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Credentials
CFP®, Series 66
Experience Industry experience
11 years
Location
Guthrie Center, IA 50115
Edward Jones
Institution
Melissa Loest is a financial advisor with Edward Jones, holding CFP® and Series 66 credentials and bringing 11 years of industry experience. She has been with Edward Jones since 2014. Outside of her advisory role, she is involved in managing a rental property business. Edward Jones is a full-service wealth management firm serving individual and institutional clients across a wide range of segments. The firm offers various advisory programs and investment strategies, supported by a nationwide network of over 23,700 financial advisors and a comprehensive suite of affiliated investment products and services.
Based on Edward Jones
$0+: Up to 1.35% annually Program Fee $0+: Up to 0.05% annually Platform Fee $0+: 0.00% to 0.45% annually SMA Manager Fees (if applicable)
Account minimum: $5,000 Fee-only: Annual Program Fee up to 1.35%, Platform Fee up to 0.05%, plus SMA Manager Fees (0.00% to 0.45%); fees are asset-based and paid monthly in arrears.
Guthrie Center, IA
205 State St
Guthrie Center IA 50115
Advisors at this office
1
Iowa · Texas
11 years of industry experience
Edward Jones
2014 - Present • 12 years
St. Louis, MO
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Series 65
Stuart, IA
Royal Fund Management, LLC
Russell Wagner is a financial advisor at Royal Fund Management, LLC with nine years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has worked previously at American Retirement Systems. Wagner is also an independent licensed insurance agent based in Stuart, Iowa. Royal Fund Management serves a diverse client base including individuals, corporations, pension plans, and charitable organizations, providing portfolio management, financial planning, and pension consulting. The firm employs a range of investment strategies based on fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis, and offers specialized services such as options writing and access to select non-traded REITs.
Series 66
Panora, IA
Edward Jones
David Grove is a Series 66-licensed financial advisor with Edward Jones in Panora, Iowa, where he has worked since 2010. He has 16 years of industry experience. Edward Jones is a full-service wealth management firm serving more than four million individual and institutional clients. The firm offers a range of advisory programs, including discretionary and non-discretionary strategies, separately managed accounts, and affiliated mutual funds, supported by a large nationwide network of financial advisors and branch offices.
Series 66
Adair, IA
Thrivent Investment Management
Derek Sargent is a financial advisor with Thrivent Investment Management, holding a Series 66 designation and 17 years of industry experience. He has been with Thrivent Financial for Lutherans and Thrivent Investment Management since 2008, and has operated Corporate Image since 1993. Outside of his advisory role, he serves on the board of a community-sponsored child care facility. Thrivent Investment Management provides Dedicated Planning Services to individuals, families, businesses, and nonprofits, focusing on broad financial topics without portfolio management, and offers solutions combining planning and managed-account programs under a consolidated billing option.
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