Jim Earl Financial
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About
Jim Earl Financial is an independent, state‑registered advisory firm that provides discretionary portfolio management and financial planning primarily for individuals and employee groups. As of March 30, 2026 the firm manages 26 discretionary accounts totaling about $1.01 million, and offers retirement and tax planning, budgeting, risk‑management advice, and written financial plans including college‑funding guidance.
The firm implements client strategies primarily through mutual funds and third‑party managed fund platforms, using Orion Portfolio Solutions and Aspire Financial to access vetted investment strategists. Recommendations are informed by an initial risk‑tolerance questionnaire, ongoing quantitative and qualitative due diligence on strategists, and quarterly portfolio reviews with the ability to rebalance under discretionary authority; clients may also request restrictions such as socially responsible screens.
What is atypical for a solo independent adviser is the firm’s active insurance and ancillary business: it is licensed to sell commission insurance products, markets those products through multiple insurance marketing agencies, and commonly recommends fixed and fixed‑index annuities that generate commissions. The firm also works with employee groups (including school‑district employees through the Aspire platform) and offers college planning services, reflecting a mix of retail and non‑retail client relationships and revenue sources not common among similarly sized single‑advisor firms.
Client services
Expertise
Fee options
Fixed fees for written financial plans ranging from $100 to $1000 based on complexity
$1.00 - $100,000: 1.25% $101,000+: 1.00%
Commissions earned from selling insurance products, including fixed and fixed-index annuities with compensation ranging from 1% to 8% of assets invested
Hourly financial planning fee of $200 per hour
Minimum fee: Annual maintenance fees of $25 to $55 per account, or $100 to $155 per household Fee-only: Financial planning fixed fees ranging from $100 to $1000; hourly financial planning fee of $200 per hour
Main office
1700 East Market St, Suite 110
Warren OH 44483
Advisors at this office
1
Most active in
Ohio
Also doing business as
James R. Earl Financial Services, Inc. · Jim Earl Financial
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Fund sponsor
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Accountant / CPA / tax prep
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Lawyer
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