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Quality Financial Concepts

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Client assets under management

$118,525,973

Clients

206

13% high-net worth

Advisors

2

of 4 employees

Firm type

Supported

1-3 advisors or $200M+ in AUM

Clients per advisor

103

High

Average account size

$575,369

About

Quality Financial Concepts provides financial planning and portfolio management to individuals — including high-net-worth clients — as well as trusts, non‑profits, and small businesses. Services are offered on both a discretionary and non‑discretionary basis and include comprehensive planning topics such as retirement, estate, insurance, and benefit‑plan analysis.

The firm uses asset‑allocation modeling to tailor portfolios to each client’s goals, risk tolerance, and time horizon, implementing strategies across mutual funds, stocks, bonds, options, and alternative investments. Depending on client objectives, strategies may range from long‑term holdings to shorter‑term trading and option strategies, and the firm monitors and rebalances accounts as circumstances change.

Distinctive features include the firm’s provision of educational seminars and workshops for clients and prospects, an offering that is uncommon among peers. The adviser also provides tax preparation and business consulting through an affiliated entity, and key personnel are dually registered with a broker‑dealer and licensed to sell insurance — arrangements that provide broader product access and operational support but can create potential conflicts of interest that the firm discloses.

Client services

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

Expertise

Income planning Options & derivatives strategies

Occupation focus

Founder/Business Owner Retired

Fee options

Fixed

Fixed fees for financial planning negotiated based on project complexity; initial non-refundable retainer fee of $500 for mutual fund only portfolios under $75,000

Percentage

$0 - $100,000: 1.90% annually (calculated as 1.90% quarterly fee divided by 4) $100,001 - $250,000: 1.70% annually on amount above $100,000 plus $475.00 for prior bracket $250,001 - $500,000: 1.60% annually on amount above $250,000 plus $1,112.50 for prior brackets $500,001 - $1,000,000: 1.50% annually on amount above $500,000 plus $2,112.50 for prior brackets $1,000,001 - $2,500,000: 1.35% annually on amount above $1,000,000 plus $3,987.50 for prior brackets $2,500,001 - $5,000,000: 1.15% annually on amount above $2,500,000 plus $9,050.00 for prior brackets $5,000,001 - $7,500,000: 0.95% annually on amount above $5,000,000 plus $16,237.50 for prior brackets $7,500,001+: 0.75% annually on amount above $7,500,000 plus $22,181.25 for prior brackets

Commissions

Owner is also a registered representative earning commissions on securities sales outside advisory services; no commissions on advisory accounts

Project-based

Hourly fees range from $50.00 to $400.00, standard hourly rate $250.00

Other

Account minimum: $150,000 (standard accounts); $25,000 (mutual fund only portfolios) Minimum fee: Minimum annual fee of $2,750 for standard accounts; waived at QFC's discretion Fee-only: Financial planning fees charged on fixed or hourly basis: hourly rate $50 to $400 (standard $250), daily fees up to $3,500, fixed fees negotiable based on complexity

Main office location

Quality Financial Concepts

115 West Broadway Avenue

Maryville TN 37801-4703, United States

Number of offices

1

Most active in

New York · North Carolina · Tennessee · Texas · Virginia

Disclosures

Exclamation point means they have disclosures of this type. Check mark means no disclosures of this type were found.

Business activities & affiliations

Advisors at this firm

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Michael S

CFP®, Series 66

Maryville, TN

Quality Financial Concepts

Michael Smith is a CFP® and Series 66-licensed financial advisor with 14 years of industry experience. He has worked at firms including LPL Financial LLC, Crown Capital Securities, and Securities America, and has been with Quality Financial Concepts since 2013. In addition to his advisory work, Smith holds a part-time outside employment role at the University of Tennessee in Knoxville. Quality Financial Concepts provides financial planning and portfolio management services to individuals, trusts, estates, non-profits, and small businesses. The firm focuses on tailored asset-allocation modeling and offers a range of investment strategies, including mutual funds, stocks, options, bonds, and alternative investments.

Income planning Options & derivatives strategies Founder/Business Owner Retired
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James H

CFP®, Series 63

Maryville, TN

Quality Financial Concepts

James Horn is a CFP® with 38 years of industry experience, currently serving at Quality Financial Concepts. His prior roles include positions at LPL Financial, Crown Capital Securities LLP, and Securities America, Inc. Outside of his advisory work, he owns and operates Topstock Vizslas, a business unrelated to investment activities. Quality Financial Concepts provides financial planning and portfolio management services to individuals, trusts, estates, non-profits, and small businesses. The firm employs an asset-allocation strategy tailored to client goals and risk tolerance, offering a range of investment options and a focus on client education and business-oriented financial services.

Income planning Options & derivatives strategies Founder/Business Owner Retired
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