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Ryan Thomas Walls

Advisor at Arax Advisory Partners — Lakewood, CO

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Credentials

Series 66

Experience

7 years

Location

Lakewood, CO

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Arax Advisory Partners

Multi-team

Total advisors

227

Across 55 offices

Clients per advisor

67 High

Avg AUM per client

$1,602,916 High

HNW client ratio

33% High

About

Ryan Walls is a financial advisor with Arax Advisory Partners, holding a Series 66 designation and seven years of industry experience. His prior experience includes roles at SRS Capital Advisors, Cedrus LLC, Equitable Advisors, and Axa Advisors. Outside of finance, Walls works intermittently as a paramedic with Denver Health & Hospital Authority and Haynes Ambulance. Arax Advisory Partners is a multi-team wealth manager overseeing approximately $26.5 billion in regulatory assets, serving individuals, high-net-worth clients, family offices, institutions, and retirement plans. The firm employs a combination of internal portfolio management, third-party models, and tailored asset allocation, with notable use of performance-based fee arrangements and carried interest structures for qualified investors and private funds.

Client services

Based on Arax Advisory Partners

Financial planning Portfolio management Pension consulting Selection of other advisers Educational seminars or workshops Trustee services, bill pay and tax prep

Expertise

Based on Arax Advisory Partners

Private / alternative investments Concentrated stock management Retirement plans for business owners (SEP, solo 401k) General retirement planning

Occupation focus

Based on Arax Advisory Partners

Founder/Business Owner Executive Financial Professional

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Fee options

Fixed

Fixed fees for financial planning and consulting services ranging from $10,000 to $200,000 per project.

Percentage

0.50% to 3.00% per year, varies by account size and complexity

Commissions

Certain financial advisors who are also registered representatives may earn commissions from brokerage or insurance products sold through affiliated broker-dealer USCA Securities and other affiliated insurance agencies.

Project-based

Hourly rates range from $195 to $425 per hour for financial planning and consulting services.

Performance-based

Performance-based fees apply to certain clients investing in alternative investments and private funds; typical carried interest approx. 10% profit participation.

Other

Account minimum: $50,000 Minimum fee: Fixed fees range from $10,000 to $200,000; Hourly rates range from $195 to $425 per hour; minimum expert witness fee $300 per hour. Fee-only: Fixed fees for financial planning, consulting services; hourly fees for certain services; fees negotiable; fees can be waived or reduced at firm's discretion.

Location

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Lakewood, CO

Lakewood CO

Advisors at this office

1

Most active in

Alabama · Colorado

Work history

7 years of industry experience

SRS Capital Advisors, LLC

2024 - Present • 2 years

Denver, CO

Haynes Ambulance

2021 - Present • 5 years

Montgomery, AL

Cedrus LLC

2021 - 2024 • 3 years

Littleton, CO

Denver Health & Hospital Authority

2020 - Present • 6 years

Denver, CO

Equitable Advisors

2019 - 2021 • 2 years

New York, NY

Axa Advisors, Llc

2019 - 2020 • 1 year

New York, NY

Denver Health & Hospital Authority

2015 - 2020 • 5 years

Denver, CO

Disclosures

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Business activities & affiliations

Michael H

CFP®, Series 66

Arvada, CO

Clearpath Legacy Planning

Michael Hunter is a CFP® professional with 12 years of industry experience. He currently works at Retire Right Planning, LLC and has prior experience at Motley Fool Wealth Management and Personal Capital Advisors. Retire Right Planning serves individual and high-net-worth clients with discretionary portfolio management, written financial plans, and one-time or hourly financial planning engagements. The firm employs a diversified investment approach combining value, safety, quality, momentum, volatility, and economic-indicator strategies, with a focus on risk control and regular account reviews.

