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James Richard Shaver

Advisor at OSAIC — Billings, MT North 31st Street

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Credentials

Series 63, Series 65

Experience

38 years

Location

Billings, MT 59101

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OSAIC

Institution

Total advisors

7,830

Across 3,557 offices

Clients per advisor

73 Low

Avg AUM per client

$398,336 Typical

HNW client ratio

10% Low

About

James Shaver is a financial advisor with OSAIC based in Billings, Montana, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and possessing 38 years of industry experience. His prior affiliations include Royal Alliance Associates, Cetera Advisor Networks, and First Financial Equity Corporation. He is also involved as an insurance agent with Ridgeline Wealth Partners LLC. OSAIC serves a wide range of retail and institutional clients through a large network of affiliated advisors, offering brokerage and investment advisory services, financial planning, and access to third-party money managers. The firm employs asset-allocation tools and automated rebalancing to manage diversified portfolios across various asset classes.

Client services

Based on OSAIC

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

Expertise

Based on OSAIC

Annuities Wealth management Tax-loss harvesting Private / alternative investments Retirement plans for business owners (SEP, solo 401k)

Occupation focus

Based on OSAIC

Founder/Business Owner Executive

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Fee options

Fixed

Fixed or flat fees for financial planning and consulting services generally range up to $25,000, fixed fees for Non-Discretionary Investment Advisory Services range from $500 - $15,000.

Commissions

Advisory Representatives also receive commissions for brokerage and insurance products sold through Osaic Wealth as a broker-dealer.

Project-based

Hourly fees generally range from $0 - $750 per hour for financial planning and consulting, and $50 - $750 per hour for Non-Discretionary Investment Advisory Services.

Other

Account minimum: $5,500 Fee-only: Hourly fees for financial planning or consulting services generally range from $0 - $750 per hour, not exceeding $25,000 total fees. Fixed or flat fees for financial planning and consulting generally range up to $25,000, and fixed fees for Non-Discretionary Investment Advisory Services range from $500 - $15,000, hourly fees $50 - $750 per hour.

Location

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Billings, MT North 31st Street

490 North 31st Street, Suite 217

Billings MT 59101

Advisors at this office

9

Most active in

Montana

Work history

38 years of industry experience

Royal Alliance Associates, INC.

2022 - Present • 4 years

Billings, MT

Cetera Advisor Networks Llc

2022 - 2022 • 1 year

El Segundo, CA

First Financial Equity Corporation

2009 - 2022 • 13 years

Billings, MT

Citigroup Global Markets

1999 - 2009 • 10 years

Billings, MT

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Business activities & affiliations

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Corey S

Series 66

Billings, MT

Stapleton Financial Group

Corey Stapleton is the principal advisor at Stapleton Financial Group, an independent firm based in Billings, Montana. He holds the Series 66 designation and has 29 years of industry experience. He has led Stapleton Financial Group since 2016. Stapleton Financial Group provides discretionary investment management and financial planning primarily for individuals and high-net-worth clients. The firm customizes portfolios based on client objectives and risk tolerance, emphasizing diversification and cost considerations while offering services that include collaboration with clients' attorneys and accountants.

General retirement planning Wealth management Cash flow / budgeting Disability insurance
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Tarra G

Series 63, Series 65

Billings, MT

TTG Financial Services, Inc.

Tarra Grazley Pfister is a financial advisor with Raymond James Financial Services Advisors, Inc., holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 32 years of industry experience. She has worked with Raymond James since 2017 and previously spent 16 years at Royal Alliance Associates, Inc. Beyond her advisory role, Pfister serves as CEO of ClavesVita, Inc., a company involved in accounting and business management. Raymond James Financial Services Advisors, Inc. serves a diverse client base including individual investors, high-net-worth and non-HNW clients, pension plans, charitable organizations, corporations, and public entities. The firm offers financial planning and non-discretionary investment consulting, utilizing asset-allocation analysis and firm research, with a notable emphasis on advisory services that support client decision-making rather than discretionary management.

General retirement planning Retirement plans for business owners (SEP, solo 401k) General tax planning Real estate investing
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Stephen K

CFA®, Series 63, Series 66

Billings, MT

406 Pm

Stephen Ketterling is a CFA charterholder and financial advisor at 406 PM with 16 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Morgan Stanley, First Interstate Bank, and Syntropy Wealth Management. Outside of his advisory work, he is the sole owner and managing member of a laundry service business. 406 PM provides discretionary portfolio management to individuals, families, personal trusts, and retirement accounts, using a combination of fundamental, quantitative, and technical analysis alongside macroeconomic factors to build diversified portfolios tailored to client objectives and risk tolerance.

Active portfolio management
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Seth D

Series 65

Billings, MT

CFD Investment Advisory LLC

Seth Dyk is a financial advisor at CFD Investment Advisory LLC in Billings, MT. He holds a Series 65 designation and has been working in the industry since 2023, including his current role at CFD Investment Advisory since 2026. In addition to advising, he works as a valuation analyst performing business valuations and sales. CFD Investment Advisory LLC provides discretionary investment management and advisory services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations. The firm emphasizes a fiduciary, long-term approach combining fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis to build diversified portfolios using low-cost mutual funds, ETFs, and other securities.

Active portfolio management Tax-loss harvesting Options & derivatives strategies
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Christian O

CFA®, Series 63, Series 65

Billings, MT

Optima Capital Management

Christian Orms is a CFA® charterholder with 18 years of industry experience. He has been the principal advisor at Optima Capital Management in Billings, Montana since 2012. Outside of his advisory role, Orms serves as president of Montana Pure Protein, a company he co-founded with his wife in 2020. Optima Capital Management provides discretionary and non-discretionary investment portfolio and wealth management services to individuals, trusts, foundations, pension and profit-sharing plans, and small businesses. The firm employs a goals-based, client-specific process for asset allocation and portfolio construction, and also offers strategic business advisory services including valuation, mergers and acquisitions, and restructuring.

Active portfolio management Options & derivatives strategies Private / alternative investments Real estate investing
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Seth B

PFS™

Billings, MT

BDL Wealth Management PLLC

Seth Blades is a financial advisor at BDL Wealth Management PLLC in Billings, MT, holding the PFS™ designation with one year of industry experience. Prior to joining BDL Wealth Management in 2024, he operated his own accounting firm, Seth H. Blades CPA PC, since 2017 and worked at Summers McNea from 2012 to 2017. He continues to provide tax planning and accounting services through his CPA firm. BDL Wealth Management PLLC offers discretionary portfolio management primarily to individual and high-net-worth clients, focusing on passive, index-based allocations using ETFs and mutual funds. The firm integrates fundamental analysis and modern portfolio theory while emphasizing low turnover and conducts regular account reviews, combining advisory services with affiliated tax and accounting offerings.

Passive / index investing Wealth management
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