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John Safford

Advisor at Safford Nicholas H & Co Inc

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Location

Rockport, MA 01966

Credentials

Series 63

Industry experience

32 years

About

John Safford is a financial advisor at Nicholas H. Safford & Co., Inc. in Rockport, MA, holding a Series 63 designation with 31 years of industry experience. He has been with Nicholas H. Safford & Co., Inc. since 1993. Nicholas H. Safford & Co., Inc. provides investment counsel and portfolio management to individuals, trusts, IRAs, and various institutional clients, including charitable institutions and endowments. The firm employs a research-driven investment approach focused on fundamentally sound companies with earnings and dividend growth, supplemented by select non-U.S. equities and high-quality fixed income, operating primarily on a non-discretionary basis.

Client services

Based on Safford Nicholas H & Co Inc

Portfolio management Investment consulting

Expertise

Based on Safford Nicholas H & Co Inc

Passive / index investing Wealth management Concentrated stock management

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$0 - $2,000,000: 0.60% annually (equivalent to $6 per thousand) $2,000,001 - $4,000,000: 0.50% annually (equivalent to $5 per thousand) $4,000,001+: 0.40% annually (equivalent to $4 per thousand)

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Account minimum: $5,000,000

Location

9 Cleaves Street

Rockport, MA 01966

Most active in

Massachusetts

Work history

Nicholas H. Safford & Co., Inc.

1993 - Present (33 years)

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