RSUs / ISOs / NSOs Retirement income strategy Early retirement planning College savings (529s, UTMA, etc.) Business succession planning Founder/Business Owner Retired Executive Young Professionals Mid-Career Professionals Approaching retirement Young Families Established Professionals

Jack F

CFP®

Littleton, CO

Elevate Wealth Management

Jonathan Fecko is a CFP® professional at Elevate Wealth Management with four years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Frontier Asset Management, Potomac Fund Management Inc., and The Vanguard Group, Inc. He is based in Littleton, CO and Pittsburgh, PA. Elevate Wealth Management provides discretionary investment management, financial planning, and retirement-plan consulting to individuals, high-net-worth clients, families, trusts, retirement plans, and select institutional entities. The firm employs diversified strategic and tactical asset allocation, integrating equities, fixed income, mutual funds/ETFs, and alternatives, and offers impact/ESG options including Biblically Responsible Investing.

Equity compensation tax strategy General tax planning Concentrated stock management Wealth management Tax strategies for small businesses Founder/Business Owner Retired Sales Professional Doctor or Medical Professional Technology Professional HENRY (High Earners, Not Rich Yet) Mid-Career Professionals Young Professionals
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William K

Series 65, Series 66

Denver, CO

Brightward Financial LLC

William Kowalski Jr. is a financial advisor at Brightward Financial LLC in Denver, CO, holding Series 65 and Series 66 licenses with six years of industry experience. His previous roles include positions at The Millstone Evans Group, Atomos Nuclear and Space Corporation, and Raymond James & Associates. Brightward Financial LLC provides discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and pension consulting services to individuals and business entities. The firm employs a multi-asset investment approach using proprietary models focused on diversification and tax-aware total-return strategies.

Tax-loss harvesting College savings (529s, UTMA, etc.) Life insurance needs analysis Options & derivatives strategies

Justin A

CFA®, Series 63

Greenwood Village, CO

OWL Creek Wealth Partners

Justin Apt is a CFA® charterholder with over 20 years of industry experience. He is the Founder and President at Owl Creek Wealth Partners in Denver, CO. Owl Creek Wealth Partners provides discretionary investment management and wealth advisory services to high-net-worth families. The firm employs a top-down, macro-economic approach to asset allocation and incorporates a range of investment vehicles, including alternative and structured instruments, tailoring portfolios to client-specific objectives. Owl Creek Wealth Partners excels at finding solutions to wealth complexity problems faced by many ultra high net worth families.

Private / alternative investments Active portfolio management Concentrated stock management Founder/Business Owner Self-Employed Retired Executive Approaching retirement Established Professionals Retired Intergenerational Families
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Ben B

Series 63, Series 65

Englewood, CO

Hornor, Townsend & Kent, LLC

Benjamin Batiste is the Founder and Principle Advisor of Crestmark Wealth Group. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and previously worked at Eagle Strategies (NY Life), NYLIFE Securities LLC, New York Life, and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. Batiste serves as a board member of the Buckley Spouses Group, a nonprofit providing meals and education to military families facing food scarcity. Crestmark Wealth Group serves individuals, trusts, businesses, charitable organizations, and retirement plans, offering advisory services primarily through third-party asset manager platforms. The firm emphasizes client-directed implementation and oversight, managing a majority of client assets on a non-discretionary basis.

Business succession planning Wealth management HENRY (High Earners, Not Rich Yet) Career Changers Approaching retirement Mid-Career Professionals Established Professionals
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Tanner W

Series 66, Series 7

Greenwood Village, CO

Fidelity

Tanner Windholz is a financial advisor at Fidelity with a Series 66 designation and one year of experience in the industry. His prior work experience includes roles at Bank Midwest/NBH Bank and service in the U.S. Army and Department of Defense. Fidelity’s Strategic Advisers LLC provides investment management and advisory services to retail and institutional clients, including discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, fund advisory, and model portfolio delivery. The firm combines fundamental research with quantitative analysis and algorithmic portfolio construction, and it serves multiple registered investment companies and fund-of-funds.

Charitable giving & philanthropy Active portfolio management
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