Timothy
Franklin

Creative Financial Designs, Inc

CRD#4660928
Investment Advisor
in Urbana, IL

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Timothy Franklin is a certified financial planner operating out of Urbana, Illinois with 5 years of industry experience. Franklin is currently employed by Creative Financial Designs, Inc. Throughout their career, Franklin has worked at Franklin Financial Planning, First Allied Securities, Inc and First Allied Advisory Services, Inc. Franklin holds a Series 66 license, qualifying them as both a securities agent and an investment advisor representative, and can operate in Illinois. Creative Financial Designs, Inc is an advisory company based out of Kokomo, IN. The firm has offices in 94 locations and a total of 145 financial advisors. It oversees $2 billion in total assets between its 11,616 client accounts, making it one of the largest firms in the nation by assets under management. The firm advises seven charitable organizations. Of its 11,616 client accounts, just 5% belong to high-net-worth individuals who have at least $1 million in assets available to invest. Creative Financial Designs, Inc provides a number of services, such as financial planning services, portfolio management for individuals and small businesses, portfolio management for institutional clients, market timing services and educational seminars. Financial advisory fees usually depend on which services the firm provides the client. Fee types charged by Creative Financial Designs, Inc likely are comprised of any blend of asset-based, hourly and fixed fees.

Certifications and Registrations

Series 66, CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™

Years Registered*

5 years

Services Offered

Financial planning services, Portfolio management for individuals and/or small businesses, Portfolio management for businesses or institutional clients, Market timing services, Educational seminars/workshops

Fee Structure

Percentage of Assets, Hourly Charges, Fixed Fees

Office Location

1606 Willow View Road Ste 2-F
Urbana, IL 61802

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Creative Financial Designs, Inc Brokerage Details

Total Assets Under Management

$1,710,359,005

IL Average: $1,347,246,178
Total Number of Employees

145

IL Average: 46
Total Number of Accounts

11,616

IL Average: 1,775
Average Account Size

$147,242

IL Average: $759,012

Investment Advisory Services

  • Financial planning services
  • Portfolio management for individuals and/or small businesses
  • Portfolio management for businesses or institutional clients
  • Market timing services
  • Educational seminars/workshops

Timothy Franklin Work History

Timothy has been registered as a financial advisor for 5 years.*

2004 - Present (20 years)

Franklin Financial Planning

2012 - 2018 (6 years)

First Allied Advisory Services, Inc

2008 - 2018 (10 years)

First Allied Securities, 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 Creative Financial Designs, Inc

Andrew Hackett
Kokomo, IN
Orie Augsburger
Kokomo, IN
Larry Chavez
Hollister, CA
Gary Reese
Kokomo, IN
James Kelley
Lenexa, KS
Sherry Hight
Kokomo, IN
Douglas Beam
Morganton, NC
Diana Covell
Kokomo, IN

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