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Benjamin Joseph Zaharias

Advisor at Gradient Securities, LLC — Ocala, FL

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Credentials

ChFC®, Series 63

Experience

23 years

Location

Ocala, FL 34471

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Gradient Securities, LLC

Multi-team

Total advisors

64

Across 36 offices

Clients per advisor

71 High

Avg AUM per client

$132,215 Very Low

HNW client ratio

4% Very Low

About

Benjamin Zaharias is a financial advisor at Gradient Securities, LLC with 23 years of industry experience. He holds the ChFC® and Series 63 designations. His work history includes roles at Central Florida Wealth Management, Inc. since 2005 and at Gradient Securities since 2012. Outside of finance, he is a martial arts instructor. Gradient Securities, LLC, operating as Gradient Wealth Management, provides financial planning, consulting, third-party manager referrals, non-discretionary asset management, and ERISA plan services to individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, corporations, and other business entities. The firm combines SEC-registered advisory services with broker-dealer activities and regularly uses third-party managers while maintaining a non-discretionary investment approach.

Client services

Based on Gradient Securities, LLC

Financial planning Portfolio management Pension consulting Selection of other advisers

Expertise

Based on Gradient Securities, LLC

Retirement plans for business owners (SEP, solo 401k) Business ownership considerations Business exit / sale strategy General estate planning guidance

Occupation focus

Based on Gradient Securities, LLC

Founder/Business Owner Executive

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Fee options

Fixed

Fixed fees for financial planning based on negotiated complexity and client needs

Percentage

$0+: up to 2.00% annually (negotiable, maximum) $0+: up to 1.00% annually for ERISA plan services (negotiable) $0+: varies by TPM, e.g., 1.00% to 2.00% annually $0+: 1.25% annually for Gradient Investments, LLC TPM $0+: 1.95% to 2.00% annually for other TPMs

Commissions

Commissions may be earned as registered representatives or insurance agents through broker-dealer activities and insurance sales

Project-based

Hourly fees up to $300 per hour for limited scope financial planning services, negotiated per engagement

Other

Fee-only: Financial planning fixed fees (negotiable based on complexity) and hourly fees up to $300/hour (negotiable)

Location

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Ocala, FL

1740 SE 18th Street, Suite 1301

Ocala FL 34471

Advisors at this office

1

Most active in

Florida

Work history

23 years of industry experience

DRZ Properties, LLC

2023 - Present • 3 years

Ocklawaha, FL

Gradient Securities, LLC

2012 - Present • 14 years

Arden Hills, MN

18th Cirle Properties, LLC

2009 - Present • 17 years

Ocala, FL

Central Florida Wealth Management, Inc.

2005 - Present • 21 years

Ocala, FL

Disclosures

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CFP®, ChFC®, Series 63, Series 65

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Wealth management General retirement planning College savings (529s, UTMA, etc.)
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Series 65

Ocala, FL

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Series 63, Series 65

Ocala, FL

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Wealth management Private / alternative investments Concentrated stock management
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Series 63, Series 66

Ocala, FL

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