James Donald Maher

Employer firm

Archford Capital Strategies, LLC CRD 164482

$1.49B regulatory AUM 4 advisory clients

Reported services (Item 5G)

• Financial planning
• Portfolio management (individuals)
• Portfolio management (institutions)
• Pension consulting
• Selection of other advisers
• Periodicals / newsletters

From the firm’s Form ADV. Read the guides:

• Item 5F — Regulatory AUM
• Item 5G — Advisory services
• Full firm profile

Current Employers

Employment History

• 03/2013 → Present
  Archford Capital Strategies
  Swansea, IL
• 03/2013 → 06/2023
  Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments, Inc.
  Albany, NY
• 08/2014 → Present
  Archford Consulting, Llc
  Swansea, IL
• 06/2023 → 01/2025
  Private Client Services
  Swansea, IL
• 01/2025 → Present
  Valmark Securities, Inc.
  Akron, OH
• 03/2013 → Present
  Jim Maher Law
  Swansea, IL

Previous Registrations

• 2001-04-27 → 2013-04-19
  Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated
  Swansea, IL

Other Businesses

1) Archford Accounting, LLC. 13 Wolf Creek Dr, Ste 2, Swansea, IL 62226. Accounting and tax services. Owner. 5 hrs./mo.; 5 during trading hrs./// 2) Archford Consulting, LLC. 13 Wolf Creek Dr, Ste 2, Swansea, IL 62226. Personal Consulting (not investment related) Owner. 10 hrs./mo.; 5 during trading hrs./// 3) Jim Maher Law. 13 Wolf Creek Dr., Ste 2, Swansea, IL 62226. Attorney. 1 hr./mo.; 1 during trading hrs./// 4) St. Louis Scott Gallagher (SLSG). 1046 McDonough Lake Rd, Collinsville, IL 62243. Soccer Club. Member of the Board of Directors. 2 hrs./mo.; 2 during trading hrs./// 5) Business Alliance Masterminds. 13 Wolf Creek Dr, Ste 2, Swansea, IL 62226. Exit Planning. President. 2 hrs./mo.; 2 during trading hrs./// 6) Archford Capital Strategies, LLC. 13 Wolf Creek Dr, Ste 2, Swansea, IL 62226. RIA. 160 hrs./mo.; 120 during trading hrs./// 7) Fixed Insurance Product Sales. 13 Wolf Creek Dr, Ste 2, Swansea, IL 62226. Insurance Product Sales. 5 hrs./mo.; 5 during trading hrs./// 8) Vistage. 13 Wolf Creek Dr, Ste 2, Swansea, IL 62226. Professional Networking. Member. 10 hrs./mo.; 5 during trading hrs./// 9) World Game-Changers CIC. 3.15 Hollinwood Business Centre, Albert Street, Hollinwood, United Kingdom, OL8 3Ql. 2 hrs./mo.; 2 during trading hrs. 10/25/2024./// 10) Leadership Council of Southwestern Illinois. 104 Magnolia Drive, Suite B, Glen Carbon, IL 62034. 1 hr./mo.; 1 hr./mo. during trading hours. 09/26/2024./// 11) Titan 100 St. Louis Region. 3660 Market St, St. Louis, MO 63110. 6 hrs./mo.; 6 hrs./mo. during trading hours. 09/26/2024./// 12) St. Louis Community Foundation. 2 Oak Knoll Park, Clayton, MO 63105. Board Member. 1 hr./mo.; 1 hr./mo. during trading hours. 12/2025./// 13) St Louis Children's Hospital Foundation; 1001 Highlands Plaza Drive West, Suite 160, St. Louis, MO 63110; Foundation connects care, community and discovery to help every child grow up stronger. We work with individual donors, corporations, foundations and community groups. Generous donations support groundbreaking research and exceptional, compassionate care for patients and their families; Board of Trustee Member and Finance Committee Member; Set policy and are directly responsible for and involved in securing resources so the services the Hospital provides may be extended to all children. Board Members are also responsible for the development and implementation of ongoing strategic plans and the consistent stewardship of contributed funds; NOT Investment Related; Start Date 07/01/2025; Approximately 1-5 hrs. per month; not compensated./// 14) NFP - An AON Company; 200 Park Avenue 32nd Floor, New York, New York 10166; Structured settlements for attorneys fees, under Code section 130 the plaintiff and the attorney can take fees as a structure?I will be assisting the attorneys in structuring settlements with NFP; Settlement Consultant; Will be assisting with Code Section 130 structured settlements; YES Investment Related; Start Date 10/2025; Approximately 1-5 hrs. per month; A portion of the structured settlement (Single Premium Immediate Annuity/Fixed Annuity) split between myself as an independent contractor and NFP for making the introduction and being the referral source. The selling agent on the product is with NFP.///

Exams

• S66 Uniform Combined State Law Examination
  2001-06-04
• S63 Uniform Securities Agent State Law Examination
  1997-03-17

Designations

• Certified Financial Planner

Other Names

• Jim Maher