Advisor at Stirling Financial Group
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Firm
Stirling Financial Group
Location
San Diego, CA 92101
Credentials
Series 63, Series 66
Industry experience
27 years
Thomas Dudley is a financial advisor affiliated with LPL Financial, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses with 27 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Company and Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Company, where he worked from 1997 to 2020. He is also the managing member and chief compliance officer of Stirling Financial Group, an independent investment advisory firm. LPL Financial provides advisory and brokerage services to a diverse client base, including individual investors, retirement plan sponsors, institutions, charities, and high-net-worth households. The firm offers a range of investment solutions supported by in-house research, including model portfolios and third-party management, delivered through a large network of investment adviser representatives.
Based on Stirling Financial Group
Financial consulting services fees up to $10,000 depending on scope.
$0 - $1,000,000: 1.50% annually $1,000,001+: 1.00% annually
Certain associated persons earn commissions for insurance and securities sales separate from advisory fees.
750 B Street, Suite 2230
San Diego, CA 92101
California · New Hampshire · Texas
Stirling Financial Group
2024 - Present (2 years)
LPL Financial, LLC
2020 - Present (6 years)
Stirling Financial Group
2020 - Present (6 years)
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Company
2014 - 2020 (6 years)
Northwestern Mutual Investment Management
1997 - 2020 (23 years)
Northwestern Mutual Life Ins. Co.
1997 - 2020 (23 years)
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Verified by Warmer
Series 7, Series 66
La Mesa, CA
OSAIC
Grant Knox has been a Financial Advisor since 1994 and holds the following registrations and licenses: General Securities, California Life and Health Insurance, and California Real Estate and Mortgage Lending. A Southern California native, Grant excels at strategies for financial health and wealth that are attainable and effective. He is passionate about helping others achieve financial success and exceed their goals. He is a certified Kingdom Advisor, able to offer counsel on the integration of a Biblical worldview into financial practices. He holds the Certified Plan Fiduciary Designation (CPFA), designating expertise in company retirement plans. He holds a Bachelors degree from Evangel University and a D.Min. from Summit Bible College. Grant lives in La Mesa with his wife, Nicole and their son Noah. He loves to travel, active in his church, is a voracious reader and an avid soccer fan, having played on and managed recreational soccer teams for over 30 years.
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