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Ronald Paul Hammons

Advisor at Founders Financial Securities LLC — Port Deposit, MD

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Credentials

Series 63, Series 65

Experience

22 years

Location

Port Deposit, MD

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Founders Financial Securities LLC

Multi-team

Total advisors

117

Across 69 offices

Clients per advisor

82 High

Avg AUM per client

$385,425 Low

HNW client ratio

15% Typical

About

Ronald Hammons is a financial advisor with Founders Financial Securities LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and over 21 years of industry experience. He has been with Founders Financial Securities since 2011. Outside of his advisory role, Hammons provides business consulting services focused on ownership guidance, efficiency improvement, and exit planning for business owners. Founders Financial Securities serves a diverse client base including individual and high-net-worth investors, retirement plans, charitable organizations, and corporate clients. The firm offers a range of services such as portfolio management, financial planning, retirement consulting, and brokerage and insurance services, utilizing various advisory platforms and a combination of mutual funds, ETFs, and sub-advised strategies.

Client services

Based on Founders Financial Securities LLC

Financial planning Portfolio management Pension consulting Selection of other advisers

Expertise

Based on Founders Financial Securities LLC

Business exit / sale strategy

Occupation focus

Based on Founders Financial Securities LLC

Founder/Business Owner Retired

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Fee options

Fixed

Flat fees possible for financial planning; also $500 annual subscription fee for TheFreedomStrategies.com

Percentage

$0 - $25,000: up to 2.50%; or $125 minimum annual fee prorated monthly, whichever is greater (Independence Advisory at Pershing) $25,000+: up to 2.50% (Independence Advisory at Pershing) $0 - $4,999: N/A (minimum not met; exceptions possible) $5,000 - $24,999: up to 2.50% plus custodial fee ($50 annual, charged quarterly) (Independence Advisory at Axos and Schwab) $25,000 - $99,999: up to 2.50% plus custodial fee ($75 annual, charged quarterly) (Independence Advisory at Axos and Schwab) $100,000+: up to 2.50% plus custodial fee ($100 annual, charged quarterly) (Independence Advisory at Axos and Schwab) $10,000+: 1.65% annually (Managed Portfolio Program) $0+: no account minimum for FCMS Managed Accounts, fees typically up to 2.75% annually $0 - $1,000,000: up to 1.70% annually (FCMS Private Wealth Solutions) $1,000,000+: up to 1.40% annually (FCMS Private Wealth Solutions) $0+: up to 2.00% annually or flat fee for Freedom Independence Plan (retirement plan advisory) $0+: $500 annually (quarterly installments) for TheFreedomStrategies.com subscription

Commissions

Commissions possible if IAR is also a Registered Representative; separate from advisory fees

Project-based

Financial planning fees up to $500 per hour, negotiable

Subscriptions

TheFreedomStrategies.com subscription fee is $500 annually, paid quarterly in arrears

Other

Account minimum: $5,000 Minimum fee: $125 minimum annual fee for some Independence Advisory accounts opened below $25,000 Fee-only: Financial planning fees up to $500 per hour or $30,000 per year, negotiable; flat fees or hourly rates possible

Location

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Port Deposit, MD

Port Deposit MD

Advisors at this office

1

Most active in

Maryland · Texas

Work history

22 years of industry experience

Founders Financial Securities LLC

2011 - Present • 15 years

Towson, MD

LPL Financial

2008 - 2011 • 3 years

Towson, MD

Disclosures

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Business activities & affiliations

Jeff J

CFP®, ChFC®, Series 63, Series 65, CLU®, Series 6, Series 7

Forest Hill, MD

Chesapeake Financial Planners

Jeff Judge, CFP®, ChFC®, CLU®, AEP®, is Managing Partner of Chesapeake Financial Planners in Forest Hill, Maryland. He helps families, executives, and business owners navigate retirement, business exit, equity compensation, tax, and estate planning through the firm's proprietary R.U.D.D.E.R. Method™ — a structured six-step process for aligning wealth with life goals. A 2005 graduate of Goucher College, Jeff began his career in regional and national banks before joining MetLife in 2011 and founding his first firm a year later. He co-founded Chesapeake Financial Planners with Mark Rossbach, CPA, in 2017. Jeff is a Kiplinger contributor, a Five Star Wealth Manager (2017–2026), and an NAEPC-affiliated estate planner. He leads financial-literacy workshops for Fortune 500 and mid-sized employers across the Mid-Atlantic. Securities offered through LPL Financial, Member FINRA/SIPC. Advisory services through Great Valley Advisor Group, a separate RIA. Jeff lives in Forest Hill with his family.

