Educational seminars or workshops

Expertise

Based on Roots First Wealth Management

General retirement planning Tax strategies for small businesses Wealth management Retirement plans for business owners (SEP, solo 401k)

Fee options

Fixed

Flat fee of $3,000 - $5,000 for financial planning

Percentage

$0 - $500,000: 1.50% annually $500,001 - $1,000,000: 1.25% annually $1,000,001 - $3,000,000: 1.00% annually $3,000,001 - $5,000,000: 0.85% annually $5,000,001+: Negotiable

Commissions

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Other

Fee-only: Flat fee of $3,000 - $5,000 for financial planning based on complexity and unique client needs

Location

1745 Shea Center Dr, 4 Th Floor

Highlands Ranch, CO 80129

Most active in

Colorado

Work history

Beacon Light Financial Services, LLC dba Roots First Wealth Mmgt

2024 - Present (2 years)

Social Security Education Center

2024 - Present (2 years)

Beacon Light Financial Services, LLC

2023 - 2024 (1 year)

Geneos Wealth Management Inc.

2022 - 2023 (1 year)

Verity Asset Management

2021 - 2022 (1 year)

Simplicity Wealth, LLC

2020 - 2021 (1 year)

Sheridan Road Advisors, LLC

2018 - 2020 (2 years)

Cherry Creek Wealth Management

2018 - 2018 (1 year)

Cherry Creek Wealth Management

2015 - Present (11 years)

Redhawk Wealth Advisors, Inc

2013 - 2018 (5 years)

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