Chief Executive Officer and Managing Partner

0000950123-16-022035.txt : 20161114 0000950123-16-022035.hdr.sgml : 20161111 20161114082909 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000950123-16-022035 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 13F-HR PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 2 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20160930 FILED AS OF DATE: 20161114 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20161114 EFFECTIVENESS DATE: 20161114 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: 161990797 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 09-30-2016 09-30-2016 Formidable Asset Management, LLC

221 E. 4TH STREET Suite 2850 CINCINNATI OH 45202

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