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Benjamin Herschel Dean

Advisor at Dean Wealth Management, LLC — Lindale, TX

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Credentials

CFP®, Series 63, Series 65

Experience

23 years

Location

Lindale, TX 75771

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Dean Wealth Management, LLC

Supported

Total advisors

3

Clients per advisor

34 Low

Avg AUM per client

$501,203 Low

HNW client ratio

15% Low

About

Benjamin Dean is a CFP® with 23 years of industry experience, currently affiliated with Dean Wealth Management, LLC. He has worked at Swords Wealth Management LLC since 2014. In addition to his advisory role, Dean is an independent insurance agent operating as a sole proprietor. Dean Wealth Management serves individual family households, retirement and pension plans, trusts, and estates, managing approximately $51.1 million in assets across about 102 client households. The firm employs a combination of strategic asset allocation and tactical investment programs, utilizing both discretionary and non-discretionary management approaches.

Client services

Based on Dean Wealth Management, LLC

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Expertise

Based on Dean Wealth Management, LLC

Active portfolio management Retirement income strategy Annuities Wealth management

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Fee options

Fixed

Fixed fees for initial financial planning typically $2,500; $3,000 for estates over $2,000,000 or income over $300,000; other services range from $1,000 to $2,500

Percentage

$0 - $500,000: 1.500% annually $500,001 - $1,000,000: 1.250% annually $1,000,001 - $2,000,000: 1.000% annually $2,000,001+: 0.750% annually (negotiable)

Project-based

Hourly fees at $250 per hour for planning and consultation

Other

Account minimum: $200,000 Minimum fee: Planning fees range from $1,000 to $3,000 depending on services and client assets Fee-only: Fixed fees from $1,000 to $3,000 for planning services; hourly fees at $250/hour

Location

Lindale, TX

17074 Hwy 20 W.

Lindale TX 75771

Advisors at this office

3

Most active in

Texas

Work history

23 years of industry experience

Swords Wealth Management Llc

2014 - Present • 12 years

Lindale, TX

Onyx Wealth Advisors, Inc.

2008 - 2013 • 5 years

Dallas, TX

WFG Advisors, LP

2007 - 2008 • 1 year

Dallas, TX

Momentum Independent Network Inc.

2003 - 2007 • 4 years

Dallas, TX

Hilltop Securities inc.

2002 - 2007 • 5 years

Dallas, TX

Disclosures

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Business activities & affiliations

Max S

Series 65, CRPC®

Tyler, TX

Simplicity wealth

Max Stewart is a Series 65-licensed advisor at Simplicity Wealth in Tyler, Texas, with one year of industry experience. Simplicity Wealth serves a broad range of clients including individual and high-net-worth investors, retirement plans, and institutional investors, offering advisory services and a TAMP platform with a fund-of-funds investment approach that incorporates ETFs, mutual funds, and individual securities.

Tax-loss harvesting ESG / Sustainable investing Passive / index investing Wealth management Retired Founder/Business Owner Values-based investing

Ben E

CFP®

Lindale, TX

Earls Financial

If you’ve spent the last 3 or 4 decades working hard, raising kids and grandkids, saving for the future, and paying your taxes on time, only to wake up now and wonder whether it’s going to be enough, you’re in the right place. At Earls Financial, we’ve made it our life’s work to help you enjoy and preserve the payoff from your life’s work. When we add a client, we’re looking for long-term relationships with folks who will really benefit from what we do. We don’t want a bad fit for you or for us. If you’re a retiree, pre-retiree, or business owner and a few of the following apply, we’ll have a good starting point: - You’re a kind person - You’re within 10 years of retirement (before or after) - Your decisions are starting to become more consequential (e.g. your assets/income are growing) and you know you need help - When thinking about financial topics, you find yourself wanting someone to “handle that for you” - You invest in yourself and/or in your business - You’re a golfer - You’re health conscious (you want more energy and vitality through lifestyle choices) - You’re a life-long learner/working on being a better human - You’re a traveler - You’re a dog person If some of these apply to you, we may be a good fit to work together. If not, you may be better served by another firm. We’re looking for people we’ll enjoy being around — there’s no need for either of us to waste time/not enjoy each other. Go to earls financial.com to learn more.

General retirement planning Wealth management Founder/Business Owner Widow/Widower Baby Boomers (Born 1946-1964)

Allen G

CFP®, ChFC®, CDFA®, CRPC®

Tyler, TX

Gibson Wealth Advisors, LLC

Planning, not predictions, and products. We help our clients coordinate, simplify, and manage their investment, tax, insurance, healthcare/Medicare, Social Security, and estate planning needs under one roof. After 25 years at Ameriprise, I launched my own independent RIA to provide comprehensive financial planning and wealth management services focusing on advice, not sales or products. We help our clients coordinate, simplify, and manage their investment, tax, insurance, and estate planning needs under one roof. Our typical client is someone who believes that true wealth is having control over their time so they can spend it with the people and activities they love. They prefer to delegate most of their financial matters to a team of trusted professionals who will care for their loved ones after they are gone.

General estate planning guidance General retirement planning General tax planning Retired Gen X (Born 1965-1980)
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Victor W

Series 63, Series 65

Tyler, TX

Gibson Wealth Advisors, LLC

Victor Williams is a financial advisor at Gibson Wealth Advisors, LLC with 26 years of industry experience. He held positions at American Express Financial Advisors Inc. / Ameriprise Financial for 14 years before joining Gibson Wealth Advisors in 2016. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and is also an insurance agent in Tyler, TX. Gibson Wealth Advisors serves individual and high-net-worth clients, focusing on those at or nearing retirement. The firm offers comprehensive financial planning, discretionary investment management, and additional services such as Medicare consulting and coordinated tax-preparation assistance, with an investment approach based on Modern Portfolio Theory and evidence-based strategies.

General retirement planning Retirement income strategy Social Security optimization Medicare planning Retired Approaching retirement
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Joe W

Series 63, Series 65

Lindale, TX

Dean Wealth Management, LLC

Joe Wylie is a financial advisor at Dean Wealth Management, LLC with 35 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and previously worked at Trinity Portfolio Advisors, Mass Mutual Investors Services, Gollob, Morgan & Peddy Financial Consultants, and Sunamerica Securities. In addition to his advisory work, Joe is a CPA who prepares and reviews tax returns and conducts tax research and planning. Dean Wealth Management provides investment supervisory services and financial planning primarily to individual family households, retirement and pension plans, trusts, and estates. The firm combines strategic asset allocation with tactical programs and employs a mix of discretionary and non-discretionary management approaches.

Active portfolio management Retirement income strategy Annuities Wealth management
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David B

ChFC®, Series 63

Lindale, TX

Dean Wealth Management, LLC

David Breedlove is a ChFC® credentialed advisor at Dean Wealth Management, LLC with 55 years of industry experience. He has worked at Swords Wealth Management and Concorde Asset Management, and has operated Breedlove Insurance & Financial Services since 1969. Outside of his advisory role, he is involved as a managing member and general partner in several private business entities. Dean Wealth Management provides investment supervisory services and financial planning primarily to individual households, including both high-net-worth and non-HNW clients, as well as retirement accounts, trusts, and other entities. The firm uses a combination of strategic asset allocation and tactical, trend-weighting overlays, employing multiple analysis methods and in-house programs that may include leveraged or inverse ETFs and trend-based equity exposure adjustments.

Active portfolio management Retirement income strategy Annuities Wealth management
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