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Jeffrey Allen Sharpe

Advisor at Ardent Investors, LLC — Colorado Springs, CO

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Credentials

CFA®, Series 66

Experience

5 years

Location

Colorado Springs, CO

Ardent Investors, LLC

Supported

Total advisors

2

Clients per advisor

13 Very Low

Avg AUM per client

$737,852 Typical

HNW client ratio

27% Typical

About

Jeffrey Sharpe is a CFA charterholder and holds a Series 66 license with four years of industry experience. He is the principal and sole advisor at Ardent Investors, LLC, based in Colorado Springs, CO. Prior to founding Ardent Investors in 2021, he worked at Thrivent Financial and Thrivent Investment Management Inc. Mr. Sharpe maintains an insurance license to offer risk management advice to clients but does not earn commissions from this service. Ardent Investors, LLC provides discretionary portfolio management and financial planning for individual and high-net-worth clients, using an all-weather investment approach that incorporates fundamental, technical, cyclical, and charting analyses. The firm manages diversified, tax-aware portfolios across multiple asset classes and employs limited options strategies for hedging and income.

Client services

Based on Ardent Investors, LLC

Financial planning Portfolio management

Expertise

Based on Ardent Investors, LLC

Cash flow / budgeting Debt management General retirement planning Social Security optimization Active portfolio management

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Fee options

Percentage

$0 - $499,999: 1.00% annually $500,000 - $999,999: 0.90% annually $1,000,000+: 0.50% annually

Other

Fee-only: Fixed fee for financial planning services ranging from $1,000 to $8,000 depending on complexity

Location

Colorado Springs, CO

Colorado Springs CO

Advisors at this office

2

Most active in

Colorado · Texas

Work history

5 years of industry experience

Ardent Investors, LLC

2021 - Present • 5 years

Colorado Springs, CO

Unemployed

2021 - 2021 • 1 year

Colorado Springs, CO

Thrivent Financial

2020 - 2021 • 1 year

Appleton, WI

Thrivent Financial

2020 - 2020 • 1 year

Appleton, WI

Thrivent Investment Management Inc

2020 - 2021 • 1 year

Colorado Springs, CO

Unemployed

2018 - 2020 • 2 years

Colorado Springs, CO

The Omaha Brewery

2011 - 2018 • 7 years

Omaha, NE

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Series 66, Series 7

Colorado Springs, CO

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Colorado Springs, CO

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Income planning Social Security optimization Roth conversion strategy Retirement income strategy General retirement planning
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Colorado Springs, CO

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Passive / index investing
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Series 65

Colorado Springs, CO

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Cash flow / budgeting College savings (529s, UTMA, etc.) Retirement income strategy
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Daniel K

Series 63, Series 65, Series 66

Colorado Springs, CO

Cobalt Private Wealth LLC

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CFP®

Colorado Springs, CO

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