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Howard Rush - First Command

6.7/10 overall scoreGood
5.0

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What Customers Say

top reviews · via Google

★★★★★10 months ago

My wife and I have entrusted our financial well-being with Howard for years and been rewarded with stability and asset growth that we never could have achieved on our own. He has skillfully guided us towards our financial goals and given us security that a comfortable retireme…

Adam Croft

★★★★★10 months ago

I strongly recommend First Command's Howard Rush and his office team, Kristina and Kim, for financial planning. The team is proactive, efficient in their work, and very timely in responding to questions. I completely trust Howard in the advice and guidance he has provided to…

Milt Salter

★★★★★5 months ago

We would strongly encourage anyone seeking financial planning assistance to reach out to First Command's Howard Rush and his team, Kim and Kristina. We have entrusted them with our financial planning for nearly two decades and without hesitation, we would do it again. Their…

David Stanley

Business at a Glance

How we scored this →

Overall Score

Good

6.7/10

Subcategory Rank

of 23 in Financial Planner · Top 25%

#3

Category Rank

of 485 in Services · Bottom 50%

#312

Overall Rank

of 2464 in Columbus · Bottom 50%

#1776

Online Presence

Fair

5.1/10

Website Rating

Needs Work · tap for breakdown

3/10
Mobile ScoreNot measured
Desktop Score
73/100
Page Load (LCP)Not measured

Notes

mobile score unavailable; desktop score 73; site unreachable

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Rank in Financial Planner

#3of 23Top 25%
1
6.8
Momentum Wealth Management
2
6.7
Garret Messner - First Command
3
6.7
Howard Rush - First Command
4
6.6
Ismael Espada Jr. - Edward Jones Financial Advisor
5
6.4
Chris Webb - Edward Jones Financial Advisor
6
6.0
Capital Wealth Management Group
7
5.9
Stifel
8
5.9
Townsend Wealth Management
Category average: 5.6/10

Estimated Upside

benchmarks · industry sources

+42%

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+50%

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Issues Found

  • No photos on Google — listings with photos get 42% more direction requests

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