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Carl R Barton

Advisor at Creative Planning — Woodland Hills, UT

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Credentials

CFP®, Series 63, Series 66

Experience

32 years

Location

Woodland Hills, UT

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Creative Planning

Enterprise

Total advisors

1,176

Across 414 offices

Clients per advisor

74 Typical

Avg AUM per client

$2,113,277 Very High

HNW client ratio

45% Very High

About

Carl Barton is a CFP®-certified financial advisor with 32 years of industry experience. He is currently with Creative Planning, LLC, having joined the firm in 2022. His prior experience includes nearly three decades at Fidelity, where he held roles at both Fidelity Brokerage Services, Inc. and Fidelity Personal and Workplace Advisors. Outside of his advisory work, he is the owner of Jami Holding Company, LLC, a business involved in real estate purchases and rentals. Creative Planning provides wealth management, financial planning, and retirement-plan advisory services to a diverse client base, including high-net-worth individuals, pension plans, and corporations. The firm employs a financial-planning-led investment approach with emphasis on low-cost indexing, buy-and-hold strategies, and selective private market exposure, managing approximately $295.6 billion in client assets.

Client services

Based on Creative Planning

Financial planning Portfolio management Pension consulting Selection of other advisers Educational seminars or workshops

Expertise

Based on Creative Planning

Private / alternative investments Tax-loss harvesting ESG / Sustainable investing Retirement plans for business owners (SEP, solo 401k) Retirement income strategy

Occupation focus

Based on Creative Planning

Founder/Business Owner Executive Retired

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Fee options

Fixed

Financial planning fees typically range from $1,500 to $15,000; executive programs or complex cases range from $5,000 to $300,000; flat fees are negotiated and agreed upon beforehand

Percentage

$0 - $500,000: 1.20% $500,001 - $2,000,000: 1.00% $2,000,001 - $5,000,000: 0.85% $5,000,001 - $10,000,000: 0.80% $10,000,001 - $25,000,000: 0.70% $25,000,001 - $50,000,000: 0.40% $50,000,001 - $100,000,000: 0.30% $100,000,001+: 0.25%

Project-based

Negotiable hourly fee for Retirement Plan Services and financial planning services

Other

Account minimum: $200,000 Minimum fee: Minimum management fee for clients with assets under $500,000; $10,000 minimum for nonprofit organizations; $10,000 minimum for consulting services in Retirement Plan Services; $1,000 minimum for 3(38) investment advisory services in Retirement Plan Services

Location

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Woodland Hills, UT

Woodland Hills UT

Advisors at this office

1

Most active in

Utah

Work history

32 years of industry experience

Creative Planning, LLC

2022 - Present • 4 years

Overland Park, KS

Unemployed

2022 - 2022 • 1 year

Salt Lake City, UT

Fidelity Personal and Workplace Advisors

2018 - 2022 • 4 years

Boston, MA

Fidelity Brokerage Services, Inc.

1993 - 2022 • 29 years

Salt Lake City, UT

Disclosures

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CFP®

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Series 66

Mapleton, UT

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CFP®, Series 63, Series 65

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Series 63, Series 65

Payson, UT

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General retirement planning Income planning Wealth management Tax strategies for small businesses
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Stephanie B

CFP®, Series 65

Spanish Fork, UT

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Ewan M

Series 65

Mapleton, UT

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Business sale tax planning Business ownership considerations Cash flow / budgeting College savings (529s, UTMA, etc.)
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