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James Martin

Advisor at Creative Financial Designs, Inc.

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Location

Ft Loudon, PA

Credentials

CFP®, Series 63

Industry experience

35 years

About

James Martin is a CFP® with 35 years of industry experience. He has been with Creative Financial Designs, Inc. since 2011. Outside of his advisory role, he is active as a minister of the gospel and provides tax preparation, accounting, and business consulting services. Creative Financial Designs serves individual, charitable, corporate, and retirement plan clients with a range of investment management and financial planning services. The firm employs asset-class model allocations informed by third-party research and offers strategies including Biblical Responsible Investing, alongside flexible billing arrangements and affiliated insurance and tax services.

Client services

Based on Creative Financial Designs, Inc.

Financial planning Portfolio management Pension consulting Newsletters or periodicals Educational seminars or workshops

Expertise

Based on Creative Financial Designs, Inc.

ESG / Sustainable investing Options & derivatives strategies

Demographic focus

Based on Creative Financial Designs, Inc.

Religious/faith focused

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Fee options

Percentage

$0+: Starting at 0.50% annually up to 2.00% annually for Brokerage Management platform $0+: Starting at 0.50% annually up to 1.50% annually for Self-Directed Management platform $0+: Starting at 0.50% annually up to 1.50% annually for Variable Annuity Management platform $0+: Starting at 0.50% annually up to 1.50% annually for Non-Discretionary Advisory Services

Project-based

Hourly fee up to $350 per hour, negotiable

Subscriptions

Retainer fees from $25 per month up to $3,500 per month, negotiable

Other

Account minimum: $7,000 Minimum fee: Custodial fee charged by cfd Investments for accounts at NFS: $8 monthly minimum fee Fee-only: Advisory fees negotiated between 0.50% and 2.00% annually depending on service and platform

Location

Ft Loudon, PA

Most active in

Pennsylvania

Work history

Creative Financial Designs Inc

2011 - Present (15 years)

Cfd Investments Inc

2011 - Present (15 years)

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