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Brian Mcginnis

Advisor at Bison Wealth, LLC

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Location

Brooksville, FL

Credentials

Series 63, Series 65

Industry experience

13 years

About

Brian Mcginnis is a financial advisor with Bison Wealth, LLC and holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. He has 13 years of industry experience, including prior roles at The Pacific Financial Group, Inc., IFP Securities, LLC, Independent Financial Partners, and LPL Financial. He is also the owner and president of Serve and Protect Financial, Inc. and Capital Defender Advisors, Inc. Bison Wealth serves a diverse client base including individuals, family offices, pension plans, corporations, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations, as well as other financial advisers. The firm offers discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and multi-manager investment solutions, utilizing tactical and strategic allocations across liquid and private market strategies.

Client services

Based on Bison Wealth, LLC

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

Expertise

Based on Bison Wealth, LLC

Options & derivatives strategies Private / alternative investments Retirement plans for business owners (SEP, solo 401k) Retirement income strategy Wealth management

Occupation focus

Based on Bison Wealth, LLC

Founder/Business Owner Executive

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Fee options

Fixed

Financial planning fees may be fixed fees as agreed

Percentage

Negotiable, up to 2.0% annually; may be fixed percent or tiered rates applied to different tranches of account value

Project-based

Financial planning fees may be charged on an hourly basis as agreed

Other

Minimum fee: $120 annually ($10 per month) administrative service fee per account, charged under certain circumstances Fee-only: Financial planning fees charged separate from advisory fees; can be fixed fee or hourly, monthly or quarterly basis as agreed in Financial Planning Agreement

Location

Brooksville, FL

Most active in

Florida

Work history

Bison Wealth, LLC dba Serve & Protect and Capital Defender

2023 - Present (3 years)

The Pacific Financial Group, Inc.

2020 - 2022 (2 years)

IFP Securities, LLC

2019 - 2020 (1 year)

Independent Financial Partners

2013 - 2020 (7 years)

LPL FINANCIAL

2013 - 2019 (6 years)

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ESG / Sustainable investing
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