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Christine Goates

Advisor at First Command Advisory Services

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Location

Midland, TX

Credentials

ChFC®, Series 63, Series 65

Industry experience

24 years

About

Christine Goates is a financial advisor with First Command Advisory Services in Abilene, Texas, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and possessing 24 years of industry experience. She has been with First Command Advisory Services since 2015 and has also been affiliated with First Command Financial Planning since 2013. Outside of her advisory role, she is the sole member of Petro's Harvest LLC, an independent contractor entity related to her work with First Command. First Command serves a diverse client base including individual, high-net-worth, corporate, and charitable clients through a multi-service platform that features financial planning, discretionary asset management, brokerage recommendations, and insurance and banking products via affiliated entities. The firm focuses on ongoing, advisor-led planning relationships and offers structured Tailored Professional Services engagements alongside discretionary asset management solutions.

Client services

Based on First Command Advisory Services

Financial planning Portfolio management

Expertise

Based on First Command Advisory Services

Passive / index investing Active portfolio management Tax-loss harvesting Wealth management

Occupation focus

Based on First Command Advisory Services

Retired

Demographic focus

Based on First Command Advisory Services

Mid-Career Professionals

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Percentage

$0 - $250,000: 1.30% $250,001 - $500,000: 1.15% $500,001 - $1,000,000: 1.00% $1,000,001 - $2,000,000: 0.75% over $2,000,000+: 0.50%

Commissions

Commissions apply to brokerage and insurance products purchased through affiliated broker-dealer and insurance agencies.

Other

Account minimum: $20,000 Minimum fee: Financial planning fees through Tailored Professional Services (TPS) generally range from $750 to $3,000, negotiable. Fee-only: Tailored Professional Services financial planning fees from $750 to $3,000.

Location

Midland, TX

Most active in

Texas

Work history

First Command Advisory Services

2015 - Present (11 years)

First Command Financial Planning

2013 - Present (13 years)

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