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Robert Ward

Advisor at Fountain Financial Group, Inc.

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Location

Apple Valley, MN

Credentials

ChFC®, Series 66

Industry experience

23 years

About

Robert Ward is a ChFC® credentialed financial advisor with 23 years of industry experience. He has been with Fountain Financial Group, Inc. since 2017 and also serves as CEO of Oaks Financial Services, where he consults on retirement income strategies. In addition to his advisory roles, he is a licensed insurance agent and spends part of his time offering related products and advice. Fountain Financial Group provides discretionary investment management and financial planning primarily to individual and high-net-worth clients, as well as charitable organizations and financial professionals. The firm employs a range of strategies tailored to client objectives and risk tolerances, including fundamental and charting analysis, option writing, and third-party tactical signals.

Client services

Based on Fountain Financial Group, Inc.

Financial planning Portfolio management Selection of other advisers Educational seminars or workshops

Expertise

Based on Fountain Financial Group, Inc.

Active portfolio management Options & derivatives strategies

Fee options

Fixed

Financial planning fixed fees $500 - $5,000; Educational instruction fixed fee $500 - $3,000; Assets Held Away consulting flat fee $500 - $2,000

Percentage

$0 - $99,999: 1.95% per annum $100,000 - $249,999: 1.75% per annum $250,000 - $499,999: 1.55% per annum $500,000 - $749,999: 1.35% per annum $750,000 - $999,999: 1.15% per annum $1,000,000 - $1,499,999: 1.00% per annum $1,500,000 - $1,999,999: .95% per annum $2,000,000 - $4,999,999: .85% per annum $5,000,000 - $9,999,999: .75% per annum $10,000,000+: .65% per annum

Project-based

Financial consulting services $150 per hour; Model allocation guidance $150 per hour; Assets Held Away consulting $150 - $300 per hour

Other

Account minimum: $25,000 Fee-only: Financial planning fixed fees $500 - $5,000; Financial consulting hourly rate $150; Educational instruction fixed fee $500 - $3,000; Model allocation guidance hourly fee $150; Assets Held Away consulting flat fee $500 - $2,000 or hourly rate $150 - $300; Ongoing Assets Held Away consulting fixed fees $500 to $9,500 annually depending on account value

Location

Apple Valley, MN

Most active in

Minnesota

Work history

Fountain Financial Group, Inc.

2017 - Present (9 years)

Oaks Financial Services

2015 - Present (11 years)

Robert Ward, Sole Proprietor

2001 - Present (25 years)

Disclosures

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