James E. Ellis

Employer firm

Sound Income Strategies, LLC CRD 173272

$4.18B regulatory AUM 57 advisory clients

Reported services (Item 5G)

• Financial planning
• Portfolio management (individuals)
• Portfolio management (investment companies)
• Educational seminars

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

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

Current Employers

Employment History

• 05/2016 → 01/2017
  Cantella & Company
  Boston, MA
• 02/2017 → 02/2020
  Trilogy Financial
  Woburn, MA
• 07/2017 → 02/2020
  Trilogy Capital
  Woburn, MA
• 02/2020 → 10/2025
  Affinity Investment Group, Llc
  Exeter, NH
• 11/2025 → Present
  Retirement Income Source Sfg
  Leominster, MA
• 11/2025 → Present
  Sound Income Strategies, Llc
  Fort Lauderdale, FL

Previous Registrations

• 2020-02-20 → 2025-10-30
  Affinity Investment Group, Llc
  Exeter, NH
  Revere, MA
  Bedford, NH
  Nashua, NH
  North Andover, MA
  Concord, NH
  Portsmouth, NH
• 2018-02-20 → 2020-02-04
  Trilogy Capital, Inc.
  Woburn, MA
  Irvine, CA

Other Businesses

1. Retirement Income Source SFG - Fixed Insurance Sales - 11/2025 - present - Investment related - Sales of fixed annuities, fixed insurance, and life insurance - 142 Main Street, Leominster, MA 01453. This will encompass approximately 20% of business hours. 2. Retirement Income Source SFG - Client Service Advisor - 11/2025 - present - Investment Related- Servicing of clients for investment advisory services - 142 Main Street, Leominster, MA 0145. This will encompass approximately 80% of business hours. 3. Retirement Income Source, LLC DBA - 11/2025 - present - Investment Related - 142 Main Street, Leominster, MA 0145. The Retirement Income Source is used to market to prospective clients for Investment Advisory and Fixed Insurance services. This will not encompass any business hours.

Exams

• S65 Uniform Investment Adviser Law Examination
  2018-01-29

Other Names

• James Ellis