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Credentials
Series 63, Series 65
Experience Industry experience
35 years
Location
Ruther Glen, VA
Davenport & Company LLC
Enterprise
James Smythe is a financial advisor with Davenport & Company LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 35 years of industry experience. He has worked at Davenport since 2009 and was previously with Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith from 1990 to 2009. Davenport serves individual and institutional clients, including banks, pension plans, trusts, nonprofits, and corporations, offering services such as asset management, retail brokerage, and investment banking. The firm organizes its asset management through dedicated portfolio teams and a Manager Research team, managing strategies across separate accounts, mutual funds, ETFs, and unified managed accounts.
Based on Davenport & Company LLC
Based on Davenport & Company LLC
Financial Planning fees maximums tiered: Single Topic Analysis up to $250, Tier 1 up to $500, Tier 2 up to $1,500, Tier 3 up to $3,000, Tier 4 up to $5,000, Tier 5 up to $10,000. Flat fees may be negotiated for Flexible Retirement Account Consulting and Investment Consulting Services.
$0 - $1,000,000: 1.50% (Wrap Fee - Core Leaders, Value & Income, Equity Opportunities, DavenportONE, Fixed Income, Blended Allocation) $1,000,000 - $5,000,000: 1.25% (Wrap Fee - Core Leaders, Value & Income, Equity Opportunities, DavenportONE, Fixed Income, Blended Allocation) $5,000,000+: 1.00% (Wrap Fee - Core Leaders, Value & Income, Equity Opportunities, DavenportONE, Fixed Income, Blended Allocation) $0 - $1,000,000: 0.40% (Wrap Fee Fixed-Income Only Accounts) $1,000,000 - $5,000,000: 0.30% (Wrap Fee Fixed-Income Only Accounts) $5,000,000+: 0.20% (Wrap Fee Fixed-Income Only Accounts) $0 - $1,000,000: 0.75% (Fee and/or Commission - Core Leaders, Value & Income, Equity Opportunities, Blended Allocation) $1,000,000 - $5,000,000: 0.50% (Fee and/or Commission - Core Leaders, Value & Income, Equity Opportunities, Blended Allocation) $5,000,000+: 0.30% (Fee and/or Commission - Core Leaders, Value & Income, Equity Opportunities, Blended Allocation) $0 - $1,000,000: 1.25% (Wrap Fee - ETFAdvisor and FundAdvisor) $1,000,000 - $5,000,000: 1.00% (Wrap Fee - ETFAdvisor and FundAdvisor) $5,000,000+: 0.75% (Wrap Fee - ETFAdvisor and FundAdvisor) $0 - $1,000,000: 1.50% (Wrap Fee - ManagerSelect) $1,000,000 - $5,000,000: 1.25% (Wrap Fee - ManagerSelect) $5,000,000+: 1.00% (Wrap Fee - ManagerSelect) $0 - $1,000,000: 2.50% (Wrap Fee - Flexible Managed Account I - Equities, Fixed Income, Cash and Money Market Funds) $1,000,000 - $5,000,000: 2.50% (Wrap Fee - Flexible Managed Account I - Equities, Fixed Income, Cash and Money Market Funds) $5,000,000+: 2.00% (Wrap Fee - Flexible Managed Account I - Equities, Fixed Income, Cash and Money Market Funds) $0 - $1,000,000: 2.00% (Wrap Fee - Flexible Managed Account I - Open End Mutual Funds and Unit Investment Trusts) $1,000,000 - $5,000,000: 2.00% (Wrap Fee - Flexible Managed Account I - Open End Mutual Funds and Unit Investment Trusts) $5,000,000+: 2.00% (Wrap Fee - Flexible Managed Account I - Open End Mutual Funds and Unit Investment Trusts) $0 - $1,000,000: 2.00% (Wrap Fee - Flexible Managed Account II - Equities, Fixed Income, Cash and Money Market Funds) $1,000,000 - $5,000,000: 2.00% (Wrap Fee - Flexible Managed Account II - Equities, Fixed Income, Cash and Money Market Funds) $5,000,000+: 