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Edward Leo Mcdermott Jr.

Advisor at Principal Financial Services — Grosse Pointe Farms, MI

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Credentials

Series 63, Series 66

Experience

34 years

Location

Grosse Pointe Farms, MI

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Principal Financial Services

Enterprise

Total advisors

1,463

Across 576 offices

Clients per advisor

35 Very Low

Avg AUM per client

$324,050 Typical

HNW client ratio

5% Low

About

Edward Mcdermott Jr. is a financial advisor with Principal Financial Services who holds Series 63 and Series 66 designations and has 33 years of industry experience. He has been with Principal Securities since 1998 and with Principal Life Insurance Co. since 1991. Outside of his advisory role, he serves as a board member and finance committee member for The Grosse Pointe Academy, a private school serving kindergarten through eighth grade. Principal Securities provides brokerage and registered investment advisory services to a diverse client base, including individual investors, retirement plans, trusts, and charitable organizations. The firm offers direct advisory programs, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and access to third-party money manager solutions, utilizing both adviser and promoter arrangements.

Client services

Based on Principal Financial Services

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

Occupation focus

Based on Principal Financial Services

Retired Founder/Business Owner

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Grosse Pointe Farms, MI

Grosse Pointe Farms MI

Advisors at this office

1

Most active in

Michigan · Texas

Work history

34 years of industry experience

Principal Securities

1998 - Present • 28 years

Grosse Pointe Farms, MI

Principal Life Insurance Co

1991 - Present • 35 years

Grosse Pointe Farms, MI

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