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Carol Yvonne Ransom Sutterfield

Advisor at Gradient Advisors, LLC — Fort Smith, AR

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Credentials

Series 66

Experience

25 years

Location

Fort Smith, AR 72901

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Gradient Advisors, LLC

Multi-team

Total advisors

183

Across 152 offices

Clients per advisor

12 Very Low

Avg AUM per client

$134,534 Very Low

HNW client ratio

2% Very Low

About

Carol Ransom Sutterfield is a financial advisor with Gradient Advisors, LLC, holding a Series 66 designation and bringing 25 years of industry experience. She has been with Gradient Advisors since 2017 and also maintains roles with Northern Star Financial Group, LLC and Northern Star Advisory Group, Inc. Outside of her advisory work, she is owner of Carol Y. Ransom, Inc., which supports payroll and accounting functions. Gradient Advisors, LLC provides investment management, financial planning, and consulting services to individuals, retirement plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporations, and other business entities. The firm operates primarily through a network of Investment Advisor Representatives and third-party money managers, employing a largely non-discretionary model that incorporates fundamental, technical, and cyclical portfolio analysis.

Client services

Based on Gradient Advisors, LLC

Financial planning Portfolio management Pension consulting Selection of other advisers

Expertise

Based on Gradient Advisors, LLC

Retirement income strategy General tax planning

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Minimum fee: Financial planning fees range from $300 up to more than $2,000, negotiable based on complexity and advisor experience. Fee-only: Fixed fees for financial planning and consulting services, negotiable between $300 and over $2,000, possibly recurring (e.g., quarterly).

Location

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Fort Smith, AR

423 No 6th St

Fort Smith AR 72901

Advisors at this office

1

Most active in

Arkansas · Oklahoma

Work history

25 years of industry experience

Gradient Advisors, LLC

2017 - Present • 9 years

Arden Hills, MN

Northern Star Financial Group, LLC

2015 - Present • 11 years

Fort Smith, AR

Northern Star Advisory Group, Inc.

2015 - Present • 11 years

Fort Smith, AR

Carol Y. Ransom, Inc.

2014 - Present • 12 years

Fort Smith, AR

Gradient Securities, LLC

2013 - 2016 • 3 years

Arden Hills, MN

Ameriprise

2002 - 2013 • 11 years

AR

Morgan Stanley Dw Inc.

2002 - 2002 • 1 year

Little Rock, AR

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