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Deborah Edelle James

Advisor at Capital Analysts — Gainsville, FL

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Credentials

CFP®, Series 63

Experience

31 years

Location

Gainsville, FL 32608

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Capital Analysts

Multi-team

Total advisors

51

Across 255 offices

Clients per advisor

306 Very High

Avg AUM per client

$540,083 Typical

HNW client ratio

19% Typical

About

Deborah James is a CFP® professional with 31 years of industry experience. She is currently affiliated with Capital Analysts and has previously worked at Lincoln Investment LLC, Signator Investors, Signator Financial Services, J.W. Cole Advisors, and Valic Financial Advisors. Capital Analysts serves a diverse client base including individual investors, high-net-worth clients, trusts, foundations, businesses, and charitable organizations. The firm offers portfolio management, custom and model portfolios, third-party manager access, and retirement-plan advice through a nationwide network of advisors and in-house investment management utilizing a proprietary mutual-fund screening process.

Client services

Based on Capital Analysts

Portfolio management Pension consulting Selection of other advisers

Expertise

Based on Capital Analysts

Tax-loss harvesting ESG / Sustainable investing Passive / index investing Active portfolio management

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Fee options

Fixed

Wrap Fee Programs charge a bundled flat fee covering advisory, transaction, and clearing costs (exact fees detailed in Wrap Fee Program Brochure). Certain flat fees paid to Lincoln Investment for training and support also exist but are not client fees.

Percentage

$0 - $133,333: 0.15% or $200 minimum annual fee (the $200 minimum results in a higher effective percentage fee for smaller accounts) $133,334 - $500,000: 0.15% $500,001 - $1,000,000: 0.12% $1,000,001 - $2,000,000: 0.10% $2,000,001+: 0.08%

Other

Minimum fee: Minimum annual administrative fee of $200 assessed monthly ($16.67/month) for Client Custom Portfolios and Advisor Managed Model Portfolios custodied at Pershing. Fee-only: Advisory fees based on assets under management, with negotiable fees up to a maximum of 1.25% annually charged by the Advisor.

Location

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Gainsville, FL

1900 SW 34th Street, Suite 207

Gainsville FL 32608

Advisors at this office

1

Most active in

Florida

Work history

31 years of industry experience

Lincoln Investment LLC

2016 - Present • 10 years

Wyncote, PA

Signator Investors, Inc.

2015 - 2016 • 1 year

Gainesville, FL

Signator Financial Services, Inc.

2012 - 2015 • 3 years

FL

J. W. Cole Advisors, Inc.

2012 - 2012 • 1 year

Gainesville, FL

Valic Financial Advisors

1998 - 2012 • 14 years

Gainesville, FL

Disclosures

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Business activities & affiliations

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Bradley D

Series 63

Gainesville, FL

The Ducoat Financial Group

Bradley Ducoat is the sole advisor at The Ducoat Financial Group, an independent firm based in Gainesville, FL. He holds a Series 63 designation and has 30 years of industry experience, including 28 years with his current firm. Outside of advising, he owns and operates B. Ducoat Enterprises Inc., which focuses on life insurance and fixed annuity sales. The Ducoat Financial Group serves individuals, including high-net-worth clients, and business entities by providing discretionary portfolio management and financial planning services. The firm customizes advice based on client objectives and risk tolerance, using methods such as fundamental analysis, charting, and covered option writing.

Options & derivatives strategies Cash flow / budgeting
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Holly D

CFP®

Gainesville, FL

Holly Donaldson Financial Planning, LLC

Holly Donaldson is a CFP® professional with 19 years of industry experience, currently operating Holly Donaldson Financial Planning, LLC in Gainesville, FL. She previously worked at Holly P Thomas LLC from 2014 to 2017. Outside of financial advising, she is president of Porchview Publishing, LLC, which produces books, workshops, and newsletters on financial psychology. Holly Donaldson Financial Planning, LLC is a fee-only, advice-only firm serving individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and small businesses through consultation-based financial planning. The firm provides written recommendations and modeling of various financial scenarios but does not manage client portfolios directly or accept discretionary trading authority.

General retirement planning Social Security optimization Medicare planning General tax planning College savings (529s, UTMA, etc.) Approaching retirement Retired
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Jonathan H

Series 63, Series 65

Newberry, FL

Forecast Financial LLC

Jonathan Heise is a financial advisor at Forecast Financial LLC in Newberry, FL, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses with 14 years of industry experience. He has been with Forecast Financial LLC since 2016. Forecast Financial LLC is an independent investment adviser that provides discretionary portfolio management to individuals, households, and small businesses. The firm includes general financial planning and consultation with ongoing investment management and applies a strategic asset allocation approach utilizing various investment vehicles, with periodic rebalancing and limited tactical adjustments.

Options & derivatives strategies
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Michael D

Series 65

Gainesville, FL

Magna Vis Capital

Michael D'Antonio is a Series 65-licensed financial advisor with Magna Vis Capital in Gainesville, FL, where he has worked since 2023. He has two years of industry experience and also owns StockedUp, a software development company that provides educational content about the stock market via social media. Prior to his advisory role, he worked at Mount Carmel High School from 2013 to 2017. Magna Vis Capital is a sole-practitioner independent registered investment adviser serving individual and high-net-worth clients. The firm focuses on portfolio management and financial planning, emphasizing buy-and-hold equity and ETF strategies, with the use of charting, fundamental, and quantitative analysis, as well as options trading.

Options & derivatives strategies Active portfolio management General retirement planning College savings (529s, UTMA, etc.)
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Tyler C

CFP®, Series 66

Gainesville, FL

Chacon Diaz & Di Virgilio Wealth Management, LLC

Tyler Chacon is a CFP® with 10 years of industry experience, currently serving at Chacon Diaz & Di Virgilio Wealth Management, LLC since 2018. His prior roles include positions at Tapfin/EY, Cetera Investment Services LLC, and GTE Federal Credit Union. Chacon Diaz & Di Virgilio Wealth Management, LLC serves individual clients, including high-net-worth households, and also provides subadvisory services to other investment advisers. The firm employs a rules-based, total-return momentum and trend investment approach using primarily U.S.-listed ETFs and manages held-away retirement plan participant accounts through a third-party platform.

College savings (529s, UTMA, etc.)
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Franklin L

Series 65

Gainesville, FL

Lentz Advisors

Franklin Lentz III is a financial advisor at Lentz Advisors in Gainesville, FL, holding a Series 65 designation with one year of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at J.W. Cole Financial, Inc., Lentz Wealth Advisors, LLC, and Lentz Networks, LLC, where he serves as president of an IT and software sales and support business. Lentz Advisors provides fee-based investment management and qualified retirement plan consulting primarily to institutional clients such as plan sponsors, pension and profit-sharing plans, and trusts, while also offering standalone financial planning to individuals. The firm employs a tactical allocation strategy using fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis across a diverse range of investment instruments and offers specialized retirement plan services including acting as a Section 3(38) fiduciary.

General retirement planning Tax strategies for small businesses Wealth management
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