James A. Colley, Inc.
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About
James A. Colley, Inc. provides fee‑only investment advisory and financial planning services to individual clients, offering portfolio management and comprehensive financial plans. The firm’s portfolio work uses mutual funds, individual equities, fixed‑income instruments and occasional ETFs, with custody and execution provided through TD Ameritrade.
The firm’s investment process blends fundamental and technical analysis and relies on asset‑allocation tools such as modern portfolio theory, tactical allocation and dollar‑cost averaging to align portfolios with clients’ time horizons and risk tolerances. Accounts are generally managed on a discretionary basis unless clients impose written restrictions, and portfolios and plans are reviewed on an ongoing basis.
Distinctive disclosures in the brochure include a relatively small client base with several million dollars under management and a principal who holds the CFP designation; the firm also notes it is fee‑only and may reduce planning fees for clients whose accounts it manages. The firm additionally discloses two Stipulation and Consent Agreements with the Florida Office of Financial Regulation (2012 and 2018) that were resolved with administrative fines that have been paid, and it acknowledges receiving indirect economic benefits from its TD Ameritrade custodial relationship.
Client services
Expertise
Fee options
Financial planning fixed fee not to exceed $5,000 for initial engagement, may be reduced or waived if portfolio managed by firm
$0 - $1,000,000: 0.75% annually (not to exceed) $1,000,001 - $3,000,000: 0.50% annually (not to exceed) $3,000,001+: Negotiable
Up to $250 per hour for financial planning services
Account minimum: $140,000 minimum account value for portfolio management to avoid minimum annual fee Minimum fee: $1,000 minimum annual fee ($250 billed quarterly), may be waived or reduced; applies to accounts under $140,000 Fee-only: Fee-only investment advisor; no commissions earned on investment products
Main office
505 W. Interlake Blvd.
Lake Placid FL 33852
Advisors at this office
1
Most active in
Florida
Also doing business as
Colley, James Arthur · D/B/A:Colley Financial Services · James A. Colley, Inc.
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