James S. Farmer

CLU, ChFC Managing Partner, Financial Strategies Group, LLP

As a founding managing partner with FSG, with over thirty-nine years of experience, James has assisted numerous high-net worth clients in planning their estates and paying minimal or zero estate tax. Prior to FSG, James was a First Vice President with Wachovia Securities and Prudential Securities where he helped lay the groundwork for the development of a nationwide Business and Estate Planning program. Currently,


James is the Estate Planning instructor at the Exit Planning Institute. From 1979 to 1996, James was with Prudential where he held numerous management positions.
James is a member of the elite Forum 400 organization, comprised of leaders in production and innovation in financial services. He has won multiple President citations, was the president of the Association of Life Underwriters in Chicago and was a Vice President on the Charter Life Underwriter (CLU) Board.


Additionally, he has been published in the CLU Journal. James is a Certified Life Underwriter (CLU), a Chartered Financial Consultant (ChFC) and holds life, accident and health licenses, as well as Series 7 and 63 registrations.