Wealth management Retirement income strategy Retirement plans for business owners (SEP, solo 401k) Founder/Business Owner Retired Self-Employed Technology Professional Executive HENRY (High Earners, Not Rich Yet) Approaching retirement Retired Divorced Women Women Business Owners
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Timothy C

CFP®

Bel Air, MD

Curran & Company Wealth Advisory

Timothy Curran is a CFP® professional affiliated with Curran & Company Wealth Advisory in Bel Air, MD. He has been with Curran & Company, LLC since 2015 and with Curran Wealth Advisory, LLC since 2026. Curran & Company Wealth Advisory provides wealth management and discretionary investment management services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, and businesses, integrating tax and accounting services through an affiliated firm. The firm’s investment approach focuses on long-term, fundamental analysis and diversified portfolios using low-cost mutual funds and ETFs, with oversight of third-party independent managers.

Wealth management Tax-loss harvesting
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Graeme W

ChFC®, Series 65, Series 63

Forest Hilll, MD

G.S. Woods Wealth Management

Graeme Woods is the sole advisor at G.S. Woods Wealth Management with 16 years of industry experience. He holds the ChFC® designation along with Series 65 and Series 63 licenses. Apart from his advisory role, he manages GSW Trading Company, a wholesale import and export business, and serves as CEO of Multi Arbitrage Capital Solutions, a firm focused on risk consulting, insurance production, and business acquisitions. G.S. Woods Wealth Management serves individuals, families, small businesses, professionals, charitable organizations, and employee benefit plans through financial planning, insurance advice, business planning, and pension consulting. The firm emphasizes goals-based planning and long-term strategic asset allocation without managing client assets directly, referring clients to third-party asset managers and offering specialized services including an AI-based budgeting application and programs for veterans and public service personnel.

Debt management Cash flow / budgeting Disability insurance College savings (529s, UTMA, etc.) Concentrated stock management Military & Veterans Founder/Business Owner Values-based investing
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Christopher Y

Series 66

Forest Hill, MD

Honeygo Financial

Christopher Yeagle is a financial advisor at Honeygo Financial with eight years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and previously worked at Merrill Lynch and Life Plan Financial. Yeagle’s background also includes over a decade at TJ Distributors, Inc. Honeygo Financial provides investment management and comprehensive financial planning to individual clients, serving both mass-affluent and high-net-worth households. The firm employs a Modern Portfolio Theory-based approach, primarily using passive strategies with index mutual funds and ETFs, and emphasizes documented investment policies, tax efficiency, and coordination with outside tax and legal professionals.

Retirement income strategy Social Security optimization General tax planning Charitable giving tax strategies College savings (529s, UTMA, etc.)

Ryan T

CFP®

Bel Air, MD

Town Capital

If you are analytical, love details, and have higher standards and expectations for your financial advisor, we should talk. Our service model is high touch, very personalized, and as detailed oriented as you can get. We specialize heavily in retirement income planning and customization. We also pride ourselves in our very in depth, proactive tax planning. We are veteran-owned, real fiduciaries, and would love the opportunity to show you what we can do.

General retirement planning Engineering Professional Scientific Professional Baby Boomers (Born 1946-1964)
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Charles K

Series 63, Series 65

Abingdon, MD

C.T. Kares Advisory Group, Inc.

Charles Kares is the principal advisor at C.T. Kares Advisory Group, Inc. in Abingdon, MD, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials with 11 years of industry experience. He has led his independent advisory firm since 1999. C.T. Kares Advisory Group provides investment advisory services to individuals, retirement plans, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations, managing accounts on a non-discretionary basis. The firm emphasizes long-term, buy-and-hold strategies using predominantly no-load and load-waived mutual funds tailored to each client’s objectives and risk tolerance.

Passive / index investing
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