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American Elite Advisory

Team

Firm-wide stats for American Elite Advisory

Total advisors

5

Across 4 offices

Clients per advisor

15 Very Low

Avg AUM per client

$267,007 Very Low

HNW client ratio

0% Very Low

About

American Elite Advisory provides discretionary investment management and account supervision primarily to individual and high-net-worth clients, typically charging percentage-of-AUM fees and managing assets through separately managed account arrangements. As of 12/31/2025 the firm reported approximately $20.1 million in discretionary assets across about 73 client relationships and uses program relationships with AssetMark Trust Company, American Funds Service Company, and Jackson National Life Insurance Company.

The firm’s process begins with a client-specific assessment to determine risk profile and customized asset-allocation recommendations, and it combines fundamental “value” equity selection—favoring U.S. large-cap, dividend-paying multinational companies—with active technical and quantitative strategies. AEA employs mathematical models and multiple indicators, and discloses that it may use speculative techniques (including leverage, concentration, and potentially illiquid investments); it generally manages accounts on a discretionary basis and can accommodate client-imposed trading or concentration limits.

Distinctive operational features for a firm of this size include multiple sub-advisor and custodian relationships (AssetMark, American Funds, Jackson National, Charles Schwab, Fidelity, and Interactive Brokers) and the ability to administer fee-based annuity products in addition to mutual funds and SMAs. The brochure also notes practices that bear on client oversight and operations: the firm deducts fees directly from client accounts (constituting custody for reporting purposes), maintains an account review cycle of at least every 36 months, and discloses principals’ outside insurance and business activities.

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Expertise

Annuities Active portfolio management Wealth management Passive / index investing

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Location

Crowley TX

Advisors at this office

2

Advisors at this office

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Vernon B

Series 65, Series 66

Crowley, TX

American Elite Advisory

Vernon Bell is a financial advisor with American Elite Advisory holding Series 65 and Series 66 licenses and 15 years of industry experience. He has worked at Texas Elite Advisory, LLC since 2015 and concurrently provides business consulting, planning, strategy, and life and health insurance services through Vast Data Services, Inc. American Elite Advisory is a team-based firm that provides discretionary investment management and account supervision primarily for individual and high-net-worth clients. The firm combines fundamental value equity selection with active technical and quantitative strategies, managing approximately $20.1 million in discretionary assets across about 73 client relationships.

Annuities Active portfolio management Wealth management Passive / index investing
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James S

Series 65

Crowley, TX

American Elite Advisory

James Shores is a financial advisor at American Elite Advisory with six years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has worked previously with Retirement Wealth Advisors and Royal Fund Management, LLC. In addition to his advisory role, Shores owns and operates JVS Wealth LLC, where he provides financial planning focused on insurance products and Medicare insurance. American Elite Advisory offers discretionary portfolio management and supervisory services to individual and high-net-worth investors, using a value-oriented investment approach combined with technical and quantitative strategies. The firm customizes portfolios through separately managed accounts and multiple indicators, serving clients across five offices with a team of seven advisors.

Annuities Active portfolio management Wealth management Passive / index investing
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