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Edward Darnell Williams

Advisor at Independent Financial Partners — Grovetown, GA John Deere Parkway

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Credentials

Series 63, Series 65

Experience

28 years

Location

Grovetown, GA 30318

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Independent Financial Partners

Enterprise

Total advisors

315

Across 166 offices

Clients per advisor

167 Very High

Avg AUM per client

$225,569 Low

HNW client ratio

35% High

About

Edward Williams is a financial advisor with Independent Financial Partners who holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has 28 years of industry experience. He has worked at Independent Financial Partners since 2012 and previously spent nine years with LPL Financial. Outside of his advisory work, he serves as a trustee for a family trust and operates a consulting sole proprietorship focused on reviewing materials and writing opinion reports. Independent Financial Partners offers investment advisory, financial planning, trust, and retirement-plan services through a nationwide network of independent advisors. The firm supports a multi-advisor platform serving individual, charitable, corporate, and high-net-worth clients, with a notable capability in retirement-plan advisory and pension consulting.

Client services

Based on Independent Financial Partners

Financial planning Portfolio management Pension consulting Selection of other advisers Educational seminars or workshops Non-discretionary investment advice

Expertise

Based on Independent Financial Partners

Retirement income strategy Tax-loss harvesting

Occupation focus

Based on Independent Financial Partners

Founder/Business Owner Executive Retired

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Fixed

Financial planning services often charged as flat fees, negotiated based on service scope and complexity

Percentage

$0+: Negotiated; may be tiered with breakpoints set by individual IARs up to 2.0% max $0+: Up to 2.5% max with Third Party Asset Managers (TPAMs) included

Commissions

Offered through affiliated broker-dealer; commissions charged on brokerage transactions separate from advisory fees

Project-based

Financial planning and consulting services may be charged on an hourly basis, fees negotiated per engagement

Other

Minimum fee: Minimum fees vary by IAR; some IARs may charge flat fees regardless of account size Fee-only: Financial planning fees charged as flat fees, negotiated per client and service complexity

Location

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Grovetown, GA John Deere Parkway

200 John Deere Parkway, P.O. Box 458

Grovetown GA 30318

Advisors at this office

1

Most active in

Georgia

Work history

28 years of industry experience

IFP Securities, LLC

2019 - Present • 7 years

Fairfax, VA

Independent Financial Partners

2012 - Present • 14 years

Fairfax, VA

LPL Financial

2010 - 2019 • 9 years

Fairfax, VA

Morgan Stanley

2009 - 2010 • 1 year

Washington, DC

Citigroup Global Markets

1998 - 2009 • 11 years

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Series 63, Series 65

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Series 63, Series 65

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Series 63, Series 65

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Series 65

Martinez, GA

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