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Adam V Billups

Advisor at Guardian Life — Lithonia, GA

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Credentials

Series 66

Experience

14 years

Location

Lithonia, GA

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Guardian Life

Enterprise

Total advisors

1,910

Across 510 offices

Clients per advisor

42 Low

Avg AUM per client

$230,599 Low

HNW client ratio

22% Typical

About

Adam Billups is a Series 66-licensed financial advisor with 14 years of industry experience. He is currently with Primerica Advisors and has previously worked at Morgan Stanley and Morgan Stanley Private Bank. Primerica Advisors serves a broad retail client base, including individual and high-net-worth investors, charitable organizations, and corporate clients. The firm offers both transaction-based brokerage and fee-based advisory services, utilizing a variety of proprietary and third-party investment strategies.

Client services

Based on Guardian Life

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

Expertise

Based on Guardian Life

Retirement income strategy Business exit / sale strategy Wealth management Private / alternative investments

Occupation focus

Based on Guardian Life

Founder/Business Owner Retired Executive

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Fee options

Fixed

Flat fees for financial planning, consulting, business exit consulting generally $500 to $30,000.

Percentage

$0 - $499,999.99: 2.05% (Park Avenue Portfolio Select Program maximum client fee) $500,000 - $999,999.99: 2.00% (Park Avenue Portfolio Select Program maximum client fee) $1,000,000 - $1,999,999.99: 1.95% (Park Avenue Portfolio Select Program maximum client fee) $2,000,000+: 1.90% (Park Avenue Portfolio Select Program maximum client fee)

Commissions

Brokerage commissions on transaction-based accounts; ticket charges $10 per transaction for Park Avenue Portfolio Select.

Project-based

Hourly fees for financial planning and consulting generally $100 to $500 per hour.

Subscriptions

Subscription-Based Financial Planning fees up to $25,000 per agreement annually; Subscription-Based Business Financial Consulting fees up to $30,000 annually or per engagement.

Other

Account minimum: $5,000 (VestWise minimum), $10,000 (most Park Avenue Proprietary Programs minimums, including Park Avenue Portfolio Select [closed to new investors], Park Avenue Signature Portfolio, Foundations, Quantitative Innovations, Park Avenue Strategist Select and Plus, UMA Select) Minimum fee: Annual Platform Fee minimum $90 per household for Park Avenue Proprietary Programs other than VestWise. Fee-only: Advisory and financial planning fees negotiated; financial planning fees range generally $100/hour to $500/hour or flat fees $500 to $25,000; subscription plans up to $25,000 annually.

Location

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Lithonia, GA

Lithonia GA

Advisors at this office

1

Most active in

Georgia

Work history

14 years of industry experience

Guardian Life

2024 - Present • 2 years

Lithonia, GA

Guardian Life Insurance Company

2024 - Present • 2 years

Lithonia, GA

Unemployed

2023 - 2024 • 1 year

Atlanta, GA

Morgan Stanley Private Bank, National Association

2018 - 2023 • 5 years

New York, NY

Morgan Stanley

2010 - 2023 • 13 years

Atlanta, GA

Disclosures

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Business activities & affiliations

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Simon C

Series 63, Series 65, Series 7

Atlanta, GA

Merrill

Simon partners with successful individuals to deliver solutions across banking, credit, investments, and planning. Beyond just portfolios, Simon advises clients on business ownership and transitions, family governance, philanthropy, and other aspects of wealth that have often have a greater and longer-lasting impact than performance. Before joining Bank of America Private Bank, he was an Executive Director at J.P. Morgan Private Bank.

Business ownership considerations Business exit / sale strategy Wealth management Charitable giving tax strategies Multi-generational wealth transfer Founder/Business Owner
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Robert J

Series 63, Series 66

Atlanta, GA

Worthscape, LLC

Robert Jetmundsen is the principal of Worthscape, LLC in Atlanta, GA, where he has been providing advisory services since 2006. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has 16 years of industry experience. Outside of his advisory role, he is involved in several entrepreneurial ventures, including serving as president of Bobbo Aviation and Raj Holdings, owning a publishing company, and managing a motor yacht charter business. He also serves on the board of L2C, Inc. Worthscape offers discretionary portfolio management primarily to individuals, trusts, and estates, including high-net-worth clients. The firm’s investment approach focuses on concentrated portfolios of U.S. common stocks supplemented by other securities and employs both fundamental and technical analysis, with occasional use of active trading strategies and derivatives.

Active portfolio management Options & derivatives strategies
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Lucas M

Series 65

Avondale Estates, GA

Engineered Wealth Management LLC

Lucas Marsh is the principal of Engineered Wealth Management LLC in Avondale Estates, GA, holding a Series 65 designation with one year of experience in financial advising. He has a full-time role as a biomedical engineer with the Veterans Health Administration and serves as treasurer and board member of the Georgia Biomedical Instrumentation Society. Additionally, he provides tax and accounting consulting through a separate business. Engineered Wealth Management offers discretionary investment management, wealth management, and financial planning services primarily to individual and high-net-worth clients. The firm uses fundamental analysis with a generally long-term investment approach, incorporating exchange-traded funds and providing standalone financial planning engagements on an hourly or subscription basis.

Passive / index investing
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Justin C

Series 65, Series 63

Atlanta, GA

Emergent Financial Group, LLC

Justin Campagna is a financial advisor with Emergent Financial Group, LLC in Atlanta, GA, holding Series 65 and Series 63 licenses with four years of industry experience. He has worked at several firms including Arista Consulting Group and Ashford Advisors prior to his current role. In addition to advisory services, he provides insurance and pension consulting through Emergent Financial Group, dedicating about half of his time to these activities. Emergent Financial Group serves retirement plan sponsors and institutional clients with investment advisory and pension consulting, alongside asset management and financial planning for individuals. The firm employs a combination of long-term, value-oriented investment strategies and tactical asset allocation, while also offering fiduciary consulting and discretionary management for retirement plans, and operates a licensed independent insurance agency as part of its services.

Equity compensation tax strategy Options & derivatives strategies Life insurance needs analysis
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Robert F

CFP®, Series 63, Series 65

Lilburn, GA

Fordham Financial Services, Inc.

Robert Fordham is a CFP® with 22 years of experience in financial advising and is the principal of Fordham Financial Services, Inc., an independent firm he has led since 1999. He is also a practicing CPA, providing accounting and tax services alongside his advisory work. Fordham Financial Services, Inc. manages approximately $24.8 million for around 41 clients, primarily individual and high-net-worth investors and trusts. The firm offers financial planning, discretionary portfolio management, and project-based tax and small-business consulting, utilizing a long-term investment approach that combines fundamental and technical analysis.

General tax planning General estate planning guidance Wealth management
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Kevin K

CFP®, Series 65

Chamblee, GA

Trackside Wealth

Kevin Kaspar is a CFP® professional with three years of industry experience currently serving at Trackside Wealth. His background includes six years as a CPA at Kaspar & White CPA, PC, and prior roles at PwC and KPMG. He is also involved with Lemonade Stand Accounting, LLC. Trackside Wealth offers comprehensive financial planning and discretionary investment management for individuals, including high-net-worth clients. The firm uses a passive investment approach based on Modern Portfolio Theory and integrates financial planning with portfolio management under a flat, fixed-fee pricing model.

Early retirement planning Roth conversion strategy Social Security optimization Equity compensation tax strategy Charitable giving tax strategies Founder/Business Owner Executive Young Professionals
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