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Edward Allen Smith III

Advisor at RIA Advisory Group, LLC — Boone, IA

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Credentials

Series 66

Experience

26 years

Location

Boone, IA

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RIA Advisory Group, LLC

Team

Total advisors

21

Across 14 offices

Clients per advisor

94 High

Avg AUM per client

$283,656 Very Low

HNW client ratio

5% Very Low

About

Edward Smith III is a financial advisor at RIA Advisory Group, LLC with 26 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked previously at Visionpoint Advisory Group, LPL Financial, Edward Jones, and Ameriprise. RIA Advisory Group provides discretionary portfolio management and investment supervisory services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, corporations, and charitable organizations. The firm manages assets in-house using a combination of charting, fundamental, and technical analysis with both long- and short-term trading strategies.

Client services

Based on RIA Advisory Group, LLC

Portfolio management

Expertise

Based on RIA Advisory Group, LLC

Real estate investing

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Percentage

Up to 2% annually, tiered fee structure with highest percentage applied to all assets (exact tiers not specified in brochure)

Location

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Boone, IA

Boone IA

Advisors at this office

1

Most active in

Iowa

Work history

26 years of industry experience

RIA Advisory Group LLC

2020 - Present • 6 years

Sioux Falls, SD

Visionpoint Advisory Group, Llc

2017 - 2020 • 3 years

Des Moines, IA

LPL Financial, llc

2017 - 2020 • 3 years

West Des Moines, IA

Edward Jones

2002 - 2017 • 15 years

Perry, IA

Ameriprise

2000 - 2002 • 2 years

Hiawatha, IA

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Business activities & affiliations

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Andrew R

Series 63, Series 65

Boone, IA

Russell Wealth Advisors

Andrew Russell is a financial advisor with Russell Wealth Advisors in Boone, Iowa, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing eight years of industry experience. He has been associated with Russell Wealth Advisors since 2017 and has prior experience with LPL Financial and Russell Wealth Management. Russell Wealth Advisors serves individual and high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, and businesses, offering discretionary asset management, financial planning, and consulting. The firm manages roughly $105.6 million in discretionary assets across about 121 client relationships, employing a mix of fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis with tailored portfolio strategies and ongoing supervision.

General retirement planning General tax planning Charitable giving & philanthropy
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Gary R

Series 63

Boone, IA

Russell Wealth Advisors

Gary Russell is a financial advisor at Russell Wealth Advisors with 43 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 63 designation and has worked with LPL Financial for over 30 years before joining Russell Wealth Advisors in 2017. Russell Wealth Advisors is a small firm with three advisors managing approximately $91 million for about 119 clients, primarily individual and high-net-worth households. The firm provides discretionary asset management and financial planning services, using a combination of fundamental and technical analysis alongside strategic and tactical asset allocation to tailor portfolios.

General retirement planning General tax planning Charitable giving & philanthropy
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Adam R

Series 63, Series 66

Boone, IA

Russell Wealth Advisors

Adam Russell is a financial advisor at Russell Wealth Advisors in Boone, Iowa, with 18 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has worked at LPL Financial since 2007. Outside of advisory services, he is a business owner of Timberline Cabinet Supply Company LLC, a woodworking supply company. Russell Wealth Advisors serves primarily individual and high-net-worth households, managing approximately $91 million across three advisors. The firm combines fundamental and technical investment methods with strategic and tactical asset allocation to tailor portfolios, offering discretionary asset management as well as hourly and one-time financial planning services.

General retirement planning General tax planning Charitable giving & philanthropy
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David S

Series 63, Series 65, Series 66

Ames, IA

RIA Advisory Group, LLC

David Suntken is a financial advisor at RIA Advisory Group, LLC with 34 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 63, Series 65, and Series 66 designations. His prior experience includes roles at Visionpoint Advisory Group, LPL Financial LLC, and Piper Sandler & Co. RIA Advisory Group provides discretionary portfolio management and investment supervisory services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, corporations, and charitable organizations. The firm manages client accounts in-house using fundamental, technical, and charting analysis, typically on a discretionary basis, and serves nearly 2,000 clients through a multi-office team structure.

Real estate investing
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Jeremy F

Series 63, Series 65, Series 66

Ames, IA

Principal Advised Services

Jeremy Fernandez is a financial advisor with Principal Advised Services, holding Series 63, 65, and 66 licenses and 12 years of industry experience. His background includes roles at Principal Life Insurance Company and Principal Securities Inc., where he has worked since 2019. Outside of his advisory duties, he and his spouse serve as caregivers for an adult with special needs through Easterseals Iowa. Principal Advised Services primarily provides investment advice and related services to retirement plan participants and retail IRA clients, offering both non-discretionary recommendations and a discretionary wrap-fee investment management program. The firm leverages proprietary models and third-party tools, operating within the Principal Financial Group family to access a range of affiliated financial products and services.

General retirement planning Retirement income strategy Income planning Retirement withdrawal strategies Cash flow / budgeting Retired
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Michelle B

Series 66

Ames, IA

Nations Financial Group, Inc.

Michelle Blenderman is a Series 66-credentialed financial advisor with 23 years of industry experience. She has been with Nations Financial Group, Inc. since 2007. Nations Financial Group, Inc. provides investment advisory services to a diverse client base including individuals, high-net-worth investors, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and businesses. The firm offers a range of portfolio management and consulting services, employing proprietary model portfolios alongside outside managers to tailor strategies based on client objectives, risk tolerance, and liquidity needs.

Options & derivatives strategies Active portfolio management Passive / index investing Wealth management
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