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Sam Blade

Advisor at Blade Financial — Tampa, FL

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Credentials

Series 65

Experience

1 year

Location

Tampa, FL 33612

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Blade Financial

Independent

Total advisors

1

Clients per advisor

0 Low

Avg AUM per client

—

HNW client ratio

—

About

Sam Blade is the principal advisor at Blade Financial in Tampa, FL, holding a Series 65 credential with one year of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at Advent Health, University of Michigan Health, and several ride-sharing platforms such as Lyft and Uber. Blade Financial provides financial planning and portfolio management services to individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and business entities. The firm emphasizes asset allocation supported by fundamental and technical analysis, offering both discretionary and non-discretionary management along with coordinated implementation through third-party professionals.

Client services

Based on Blade Financial

Financial planning Portfolio management Selection of other advisers

Expertise

Based on Blade Financial

General retirement planning College savings (529s, UTMA, etc.) Active portfolio management Real estate investing Options & derivatives strategies

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Fee options

Fixed

Comprehensive Financial Plan: $1,000 to $2,500; Plan Projection from $500; Discovery Phase/setup: $550 one-time; negotiated flat fees for some services.

Percentage

$0 - $1,000,000: 1.00% $1,000,000+: 0.50% Robo+: 0.25%

Project-based

Standard hourly rate of $275/hour

Subscriptions

Ongoing Monitoring Fee: $200 per month; Initial Assessment Fee: $275 one-time

Other

Fee-only: Fixed fees ranging from $500 to $2,500 for financial planning; $275/hour for hourly services; $550 one-time discovery/setup fee; negotiated flat fees possible.

Location

Tampa, FL

12706 Bruce B Downs Blvd, Apt 512

Tampa FL 33612

Advisors at this office

1

Most active in

Florida

Work history

1 year of industry experience

Advent Health

2024 - Present • 2 years

Tampa, MI

Blade Services

2024 - Present • 2 years

Detroit, MI

University of Michigan Health

2022 - 2024 • 2 years

Lansing, MI

Lyft

2022 - Present • 4 years

Lansing, MI

Uber

2022 - Present • 4 years

Lansing, MI

GrubHub

2021 - 2024 • 3 years

East Lansing, MI

Unemployed

2020 - 2021 • 1 year

East Lansing, MI

Michigan State University Plant Pathology

2019 - 2020 • 1 year

East Lansing, MI

Blades Trades

2018 - 2020 • 2 years

East Lansing, MI

Magna International - Detroit Seating

2017 - 2017 • 1 year

Oakpark, MI

Michigan State University Tour Services

2016 - 2018 • 2 years

East Lansing, MI

Disclosures

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