# Does anyone use Focus Partners Wealth? (was Buckingham)

**URL:** <https://community.clark.com/t/does-anyone-use-focus-partners-wealth-was-buckingham/8164>\
**Category:** Investing\
**Created:** [August 14, 2025, 1:12am UTC](https://community.clark.com/t/does-anyone-use-focus-partners-wealth-was-buckingham/8164 "2025-08-14T01:12:16Z")\
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**Author:** ![tsm693](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/2acd7d/32.png) [@tsm693](https://community.clark.com/u/tsm693)\
**Post date:** [August 14, 2025, 1:12am UTC](https://community.clark.com/t/does-anyone-use-focus-partners-wealth-was-buckingham/8164/1 "2025-08-14T01:12:17Z")

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I want to make sure that Clark approves of them

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**Author:** ![ThriftyRunner](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ccd318/32.png) [@ThriftyRunner](https://community.clark.com/u/ThriftyRunner)\
**Post date:** [August 20, 2025, 5:07pm UTC](https://community.clark.com/t/does-anyone-use-focus-partners-wealth-was-buckingham/8164/2 "2025-08-20T17:07:17Z")

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Buckingham previously had Larry Swedroe as the chief investment strategist. However, Larry has been retired for probably ten years. Still a prolific writer putting the academic research into investing. In the 2000 - 2010 timeframe Larry was a frequent poster on the Bogleheads web site. There are the Diehard Vanguard investors.

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**Author:** ![tsm693](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/2acd7d/32.png) [@tsm693](https://community.clark.com/u/tsm693)\
**Post date:** [August 20, 2025, 5:34pm UTC](https://community.clark.com/t/does-anyone-use-focus-partners-wealth-was-buckingham/8164/3 "2025-08-20T17:34:54Z")

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Thank You so much

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**Author:** ![ThriftyRunner](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ccd318/32.png) [@ThriftyRunner](https://community.clark.com/u/ThriftyRunner)\
**Post date:** [August 20, 2025, 7:11pm UTC](https://community.clark.com/t/does-anyone-use-focus-partners-wealth-was-buckingham/8164/4 "2025-08-20T19:11:27Z")

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Check their fees. When Larry was the chief market strategist, their fees were 1%. If they went to 1.25% that would be too high. Larry was a value guy and liked DFA funds. Probably still do some of the same things with value. Ask about that.

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**Author:** ![p1g1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/cab0a1/32.png) [@p1g1](https://community.clark.com/u/p1g1)\
**Post date:** [August 20, 2025, 8:13pm UTC](https://community.clark.com/t/does-anyone-use-focus-partners-wealth-was-buckingham/8164/5 "2025-08-20T20:13:28Z")

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Their funds have at least in the past tilted to value and small growth. I think that it is unlikely that the returns from their funds (net assets under management fee and the higher expense ratios associated with actively managed funds) will outperform equivalent value or small cap index funds.  
Financial Advisors can be beneficial for individuals with significant wealth particulary in the areas of taxes and insurance.

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**Author:** ![tsm693](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/2acd7d/32.png) [@tsm693](https://community.clark.com/u/tsm693)\
**Post date:** [September 24, 2025, 7:41pm UTC](https://community.clark.com/t/does-anyone-use-focus-partners-wealth-was-buckingham/8164/6 "2025-09-24T19:41:12Z")

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Account Value Annual Fee  
On the first $1,000,000 1.00%  
On the next $1,000,000 0.90%  
On the next $3,000,000 0.70%  
On the next $5,000,000 0.60%  
On the next $10,000,000 0.50%  
On all amounts thereafter 0.40%  
Minimum Annual Fee: $3,000.0