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Stephen Swadley

Advisor at Vanderbilt Advisory Services

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Location

Enumclaw, WA

Credentials

Series 63, Series 66

Industry experience

12 years

About

Stephen Swadley is a financial advisor at Vanderbilt Advisory Services with 12 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Bank of America, Merrill, LPL Financial, Red Canoe Credit Union, and NY Life. Vanderbilt Advisory Services serves a diverse client base, including individuals, charitable organizations, trusts, estates, businesses, and retirement plans. The firm offers discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, proprietary model portfolios, access to third-party sub-advisors, and financial planning services, with an investment process that integrates strategic asset allocation and various analytical approaches.

Client services

Based on Vanderbilt Advisory Services

Financial planning Portfolio management

Expertise

Based on Vanderbilt Advisory Services

Wealth management Active portfolio management Tax-loss harvesting General estate planning guidance

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Fee options

Fixed

Annual Planning Service charged as a flat dollar amount, agreed upon in advance with client

Percentage

$0 - $249,999: 2.75% $250,000 - $499,999: 2.65% $500,000 - $999,999: 2.50% $1,000,000 - $4,999,999: 2.40% $5,000,000+: 2.40%

Project-based

Hourly financial planning/consulting fees charged as a flat rate per hour, amount depends on location and experience of Advisor Representative

Other

Account minimum: No minimum asset or income requirements to be a client Minimum fee: Minimum annual management fee is $90.00

Location

Enumclaw, WA

Most active in

Washington

Work history

Vanderbilt Advisory Services

2025 - Present (1 year)

Unemployed

2024 - 2025 (1 year)

LPL Financial

2024 - 2024 (1 year)

Red Canoe Credit Union

2024 - 2024 (1 year)

NY Life

2024 - 2024 (1 year)

Bank Of America, N.a.

2019 - 2023 (4 years)

Merrill

2019 - 2023 (4 years)

Swadley Investment Management, LLC

2018 - 2019 (1 year)

Stephen Ellis Swadley dba Swadley Investment Management

2011 - 2018 (7 years)

Disclosures

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