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Ryan Kidd

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Validus Financial Associates
Ryan Kidd
Tel: 623-825-1020 8877 West Union Hills Drive Suite 540 Peoria, AZ 85382
About Ryan Kidd
Ryan Kidd, Senior Partner with Validus Financial Associates, first launched his career as an Evaluator at a Nuclear Power Plant. This afforded him the chance to develop his aptitude for communication and leadership. He later channeled this unique skillset into his passion for finance as he embarked on a career in retirement planning for Utility/Nuclear Power Plant employees. Ryan's client base grew as he helped build a better financial future and transition his clients into retirement. Ryan is a Certified Retirement Counselor® who is committed to helping individuals and business owners with Financial/Retirement Planning, Estate Planning Strategies and Business Succession Planning.

Ryan Kidd received his bachelor's degree in Business Administration, a master's degree in Counseling and a Certificate in Retirement Planning from Wharton. In addition to education, he holds Series 7, 66 and 24 registrations through LPL Financial and Life and Health licenses. His dedication and success in the financial service industry has led to many awards. His dedication to his clients has led him to author his first book "The Art of Retiring Whole", a non-financial guide to retiring with purpose, productivity and endless possibilities.
About Validus Financial Associates
Validus Financial Associates provides you access to a highly experienced group of professionals who provide a collaborative approach to help you toward realizing your stated goals. We help you define your vision for the future and create a clear, concise course of action to optimize your potential for financial success. Additionally, as part of your financial plan we will factor in all aspects of your financial situation including how taxes, timing and other factors may affect your portfolio now and in the future.
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Our Team

Aaron
Aaron Montez
CFP®

Aaron Montez, Senior Partner with Validus Financial Associates, chose to be a financial professional as his desired profession early in life. After graduating with a finance degree from Arizona State University, Aaron was able to grow a client base helping individuals and business owners with their financial, education and retirement planning, estate planning strategies, and business succession planning. As a benefit to his clients Aaron sought and received a Certificate in Retirement Planning from Wharton School and holds Series 7, 63, 65 and 24 registrations as well as Life and Health Licenses.

Andrew
Andrew St John
CFP®

Andy St. John, has earned the CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER professional certification and is with Validus Financial Associates. As a full time ASU student, Andy also worked full time as assistant superintendent for a custom home builder in Paradise Valley AZ. He started his financial planning career with AXA Advisors after graduating from Arizona State University with bachelors of Science in Global Business in 2008. Andy spent two years of his financial planning career helping a Certified Public Accounting firm in Scottsdale Arizona develop their financial planning practice. Andy gained valuable experience coordinating tax reduction strategies with financial planning techniques. As Assistant Agency Manager of the Southwest Branch from 2012 to 2016, Andy administered the new advisor training and development program for Arizona, New Mexico and Nevada.

General Information
Firm Start Year:

1926

Name of Broker/Dealer:

LPL Financial

States Licensed in:

AZ

Number of Years with Current Firm:

8

Work with the following types of clients:

Businesses, Individual Investors

Advisory Services Provided:

Financial Advice & Consulting, Investment Advice & Management, Estate Planning & Trusts, Financial Planning, Portfolio Management, Retirement Planning, 401K Rollovers, Wealth Management, Education Funding and Planning, Financial Planning for Businesses, Financial Planning for Individuals

Qualifications & Memberships
Insurance and Annuity Licenses:

Annuity, Health, Life, Variable Annuity, Long Term Care, Variable Life, Disability

Services
Investment Types:

Mutual Funds, Options & Futures, Bonds, Stocks, Annuities, Commodities, Alternative Investments

Can meet clients in the following ways:

Email, Phone, Our Office, Video Conference

Compensation and Fees
Fee Structure:

Fee-Based

Minimum Portfolio Size for New Managed Accounts:

$100,000

Compensation Methods:

Based on Assets

Firm Information
Total Assets Under Management by Advisor:

350,000,000

Preferred meeting methods
I provide a free initial consultation:

Yes

22 Years of Experience
Compliance
Registered RepresentativeYes
Investment Advisor RepresentativeYes
Acknowledged fiduciaryYes
Compliance Disclosures in Last 5 yearsI have a clean record
Criminal Disclosures in Last 5 yearsI have a clean record
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