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Brent Crawford

Advisor at Creativeone Wealth, LLC

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Location

Ruston, LA 71270

Credentials

Series 63

Industry experience

28 years

About

Brent Crawford is a financial advisor at CreativeOne Wealth, LLC with 28 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 63 designation and has worked at Securities America Advisors, Inc. and Securities America, Inc. since 2014. In addition to his advisory role, he owns and operates Crawford Financial Group, an insurance agency. CreativeOne Wealth, LLC provides fee-based asset management, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and sub-advisory services to individuals, corporations, charitable organizations, and other RIAs. The firm utilizes a combination of proprietary ETF-based core models, third-party managers, and option-based strategies, supporting tailored suitability assessments and regular portfolio rebalancing.

Client services

Based on Creativeone Wealth, LLC

Financial planning Portfolio management Selection of other advisers Newsletters or periodicals Educational seminars or workshops Sub adviser services

Expertise

Based on Creativeone Wealth, LLC

Active portfolio management ESG / Sustainable investing Concentrated stock management Options & derivatives strategies Private / alternative investments

Occupation focus

Based on Creativeone Wealth, LLC

Executive Founder/Business Owner

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Fee options

Fixed

Financial Planning fees may be fixed per project; Investment Consultative Retainer fees based on fixed rate; fees negotiable.

Percentage

$0+: Negotiable, typically between 0.25% - 2.25% $0+: Under 'Floating Rate Method', combined fee example 1.75% (100 bps IAR + 55 bps program + 20 bps strategy), can vary with strategy fees $0+: Under 'Total Rate Method', total fee fixed (example 1.75%) with varying IAR and strategy fee portions

Commissions

Certain IARs receive commissions from sales of securities and insurance products via affiliated broker-dealer and insurance agency.

Project-based

Hourly rates for financial planning services disclosed in agreement and negotiable.

Other

Fee-only: Financial Planning fees negotiable; charged as fixed fee, hourly, monthly, or quarterly; hourly rates disclosed in agreement and negotiable.

Location

1831 North Trenton Street, Suite 1

Ruston, LA 71270

Most active in

Louisiana

Work history

CreativeOne Securities, LLC

2024 - Present (2 years)

CreativeOne Wealth, LLC

2024 - Present (2 years)

Securities America Advisors, Inc.

2014 - Present (12 years)

Securities America, inc.

2014 - Present (12 years)

Self-Employed J.D. Crawford Agency

1995 - Present (31 years)

Disclosures

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