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James Thomas Staines

Advisor at Principal Advised Services — Dunnellon, FL

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Credentials

Series 66

Experience

3 years

Location

Dunnellon, FL

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Principal Advised Services

Multi-team

Total advisors

225

Across 112 offices

Clients per advisor

103 Very High

Avg AUM per client

$61,426 Very Low

HNW client ratio

0% Very Low

About

James Staines is a financial advisor at Principal Advised Services with three years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and has previously worked at Wealth and Income Strategies, Inc. He is also involved in community activities as a State Committeeman in Florida. Principal Advised Services provides investment advice and related services primarily to retirement plan participants and retail IRA clients, offering both non-discretionary recommendations and a discretionary wrap-fee investment management program called SimpleInvest. The firm integrates proprietary and third-party investment models and operates within the Principal Financial Group family, enabling access to affiliated products and coordinated oversight.

Client services

Based on Principal Advised Services

Financial planning Portfolio management

Expertise

Based on Principal Advised Services

General retirement planning Retirement income strategy Income planning Retirement withdrawal strategies Cash flow / budgeting

Occupation focus

Based on Principal Advised Services

Retired

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Fee options

Subscriptions

Financial planning services subscription fee of $385 annually or $35 monthly, with possible promotional pricing including free offers

Other

Account minimum: $5,000 minimum initial investment and $1,000 minimum balance per account for SimpleInvest

Location

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Dunnellon, FL

Dunnellon FL

Advisors at this office

1

Most active in

Florida · Iowa

Work history

3 years of industry experience

Principal Advised Services

2025 - Present • 1 year

Dunnellon, FL

Wealth and Income Strategies, Inc.

2023 - 2025 • 2 years

Ocala, FL

Principal Financial Services

2023 - Present • 3 years

Dunnellon, FL

Principal Life Insurance Company

2023 - Present • 3 years

Dunnellon, FL

Wealth and Income Strategies

2022 - 2023 • 1 year

Ocala, FL

S&P Accounting

2021 - 2021 • 1 year

Ocala, FL

University of Florida

2020 - 2022 • 2 years

Gainesville, FL

Santa Fe College

2018 - 2020 • 2 years

Gainesville, FL

Ocala Christian Academy

2012 - 2018 • 6 years

Gainesville, FL

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