James
Colbourne

Merit Financial Advisors

CRD#2565009
Investment Advisor
in Alpharetta, GA

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About this Advisor

James Colbourne is a financial advisor operating in Alpharetta, Georgia with 7 years of industry experience. Colbourne is on the advisory team at Merit Financial Advisors. Their career trajectory has included roles at Stephens Inc, Lpl Financial LLC and Merit Financial Group, LLC. Colbourne has Series 63 and Series 65 licenses, certifying them as both a securities agent and an investment advisor representative, and is able to serve investors in Georgia and Texas. Merit Financial Advisors is a registered investment company based out of Alpharetta, GA. The company has offices in 40 locations and a total of 217 people on staff. It administers $6 billion in assets among its 19,368 accounts, making it one of the largest investment advisory firms in the nation by assets under management. The firm advises 18 charitable organizations. Of its 19,368 accounts, 22% belong to high-net-worth clients who have more than $1 million in investable assets. Merit Financial Advisors provides a number of services, including financial planning services, portfolio management for individuals and small businesses, portfolio management for institutional clients, pension consulting services, selection of other advisers, publication of newsletters and educational seminars. Financial advisory fee schedules typically depend on which service is offered. However, fee types charged by Merit Financial Advisors most likely are comprised of some blend of asset-based, hourly, fixed and other fees.

Certifications and Registrations

Series 63, Series 65

Years Registered*

7 years

Services Offered

Financial planning services, Portfolio management for individuals and/or small businesses, Portfolio management for businesses or institutional clients, Pension consulting services, Selection of other advisers, Publication of periodicals or newsletters, Educational seminars/workshops

Fee Structure

Percentage of Assets, Hourly Charges, Fixed Fees, Others

Office Location

2400 Lakeview Parkway Suite 550
Alpharetta, GA 30009

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Merit Financial Advisors Brokerage Details

Total Assets Under Management

$5,522,570,668

GA Average: $3,570,121,308
Total Number of Employees

217

GA Average: 58
Total Number of Accounts

19,368

GA Average: 1,608
Average Account Size

$285,139

GA Average: $2,220,225

Investment Advisory Services

  • Financial planning services
  • Portfolio management for individuals and/or small businesses
  • Portfolio management for businesses or institutional clients
  • Pension consulting services
  • Selection of other advisers
  • Publication of periodicals or newsletters
  • Educational seminars/workshops

James Colbourne Work History

James has been registered as a financial advisor for 7 years.*

2015 - Present (9 years)

Merit Financial Group, LLC

2014 - Present (10 years)

Lpl Financial LLC

2012 - 2014 (2 years)

Stephens Inc

*The number of years registered in this profile is calculated by taking the year of an advisor's first active registration and subtracting it from the current year.

Disclosures

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Financial Advisors at Merit Financial Advisors

Caleb Tucker
Alpharetta, GA
Patrice Cobb
Alpharetta, GA
Craig Anderson
Lawrenceville, GA
Melissa Griffith
Birmingham, AL
William Focia
Birmingham, AL
Billy Grissom
Alpharetta, GA
Peter Abbate
Alpharetta, GA
Laura Sithens
Alpharetta, GA

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