Resource Partner Directory

AEGON's Advisor Resources Group, founded in 1994, focuses exclusively on providing insurance product solutions to fee-only investment advisors.  Our product line consists of low-cost variable, fixed and immediate annuities.  Our core product is a no-load, low-cost variable annuity (Advisor's Edge) featuring active and passive managed subaccounts from leading investment management companies including Dimensional Fund Advisors (DFA), Vanguard, Fidelity, PIMCO and others.  This annuity is a pure solution to other, high-cost annuities and it offers a unique lifetime withdrawal guarantee rider that provides flexibility and security.

The Advisor Resources relationship management group assists advisors by providing enhanced service and support including annuity comparative analysis, downloads and pre-completion of client paperwork.

For additional information on lower-cost annuity solutions and ideas on how we can help you grow your assets under management please visit www.advisorresources.com or contact an AEGON Advisor Resources Consultant at 800.797.9177 option 2.

Ariel Investments, LLC is a Chicago-based investment firm. In keeping with our turtle logo, we employ a disciplined, patient approach to investing. In addition to managing separate accounts for institutional clients, the firm also serves as the investment advisor and distributor of the no-load Ariel Mutual Funds.

Since the inception of our firm in 1986, Cohen & Steers has maintained a strategic focus on dividend paying securities. We maintain a strategic focus on some of the highest yielding equity sectors, specializing in global real estate securities, preferred stocks, utilities, value equities and other dividend paying common stocks.

Empiric Core Equity (EMCAX, EMCCX) is a global, multi-cap, absolute return fund. The fund utilizes a highly structured, quantitive, and empirical (SQE) computer process to identify long and short opportunities. We believe the SQE process increases the chances of repeatability in investment returns. The fund's go-anywhere approach means it may be found in any style box at any time. The fund's objective is capital appreciation by investing in equity securities and derivatives of domestic and foreign corporations.

Contact Name: Gabe J Rodriguez
Phone Number: 800-880-0324 X3
Fax Number: 512-328-9809
E-mail address: gabe@empericadvisors.com

As a passive custodian, Equity Trust Company teams with advisors to help clients diversify their retirement accounts beyond the traditional stocks, bonds and mutual funds.  For more than 35 years Equity Trust Company has been helping individuals generate tax-free/tax-deferred wealth by self-directing IRAs and small business retirement accounts in real estate, promissory notes, tax liens, oil and gas, limited partnerships and more (refer to IRS publication 590 for regulations and any prohibited investments). 

The Equity Trust Professional Network provides advisors with resources to grow their business and clients' portfolios with this alternative investment strategy.  Resources include an online professional-only community for networking and industry updates; promotional materials; seminar hosting and continuing education opportunities.  For more information, contact Ann Siford at pronetwork@trustetc.com

FSEC makes direct investments in micro-cap oil and gas producers and service companies to acquire, develop, exploit and service producing properties. These investments are in a preferred position, and incorporate fixed and variable return elements to optimize risk-adjusted investor returns.

Jefferson National Life Insurance Company (Jefferson National) is a retirement savings company for fee-only advisors and the clients they serve. We believe that simple, low-cost variable annuities should be a part of every American's retirement portfolio, and we’ve made it our mission to help all Americans save more for retirement by launching Monument Advisor, the first variable annuity with a flat insurance fee. Founded in 1937, Jefferson National serves more than 40,000 customers nationwide. Jefferson National is domiciled in Dallas, Texas with authority in 49 states and the District of Columbia, and has offices in New York, N.Y. and in Louisville, KY. To reach our advisor support desk, please call 1-866-WHY-FLAT. To learn more, please visit www.jeffnat.com.

Low Load Insurance Services, Inc. in Tampa, Florida, provides fee-only financial advisors and their clients with comprehensive insurance consulting and support services. LLIS is not made up of money managers, accountants or financial planners, nor do we solicit business from the general public. Rather, we are experts in the insurance process -- from planning to ongoing service to policy reviews -- for term, long term care, disability, annuities, and low load fixed and variable life products from highly rated companies. We find the right insurance product based upon a client’s needs and their financial planner’s recommendations. That’s what makes us the advisor’s insurance advisor.

Established in 1975, MAGA LTD. is one of the nation’s most experienced Long Term Care Insurance (LTCI) broker specialists.  In fact, Murray Gordon, CEO and Founder of MAGA LTD., was influential in the development of LTCI policy features that are still found in LTCI policies marketed more than thirty years later.  MAGA’s experience and commitment to the LTCI industry ensures that you and your clients are always up to date with the latest information.  Over the years, MAGA LTD. has been interviewed on the topic of LTCI by a number of national publications including the Wall Street Journal, Kiplinger’s, Newsweek and Morningstar.  A NAPFA Resource Partner, MAGA created a LTCI group discount for NAPFA members and eligible family members.  Allow MAGA’s experience and expertise in long term care planning to work for you.  Call Brian Gordon, Peter Florek or Murray Gordon at 800-533-6242 for more information. www.magaltc.com

We offer a national Errors & Omissions Insurance program for Registered Investment Advisors (RIA's) and Investment Advisory Representatives (IAR's) who are typically financial planners and asset managers. Our program is available in all 50 states and is endorsed by several financial associations.

Murvin & Meier Oil Co. markets private placements of working interest energy investments. These multi-well natural gas Drilling Programs are suitable for high net worth individuals and offer participants investment diversification, long-term income, and substantial tax savings.

OAG Resources, Inc. is a privately held company that explores and produces oil, gas & coal properties throughout the U.S. with Accredited Investors, Industry & Institutional Partners.

