Darda Financial
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Client AUMClient assets under management
$27,637,949
Clients
257
Advisors
1
of 1 employees
About
Darda Financial provides portfolio management, comprehensive financial planning, accounting and tax services, life insurance, and business consulting for primarily individual clients and a subset of small businesses and non-profits. The firm offers written comprehensive financial plans, limited consultations, and ongoing discretionary management of client accounts.
Investment advice is implemented on a discretionary basis using a mix of fundamental and technical analysis across stocks, mutual funds, ETFs, bonds, and options, with strategy (active or passive) matched to client objectives and risk tolerance. The firm conducts at least annual account reviews and implements client-directed restrictions while assuming responsibility for trade execution and portfolio monitoring.
Notable distinctions relative to many peers include the firm’s provision of accounting and tax services in addition to advisory work and the principal’s role as a licensed insurance agent, which may generate separate insurance commissions when insurance products are recommended. The firm also explicitly serves small businesses and non-profits and asks clients to establish custody with a particular broker‑dealer, practices that are less common among independently registered advisors.
Client services
Expertise
Fee options
Under $25,000 - $25,000: 1.50% $25,000 - $100,000: 1.00% $100,000 - $500,000: 0.75% $500,000 - $1,000,000: 0.60% $1,000,000 - $2,500,000: 0.45% $2,500,000 - $5,000,000: 0.35% $5,000,000 - $10,000,000: 0.25% $10,000,000+: Negotiable
Insurance commissions received by the principal advisor separately from advisory fees.
Financial planning services billed at $150 per hour.
Fee-only: Financial planning fees billed at $150 per hour for clients not receiving investment management services.
Main office
750 Bethesda Road
Winston Salem NC 27103
Advisors at this office
1
Most active in
North Carolina
Also doing business as
Danny Merle Freeman · Darda Financial · Darda Financial Services, LLC · Darda Wealth Management
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