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Neal Financial Group, L.P.

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Firm-wide stats for Neal Financial Group, L.P.

Total advisors

4

Across 2 offices

Clients per advisor

3 Very Low

Avg AUM per client

$0 Very Low

HNW client ratio

0% Very Low

About

Neal Financial Group LP provides financial planning and pension-consulting services to employee benefit plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporations, insurance companies and similar entities, and also prepares written financial plans and specialty planning for individual clients. The firm emphasizes advisory and consulting engagements rather than discretionary portfolio management, producing written analyses and recommendations for clients and plan fiduciaries.

Its investment analysis relies on techniques such as Modern Portfolio Theory and discounted cash flow models and uses commercial research tools (for example, Morningstar) to support recommendations. Neal Financial Group LP does not take custody or discretionary trading authority over client assets and documentation indicates implementation is typically completed through affiliated broker‑dealers or by the client.

What distinguishes the firm from many peers is its formal pension‑consulting practice and explicit affiliations with other investment advisers and broker‑dealers, with associated persons licensed to sell securities and insurance alongside their advisory roles. The brochure also notes a small, focused advisory team and a fee approach that does not typically rely on percentage‑of‑AUM billing, and discloses that many associated persons spend a substantial portion of their time on securities and insurance sales, which can influence how recommendations are implemented.

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Expertise

General retirement planning College savings (529s, UTMA, etc.)

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Location

1770 St. James Place, Suite 360

Houston TX 77056

Advisors at this office

2

Advisors at this office

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James K

ChFC®, Series 63

Houston, TX

Neal Financial Group, L.P.

James Keys Jr. is a financial advisor with LPL Financial, holding the ChFC® and Series 63 designations and bringing 34 years of industry experience. He has been with LPL Financial since 2002 and also operates Neal Financial Group, LP, which provides fixed insurance products. In addition to his advisory roles, Keys is a partner in a family business involved in purchasing and renovating homes for resale. LPL Financial offers advisory and brokerage services to a diverse client base, including individual investors, retirement plan sponsors, institutions, charities, and high-net-worth households. The firm provides a variety of investment delivery options supported by an in-house research team and combines large-scale advisory operations with a range of non-advisory financial products.

General retirement planning College savings (529s, UTMA, etc.)
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Marie N

CFP®, Series 63, Series 65

Houston, TX

Neal Financial Group, L.P.

Marie Navarre is a CFP® professional with 27 years of experience in financial advising. She has been with Neal Financial Group, L.P. since 2002 and also maintains an affiliation with LPL Financial, LLC over the same period. Outside of her advisory work, she assists in her spouse’s medical office with secretarial duties. Neal Financial Group, L.P. provides financial planning and pension-consulting services to various entities including employee benefit plans, trusts, and corporations, as well as individual clients. The firm focuses on advisory and consulting engagements supported by formal pension-consulting expertise and employs analytic techniques such as Modern Portfolio Theory and discounted cash flow models.

General retirement planning College savings (529s, UTMA, etc.)
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