One of the largest and most respected money management firms in the U.S. with over $200 billion in client assets, OppenheimerFunds offers a broad spectrum of mutual funds, separately managed accounts and hedge fund of funds products. Our reputation for investment excellence was created over a more than 40-year history of providing strong results in even the most difficult market climates. To find out more about our products and services, please call us at 800-981-2773.

Osterweis Capital Management ("OCM") was founded in 1983 by John Osterweis to serve the portfolio management needs of high net worth individuals. OCM currently manages over $2.7 billion in various products, including The Osterweis Fund, The Osterweis Strategic Income Fund and individually managed accounts.

John Ryan, CFP has been consulting with NAPFA members since 1983 on the evaluation of life, disability and long-term care insurance planning for their clients. Over 100 insurance companies’ products are considered. Additionally, a network of industry advisors is available to help NAPFA members solve more complicated planning issues.

• Massachusetts and New Hampshire Societies of CPAs
• AAA Southern New England, AAA Merrimack Valley, and AAA Pioneer Valley 
• Virginia, Tennessee, and Massachusetts Bankers Associations

Scottrade Advisor Services, a division of Scottrade, Inc., provides comprehensive custodial and institutional trading services for Registered Investment Advisors. With low commissions, no minimum asset requirements, no enrollment fees, and advanced account management tools, Scottrade Advisor Services provides exceptional value to advisors looking to grow their businesses. Advisors with Scottrade Advisor Services also receive personal service through dedicated relationship teams, while local branch offices provide support without competing with your business. For more information about how Scottrade Advisor Services can help you better serve your clients, visit http://advisor.scottrade.com.

For more than 25 years, the UMB Scout Funds have provided a prudent investment vehicle for registered investment advisors, Taft-Hartley plans, institutional clients and long-term investors. The Funds offer a wide range of investment objectives, including large-cap, mid-cap, small-cap, international, international smid-cap and fixed-income. With a disciplined and repeatable investment process focused on high-quality companies, the Funds’ advisor seeks to increase alpha while minimizing risk. Over the years, the Funds’ managers have been featured in many financial publications including, Barron’s, Investors Business Daily, SmartMoney, etc. The Funds have amassed more than $4.9 billion in assets (December 31, 2008). We look forward to discussing the Funds' proven investment philosophy with you. UMB Distribution Services, LLC, Distributor.

The Selected Funds are distinguished by outstanding portfolio management leadership, style fund consistency, and extremely high insider ownership in the funds. The Davis Investment Discipline, honed over three generations by the Davis family, guides us in purchasing durable, well-managed businesses at value prices and holding them for the long-term. Our commitment is demonstrated by the fact that as of June 30, 2009, the Davis family, employees and directors have almost $1.5 billion of their own money invested side by side with fellow shareholders in the various mutual funds our firm manages.

Shopoff Properties Trust, a publicly registered, non-traded REIT is available for your clients.  Our primary focus is investing in undeveloped, value add real estate assets and preparing them for development by seeking entitlements.  Our shares are offered on a commission free basis from our affiliate Shopoff Securities, Inc.

Contact Name: Investor Relations
Phone Number:1-877-874-7348  
Fax Number:949-417-1399  
E-mail Address: info@shopoff.com

Since 1997, Sincere & Co. has represented institutional mutual fund companies whose managers aren’t household names.  Our current clients include Marketfield Asset Management (Marketfield Fund - MFLDX) and Beck, Mack & Oliver (Beck Mack & Oliver Global Equity Fund – BMGEX).  For more information, please call 847.905.0225, email info@sincereco.com, or visit www.sincereco.com.

Founded in 1937, Baltimore-based T. Rowe Price (Nasdaq: TROW) is a global investment management firm with $334.7 billion in assets under management as of December 31, 2006. The firm provides a broad array of mutual funds, sub-advisory services, and separate account management for financial intermediaries, retirement plans, and individual and institutional investors. T. Rowe Price's disciplined, risk-aware investment approach focuses on diversification, style consistency, and fundamental research.

Trust Company of America Institutional Advisor Services is an independent, differentiated provider of custody, trading, and back office services to fee-based registered investment advisors. Trust Company Advisor Services provides a state-of-the-art modeled strategies trading platform where advisors can enter, execute, allocate, and reconcile trades across individual accounts, groups of accounts, or entire books of business in less than a minute. Other unique benefits include a specialized program for advisors who sell through representatives and a flexible, comprehensive fee management program. Trust Company Advisor Services delivers highly scalability solutions for growing advisors who want to spend less money on overhead and more time growing their business.   

Contact Name: Joanna Kafel-Knott
Phone Number: 800-955-7808
Fax Number: 303-705-6128
E-mail Address: sales@trustamerica.com

U.S. Global Investors, Inc. is a registered investment adviser and management firm servicing retail and institutional investors. The company manages a comprehensive family of no-load mutual funds, encompassing major asset classes and markets including gold and natural resources, stocks, government money markets, tax-free bonds and emerging markets. The company manages over $4.5 billion in mutual fund assets and has an established record of delivering self-directed investment solutions to a broad spectrum of individual investors, companies, non-profit organizations and pension plans.

Wells Fargo Home Mortgage* is a NAPFA Resource Partner with a dedicated Home Mortgage team to serve the unique needs of NAPFA members. We provide services in all 50 states, featuring a full menu of traditional products as well as reverse mortgages, second homes, construction-to-permanent financing and more. Your toll-free number is 866 253-2030.

Western & Southern Financial Group (Western & Southern) is a Cincinnati-based diversified family of financial services companies with assets owned, managed and under our care in excess of $42 billion as of Dec. 31, 2008. A Fortune 500 company, Western & Southern has received A.M. Best’s highest rating of A++ Superior for financial strength, Standard & Poor’s AA+ rating (one of the nine strongest life insurance groups in the world), Fitch’s AA+ rating and Aa3 (Stable) from Moody’s.