Jim Tindall is a Managing Partner with Echelon Investment Management, LLC, and has over 30 years' experience in the financial services business. His various roles include senior management, portfolio manager, and chief investment officer. Jim is a graduate of The Ranch Management Program at TCU, earned a Bachelor's Degree in Business (Finance) and his MBA from Texas Tech, which included additional graduate courses in asset management and advanced financial planning. He also served in the U.S. Army with the 101st Airborne Division and the 1st Battalion Rangers 75th Infantry.
Echelon Investment Management is a Texas based private wealth management firm that provides fee-based, customized client investment counsel, based on the client's business, wealth and retirement goals. Echelon's mission is to consistently enrich our clients' lives by identifying, preserving and achieving their established financial and wealth objectives. Echelon's team of experienced, knowledgeable and trusted advisors work hand-in-hand with clients to ensure every investment decision supports our clients' futures. Trust is the number one determinant of success in any relationship. For years, Echelon has worked to earn our clients' trust. Our team cares about the individual dreams and goals of our clients. We always put the clients' needs first and conduct business with integrity, honesty and truth. When new clients team up with our Echelon advisors, they benefit from one-on-one investment counsel expected from a boutique firm, as well as access to robust technology and services from Echelon's custodial partnership with Charles Schwab Institutional Services including 401K PCRA accounts, and our relationship for ORP and 403(b) account management with Fidelity Management.
In addition, Echelon's customer service is exactly what our clients expect... nimble, knowledgeable and personal. Our clients know our advisors on a personal level and investment decisions are made only after the advisor understands the client's financial position and goals and how to best address those needs. Investing with Echelon is truly a team undertaking. We believe by working effectively together, we will glide across the finish line of financial security.
Echelon Investment Management is a DBA of Integrated Advisors Network. Integrated is a Registered Investment Advisor with the Securities and Exchange Commission and as such is a fiduciary. We are required to act as fiduciary in all cases and are bound to always do what is in our client's best interest.
General Information |
| Firm Start Year: | 2011 | |
| Insurance License#: | NA |
| States Licensed in: | Texas and all under de minimus classification |
| Number of Years with Current Firm: | 10 |
| Work Experience: | Jim Tindall is a Managing Partner with Echelon Investment Management, LLC, and has over 30 years of experience in the financial services business. His various roles include senior management, portfolio manager, and chief investment officer. |
| Work with the following types of clients: | Businesses, Individual Investors, Non-Profit Organizations, Education professionals 403B retirement plans. |
| Advisory Services Provided: | Financial Advice & Consulting, Financial Planning for Individuals, Investment Advice & Management, Financial Planning, Portfolio Management, 401K Rollovers, Wealth Management, Education Funding and Planning, Risk Management, Money Management |
Services |
| Investment Types: | Mutual Funds, Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs), Bonds, Stocks, Alternative Investments |
| Can meet clients in the following ways: | Our Office, Phone, Your Office, Your Home, Video Conference |
Firm Information |
| Firm's Number of Clients: | 6600 |
| Assets Managed by Firm: | $3.2 Billion |
| Advisor's Number of Planning Clients: | NA |
Compensation and Fees |
| Fee Structure: | Fee-Only |
| Minimum Portfolio Size for New Managed Accounts: | $250,000 |
| Fee % Based on Assets: | 1% max |
| Additional Details on Charges: | 1% $0 - $1,000,000 .90% $1,000,000.01 - $2,000,000 .80% $2,000,000.01 + Negotiable for portfolios in excess of $3,000,000 |
Education |
| Ranch Management - Ranch Management Program | Texas Christian University
09/05/1976-05/21/1977 |
| Business - Finance | Texas Tech University
09/5/1980-08/21/1983 |
| MBA - Business | Texas Tech University
09/08/2008-08/23/2010 |
Financial Services |
| Portfolio Management
We manage all portfolios with a global view. Portfolios contain mutual funds and exchange traded funds that hold domestic and foreign securities. These portfolios typically have a domestic large, mid and small cap equity component, a foreign equity component and then a fixed income allocation. Each portfolio is designed with attention to the personal situation of the client. Through conversations with each client, we ascertain their personal risk tolerance, their acceptance of portfolio volatility, who they are and what their goals may be. In some instances, we use questionnaires to confirm risk tolerance. |
| Financial Advice & Consulting
In our initial conversations we'll work with you to establish goals. *Organization We bring order to your financial life by helping you get your financial house in order at the macro level, with investments, insurance, estate, and taxes, and at the micro level, with things like household cash flow. *Accountability We help you follow through on financial commitments by working with you to prioritize goals and regularly review progress. We will hold your feet to the fire regarding your stated best intentions. Objectivity We help you avoid emotionally driven decisions by being available to consult at key moments and doing the necessary research to ensure you have all the information you need. *Proactivity We help you anticipate and prepare for life transitions by regularly assessing potential events and creating action plans to manage them. *Education Before you make an important decision, we provide vital resources based on a thorough understanding of your situation and walk you through all options and potential risks. *Partnership We work in concert with you to help you achieve your best life, taking time to understand your background, philosophy, needs, and objectives. We collaborate with you and always offer transparency around our costs and compensation. |
| 401K Rollovers
We facilitate movement of funds to a custodian and then assume management. |
| Wealth Management
We manage all portfolios with a global view. Portfolios contain mutual funds and exchange traded funds that hold domestic and foreign securities. These portfolios typically have a domestic large, mid and small cap equity component, a foreign equity component and then a fixed income allocation. Each portfolio is designed with attention to the personal situation of the client. Through conversations with each client, we ascertain their personal risk tolerance, their acceptance of portfolio volatility, who they are and what their goals may be. In some instances, we use questionnaires to confirm risk tolerance. |
| Risk Management
We assure thru conversations that all portfolios are managed based on client risk profile. |
Disclosures |
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Additional Detailed Disclosures |
Registered Investment Advisor:
Yes
Investment Advisor Representative:
Yes
Acknowledged fiduciary:
Yes
Compliance Disclosures in Last 5 years:
I have a clean record
Criminal Disclosures in Last 5 years:
I have a clean record
| Texas Panhandle, Texas South Plains, East New Mexico , Western Oklahoma |
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