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Ellis Sloan

Advisor at APEX Wealth Management

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Location

Searcy, AR

Credentials

CFA®, Series 63

Industry experience

28 years

About

Ellis Sloan is a CFA® charterholder with 28 years of industry experience. He is the sole advisor at APEX Wealth Management, an independent firm based in Searcy, Arkansas, where he has worked since 2017. Prior to founding APEX, he was with Kernodle & Katon Tax and Asset Management Group for two years and has served as an assistant professor at Harding University since 2005. APEX Wealth Management serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, charitable organizations, pension and profit-sharing plans, and government entities. The firm uses a modern portfolio theory approach to build diversified portfolios, offers both discretionary and non-discretionary asset management, and provides retirement plan consulting including Investment Policy Statement preparation and participant education.

Client services

Based on APEX Wealth Management

Portfolio management Pension consulting Financial consulting

Occupation focus

Based on APEX Wealth Management

Retired Founder/Business Owner

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Fee options

Fixed

Fixed project cost, negotiable depending on complexity

Percentage

$50,000 - $250,000: 1.45% annually $250,000 - $500,000: 1.35% annually $500,000 - $1,000,000: 1.2% annually $1,000,000+: Negotiable

Project-based

$175 per hour

Other

Account minimum: $50,000

Location

Searcy, AR

Most active in

Arkansas · Texas

Work history

EMS, Inc. d/b/a Apex Wealth Management

2017 - Present (9 years)

Kernodle & Katon Tax and Asset Management Group

2015 - 2017 (2 years)

Harding University

2005 - Present (21 years)

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