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Everett Ray Ferguson

Advisor at Financial Transparency — Abilene, TX

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Credentials

CFP®, Series 66

Experience

29 years

Location

Abilene, TX 79601

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Financial Transparency

Team

Total advisors

16

Across 14 offices

Clients per advisor

14 Very Low

Avg AUM per client

$1,304,893 High

HNW client ratio

23% Low

About

Everett Ferguson is a CFP® with 29 years of industry experience, currently serving at Financial Transparency. His prior roles include leadership positions at Condley Financial Services, Inc. and CSSC Brokerage Services, Inc., with a career spanning multiple decades in financial services. Outside of his advisory work, he is active in community and humanitarian efforts, including serving as elder and president of Hillcrest Church of Christ and co-directing an annual medical mission to Zambia. Financial Transparency provides investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals, families, retirement plans, businesses, and other organizations through a network of independent advisory representatives. The firm employs an asset allocation approach based on Modern Portfolio Theory and the Efficient Market Hypothesis, offering both passive and active investment strategies tailored across multiple programs and customized managed accounts.

Client services

Based on Financial Transparency

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

Expertise

Based on Financial Transparency

Retirement plans for business owners (SEP, solo 401k) Retirement withdrawal strategies Cash flow / budgeting

Occupation focus

Based on Financial Transparency

Self-Employed

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Fee options

Fixed

Individual Financial Consultations fixed fee generally between $1,500 to $10,000 per plan

Percentage

None+: Up to 1.00% annually for Let's Get Started Program (no minimum asset requirement) $25,000+: Up to 1.75% annually for Managed Investment Portfolios Program $150,000+: Up to 2.15% annually for Customized Managed Accounts Program $100,000+: Up to 1.50% annually for Pension Consulting Services (also $1,500 minimum fee)

Commissions

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Project-based

Individual Financial Consultations hourly rate typically $300 per hour

Other

Account minimum: None Minimum fee: Individual Financial Consultations fixed fee generally between $1,500 to $10,000 per plan; Pension Consulting Services annual minimum fee of $1,500

Location

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Abilene, TX

302 Pine Street

Abilene TX 79601

Advisors at this office

1

Most active in

Texas

Work history

29 years of industry experience

Envision Financial Transparency, Llc

2018 - Present • 8 years

Greensboro, NC

Cssc Brokerage Services, Inc.

2007 - 2018 • 11 years

Abilene, TX

CSSC Insurance Services, Inc.

1998 - 2018 • 20 years

Troy, MI

Condley Financial Services, Inc.

1998 - Present • 28 years

Abilene, TX

Trustee Empowerment & Protection, Inc.

1998 - 2018 • 20 years

Abilene, TX

Condley and Company, LLP

1981 - Present • 45 years

Abilene, TX

Disclosures

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Series 65

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CFP®

Abilene, TX

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