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Kirk Daniels

Advisor at Ausdal Financial Partners, Inc.

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Location

Kokomo, IN 46901

Credentials

Series 63, Series 65

Industry experience

34 years

About

Kirk Daniels is a financial advisor with Ausdal Financial Partners, Inc. in Kokomo, IN, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 34 years of industry experience. He has been with Ausdal Financial Partners since 2011. Outside of his advisory role, Daniels serves as president of the Convention and Visitor's Bureau for Kokomo/Howard County and is a director of the Haitian Environmental Support Program. Ausdal Financial Partners is an SEC-registered investment adviser and FINRA-member broker-dealer managing approximately $2.13 billion in client assets through a network of about 152 advisors. The firm offers investment advisory programs, retirement plan services, and financial planning to individuals, trusts, corporations, pension plans, and charitable organizations, with a range of investment options and custodial services.

Client services

Based on Ausdal Financial Partners, Inc.

Financial planning Portfolio management Selection of other advisers Advice on uma platforms

Expertise

Based on Ausdal Financial Partners, Inc.

Retirement plans for business owners (SEP, solo 401k) Business exit / sale strategy

Occupation focus

Based on Ausdal Financial Partners, Inc.

Founder/Business Owner Retired

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Fee options

Fixed

Financial Planning Services fees negotiated case-by-case; maximum prepaid amount $1,200.

Percentage

$0+: Negotiable, maximum annual fee not to exceed 3% All - All: Retirement Plan Advisory Program maximum annual fee 3%, fees may be fixed percentage or tiered, disclosed prior to service

Commissions

Brokerage commissions, asset-based sales charges, service fees such as 12b-1 Fees, insurance commissions on sales of insurance products and annuities, separate from advisory fees.

Project-based

Financial Planning fees may include hourly rates negotiated on a case-by-case basis.

Other

Fee-only: Negotiated asset-based advisory fees, maximum 3% annually, billed monthly or quarterly, can be flat or tiered; Financial Planning fees negotiated per client, cannot exceed $1,200 prepaid more than six months in advance.

Location

325 N. Main Street

Kokomo, IN 46901

Most active in

Indiana

Work history

Ausdal Financial Partners, Inc

2011 - Present (15 years)

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