David Ross Mccaghren
Advisor at Gradient Securities, LLC — Abilene, TX
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Credentials
Series 63, Series 65
Experience Industry experience
40 years
Location
Abilene, TX 79602-8063
Gradient Securities, LLC
Multi-team
David McCaghren is a financial advisor at Gradient Securities, LLC with 40 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at Gradient Securities since 2017. Prior to that, he was with Sagepoint Financial, Inc. for 12 years and has been a general partner at Mills, McCaghren & Associates since 1992. Outside of his advisory work, he serves as a lieutenant governor for the Kiwanis Club of Greater Abilene, overseeing growth and support for five local clubs. Gradient Securities, doing business as Gradient Wealth Management, provides financial planning, consulting, third-party manager referrals, non-discretionary asset management, and ERISA plan services to a range of clients including individuals, trusts, and business entities. The firm operates as both an SEC-registered investment adviser and a FINRA-registered broker-dealer, delivering advice primarily on a non-discretionary basis while using third-party managers and offering commissionable securities and insurance products.
Based on Gradient Securities, LLC
Based on Gradient Securities, LLC
Fixed fees for financial planning based on negotiated complexity and client needs
$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 may be earned as registered representatives or insurance agents through broker-dealer activities and insurance sales
Hourly fees up to $300 per hour for limited scope financial planning services, negotiated per engagement
Fee-only: Financial planning fixed fees (negotiable based on complexity) and hourly fees up to $300/hour (negotiable)
Abilene, TX
1500 Industrial Blvd, Suite 102
Abilene TX 79602-8063
Advisors at this office
1
Georgia · Indiana · Nebraska · North Carolina · Texas
40 years of industry experience
Gradient Securities, LLC
2017 - Present • 9 years
Arden Hills, MN
Sagepoint Financial, Inc.
2005 - 2017 • 12 years
Phoenix, AZ
Mills, McGaghren & Associates
1992 - Present • 34 years
Abilene, TX
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