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Joseph Ryan Bates

Advisor at Creative Financial Designs, Inc. — Fairfield, OH

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Credentials

Series 66

Experience

1 year

Location

Fairfield, OH 45014

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Creative Financial Designs, Inc.

Multi-team

Total advisors

161

Across 83 offices

Clients per advisor

65 High

Avg AUM per client

$275,989 Very Low

HNW client ratio

4% Very Low

About

Joseph Bates is a financial advisor at Creative Financial Designs, Inc. with one year of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and has previously worked at JPMorgan Chase and the Ohio Auditor of State. Creative Financial Designs serves individual, corporate, institutional, and retirement plan clients, offering discretionary and non-discretionary investment management along with financial planning and consulting services. The firm employs asset-class model allocations across five risk levels and incorporates third-party research and an Executive Investment Committee in portfolio management.

Client services

Based on Creative Financial Designs, Inc.

Financial planning Portfolio management Pension consulting Newsletters or periodicals Educational seminars or workshops

Expertise

Based on Creative Financial Designs, Inc.

ESG / Sustainable investing Options & derivatives strategies

Demographic focus

Based on Creative Financial Designs, Inc.

Religious/faith focused

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Fee options

Percentage

$0+: Starting at 0.50% annually up to 2.00% annually for Brokerage Management platform $0+: Starting at 0.50% annually up to 1.50% annually for Self-Directed Management platform $0+: Starting at 0.50% annually up to 1.50% annually for Variable Annuity Management platform $0+: Starting at 0.50% annually up to 1.50% annually for Non-Discretionary Advisory Services

Project-based

Hourly fee up to $350 per hour, negotiable

Subscriptions

Retainer fees from $25 per month up to $3,500 per month, negotiable

Other

Account minimum: $7,000 Minimum fee: Custodial fee charged by cfd Investments for accounts at NFS: $8 monthly minimum fee Fee-only: Advisory fees negotiated between 0.50% and 2.00% annually depending on service and platform

Location

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Fairfield, OH

3174 Mack Rd Ste 8

Fairfield OH 45014

Advisors at this office

1

Most active in

Ohio

Work history

1 year of industry experience

cfd investments, Inc.

2026 - Present • 1 year

Kokomo, IN

Creative Financial Designs, Inc

2026 - Present • 1 year

Kokomo, IN

Creative Financial Designs, Inc

2025 - 2026 • 1 year

Kokomo, IN

cfd Investments, Inc

2025 - 2026 • 1 year

Kokomo, IN

Liberty Financial Group

2025 - 2026 • 1 year

Fairfield, OH

NA - Unemployed

2025 - 2025 • 1 year

West Elkton, OH

JPMorgan Chase

2023 - 2025 • 2 years

Columbus, OH

NA - Unemployed

2023 - 2023 • 1 year

Camden, OH

JPMorgan Chase

2022 - 2022 • 1 year

Columbus, OH

Ohio Auditor of State

2021 - 2021 • 1 year

Cleveland, OH

Tri-Mac Manufacturing

2020 - 2020 • 1 year

Hamilton, OH

Tri-Mac Manufacturing

2019 - 2019 • 1 year

Hamilton, OH

Case Western Reserve University

2018 - 2023 • 5 years

Cleveland, OH

Tri-Mac Manufacturing

2018 - 2018 • 1 year

Hamilton, OH

Preble Shawnee High School

2015 - 2018 • 3 years

Camden, OH

Disclosures

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CFP®, ChFC®, Series 63, Series 66

West Chester, OH

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Options & derivatives strategies Annuities Tax-loss harvesting Founder/Business Owner

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Series 63, Series 65

West Chester Township, OH

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John B

CFP®

Cleves, OH

Incline Wealth

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Business ownership considerations Business exit / sale strategy Business succession planning Founder/Business Owner Gen X (Born 1965-1980)
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Series 65

Cincinnati, OH

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Wealth management Cash flow / budgeting College savings (529s, UTMA, etc.) Business ownership considerations Social Security optimization
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Mark R

Series 65

Loveland, OH

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Passive / index investing
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Jing C

Series 65

Mason, OH

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Active portfolio management Options & derivatives strategies
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