2.00% (Wrap Fee - Flexible Managed Account II - Equities, Fixed Income, Cash and Money Market Funds) $0 - $1,000,000: 2.00% (Wrap Fee - Flexible Managed Account II - Open End Mutual Funds and Unit Investment Trusts) $1,000,000 - $5,000,000: 2.00% (Wrap Fee - Flexible Managed Account II - Open End Mutual Funds and Unit Investment Trusts) $5,000,000+: 2.00% (Wrap Fee - Flexible Managed Account II - Open End Mutual Funds and Unit Investment Trusts) $0 - $250,000: 1.50% (Wrap Fee - Portfolio Management Account) $250,000 - $1,000,000: 1.25% (Wrap Fee - Portfolio Management Account) $1,000,000 - $2,000,000: 1.00% (Wrap Fee - Portfolio Management Account) $2,000,000+: 0.75% (Wrap Fee - Portfolio Management Account) $0 - $250,000: 1.25% (Fee and/or Commission - Portfolio Management Account) $250,000 - $1,000,000: 1.00% (Fee and/or Commission - Portfolio Management Account) $1,000,000 - $2,000,000: 0.75% (Fee and/or Commission - Portfolio Management Account) $2,000,000+: 0.50% (Fee and/or Commission - Portfolio Management Account) $0 - $200,000: 0.50% (Fee and/or Commission - Portfolio Review) $200,000 - $1,000,000: 0.25% (Fee and/or Commission - Portfolio Review) $1,000,000+: 0.10% (Fee and/or Commission - Portfolio Review) $0+: 1.25% (Fee and/or Commission - Davenport Managed Assets Program) $0 - $1,000,000: 1.00% (Wrap Fee - Donor Advised Program Core Leaders, Value & Income, Equity Opportunities) $1,000,000+: 0.75% (Wrap Fee - Donor Advised Program Core Leaders, Value & Income, Equity Opportunities) $0+: 0.75% (Wrap Fee - Donor Advised Program FundAdvisor, ETFAdvisor, Charitable Allocation Strategies) $0 - $1,000,000: 0.40% (Wrap Fee - Donor Advised Program Fixed-Income Only Accounts) $1,000,000 - $5,000,000: 0.30% (Wrap Fee - Donor Advised Program Fixed-Income Only Accounts) $5,000,000+: 0.20% (Wrap Fee - Donor Advised Program Fixed-Income Only Accounts) $0 - $1,000,000: 0.50% (RetirementAdvisor Education & Service and Investment Advisory) $1,000,000 - $5,000,000: 0.35% (RetirementAdvisor Education & Service and Investment Advisory) $5,000,000+: 0.25% (RetirementAdvisor Education & Service and Investment Advisory) $0 - $2,000,000: 1.00% (Flexible Retirement Account Consulting standard asset based fee) $2,000,000 - $4,000,000: 0.75% (Flexible Retirement Account Consulting standard asset based fee) $4,000,000 - $5,000,000: 0.60% (Flexible Retirement Account Consulting standard asset based fee) $5,000,000+: 0.40% (Flexible Retirement Account Consulting standard asset based fee)
Fee and/or Commission (advance or arrears) cost options with negotiated commissions, minimum $85 per transaction (minimum may be waived sometimes). Flexible Managed Account III commission only with $85 minimum commission.
Hourly fees may be negotiated for Investment Consulting Services (no specific amounts stated).
Private Funds advised by Davenport charge performance-based incentive fees (amounts not specified).
Account minimum: $25,000 Minimum fee: $40 minimum fee or rebate applied for flow fees in wrap and fee/commission accounts Fee-only: Flexible Managed Account I: 2.50% on most assets, 2.00% on mutual funds; Portfolio Review: 0.50% for first $200k down to 0.10% above $1M; Flexible Retirement Account Consulting negotiable fees; Financial Planning maximum fees from $250 to $10,000
Ruther Glen, VA
Ruther Glen VA
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35 years of industry experience
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