Chief Executive Officer and Managing Partner

0000950123-17-001059.txt : 20170208 0000950123-17-001059.hdr.sgml : 20170208 20170208083024 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000950123-17-001059 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 13F-HR PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 2 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20161231 FILED AS OF DATE: 20170208 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20170208 EFFECTIVENESS DATE: 20170208 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: Formidable Asset Management, LLC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001592613 IRS NUMBER: 462376509 STATE OF INCORPORATION: OH FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 13F-HR SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 028-15660 FILM NUMBER: 17580995 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 221 E. 4TH STREET STREET 2: SUITE 2850 CITY: CINCINNATI STATE: OH ZIP: 45202 BUSINESS PHONE: 513-655-5566 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 221 E. 4TH STREET STREET 2: SUITE 2850 CITY: CINCINNATI STATE: OH ZIP: 45202 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: BBK Capital Partners, LLC DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 20131121 13F-HR 1 primary_doc.xml 13F-HR LIVE false true false 0001592613 XXXXXXXX 12-31-2016 12-31-2016 Formidable Asset Management, LLC

221 E. 4th Street Suite 2850 Cincinnati OH 45202

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