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Michael Eris Ragsdale

Advisor at Principal Financial Services — Forney, TX

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Credentials

Series 66

Experience

21 years

Location

Forney, TX

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Principal Financial Services

Enterprise

Total advisors

1,463

Across 576 offices

Clients per advisor

35 Very Low

Avg AUM per client

$324,050 Typical

HNW client ratio

5% Low

About

Michael Ragsdale is a financial advisor with Principal Financial Services who holds a Series 66 designation and has 21 years of industry experience. He has been with Principal Life Insurance Company since 2005 and Principal Securities Inc. since 2016. Principal Securities provides brokerage and registered investment advisory services to a diverse client base, including individual investors, retirement plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporations, and active-duty U.S. military personnel abroad. The firm offers direct advisory programs, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and access to third-party money manager asset allocation and separately managed account solutions.

Client services

Based on Principal Financial Services

Financial planning Portfolio management Pension consulting Selection of other advisers Educational seminars or workshops

Occupation focus

Based on Principal Financial Services

Retired Founder/Business Owner

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$0 - $149,999: Up to 1.75% $150,000 - $249,999: Up to 1.75% $250,000 - $500,000: Up to 1.75% $500,001 - $999,999: Up to 1.20% $1,000,000 - >$2,000,000: Up to 1.10% to 0.90% (SEI Mutual Fund Model Program tiered beyond $1,000,000)

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Forney, TX

Forney TX

Advisors at this office

1

Most active in

Texas

Work history

21 years of industry experience

Principal Securities INC

2016 - Present • 10 years

Addison, TX

PRINCIPAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY

2005 - Present • 21 years

Addison, TX

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