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Benjamin Franklin

42 Years of Experience
BrokerSells Insurance

Benjamin Franklin is a CFP-designated registered investment advisor at Creative Financial Designs, INC., based in Urbana, IL, with 42 years of industry experience. Benjamin operates on a fee-only basis, meaning they do not earn commissions from product sales. Their practice areas include Financial Planning & Coaching, Investment Management. Their firm serves 9,767 clients with $2.5B in assets under management.

Compensation
Fee-Only (% of Portfolio)Fixed/Hourly
Firm Size
155 advisors
Number of Clients
9,767 clients
Average Client Portfolio
$254K average
Assets Under Management
$2.5B

Fee Structure

Minimum Investment:$10K

Creative Financial Designs offers investment management services through various strategies, each with its own focus and minimum account size. These strategies include American Funds Focused, Best in Class, Biblical Faith Values (CFD4, Combination, Eventide Focused, Funds, Income, Inspire Focused, Tax-Wise, Timothy Focused), CFD4, Combination, Exchange Traded Funds, Five Tool, Fundamental Opportunities, Funds, Global, Income Strategy, Large Cap Growth, Large Cap Value, Progressive Trends, and Tax-Wise. Fees for these services are not detailed in this brochure.

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Location

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

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History

Regulatory History
Clean regulatory record

No disclosures, customer disputes, or regulatory actions on file.

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Other Business ActivitiesSells Insurance

Benjamin is an insurance agent and owner involved in insurance sales, dedicating a few hours per week. He also serves as treasurer for a non-profit and owns Franklin Wealth Advisors, Inc. where he works full-time in tax preparation and oversight.

Employment History
Current Registrations
Cfd Investments, INC.Broker
February 2018 - Present · 8 yrs 2 mos
Creative Financial Designs, INC.
February 2018 - Present · 8 yrs 2 mos
Previous Registrations
First Allied Securities, INC.Broker
May 2008 - February 2018 · 9 yrs 9 mos
First Allied Advisory Services, INC.
January 2007 - February 2018 · 11 yrs 1 mo
Ffp Advisory Services INC
May 1998 - January 2007 · 8 yrs 8 mos
Ffp Securities, INC.Broker
January 1988 - May 2008 · 20 yrs 4 mos
Financial Planners Equity CorporationBroker
March 1983 - December 1987 · 4 yrs 9 mos
State Registrations13 states
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AdvisorBrokerBoth

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Exams
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