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James Marvin Dowdy

Advisor at Legacy Partner Group — Duluth, GA

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Credentials

ChFC®, Series 63, Series 66

Experience

25 years

Location

Duluth, GA 30097

Legacy Partner Group

Independent

Total advisors

1

Clients per advisor

104 Very High

Avg AUM per client

$817,308 High

HNW client ratio

9% Typical

About

James Dowdy is a financial advisor at Legacy Partner Group with 25 years of industry experience. He holds the ChFC® designation along with Series 63 and Series 66 licenses. His prior work includes roles at Avantax Insurance Agency, Avantax Advisory Services, and Cetera Wealth Services. Legacy Partner Group is an independent advisory practice that provides fee-based, discretionary portfolio management and custom investment services to high-net-worth individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporations, and institutional clients. The firm employs a tactical allocation strategy using fundamental and cyclical analysis to manage risk and seeks improved performance across approximately $85 million in discretionary assets.

Client services

Based on Legacy Partner Group

Portfolio management

Expertise

Based on Legacy Partner Group

Wealth management Active portfolio management

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Fee options

Percentage

$0 - $100,000: 1.10% $100,001 - $500,000: 1.00% $500,001 - $1,000,000: 0.90% $1,000,001 - $3,000,000: 0.80% $3,000,001 - $5,000,000: 0.70% $5,000,001+: 0.45%

Other

Fee-only: Annual management fee based on tiered blended schedule from 1.10% to 0.45%, payable quarterly in advance.

Location

Duluth, GA

2170 Satellite Boulevard, Suite 175

Duluth GA 30097

Advisors at this office

1

Most active in

Georgia

Work history

25 years of industry experience

Cetera

2025 - 2025 • 1 year

Schaumburg, IL

Cetera Wealth Services, LLC

2025 - 2025 • 1 year

Duluth, GA

Legacy Partner Group

2025 - Present • 1 year

Duluth, GA

Avantax Insurance Agency, Llc

2015 - 2025 • 10 years

Duluth, GA

Avantax Advisory services

2015 - 2025 • 10 years

Duluth, GA

Avantax Investment Services, INC.

2014 - 2025 • 11 years

Duluth, GA

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