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Darren Cart

Advisor at Going CPAs and Wealth Advisors

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Location

Lafayette, LA 70508

Credentials

PFS™, Series 63, Series 65

Industry experience

15 years

About

Darren Cart is a financial advisor with Going CPAs and Wealth Advisors in Opelousas, LA. He holds the PFS™ designation along with Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has 15 years of industry experience. He has been a partner at Going, Sabastein, Fisher & Leboeuf, LLP since 2009. Outside of advisory work, he is involved as a partner in a consulting business, Majestic Heights Group, LLC. Going CPAs and Wealth Advisors serves individuals, trusts, estates, and retirement plans by providing financial planning, discretionary portfolio management, and project-based consulting. The firm integrates accounting and tax services with wealth management and employs a long-term, buy-and-hold investment approach primarily using mutual funds, ETFs, and fixed-income instruments.

Client services

Based on Going CPAs and Wealth Advisors

Financial planning Portfolio management Pension consulting

Expertise

Based on Going CPAs and Wealth Advisors

General tax planning General estate planning guidance Retirement plans for business owners (SEP, solo 401k)

Occupation focus

Based on Going CPAs and Wealth Advisors

Founder/Business Owner Retired

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Fee options

Percentage

$0 - $1,000,000: 1.25% $1,000,001 - $1,500,000: 1.00% $1,500,001+: 0.75%

Commissions

Insurance commissions may be received by a partner licensed to sell insurance; disclosed in advance to clients

Project-based

$125 to $225 per hour for financial planning and consulting services

Other

Account minimum: $100,000 Minimum fee: Minimum annual fees may apply; amount not specified Fee-only: Financial planning and consulting hourly fees ranging from $125 to $225 per hour

Location

1700 Kaliste Saloom Road, Building 5

Lafayette, LA 70508

Most active in

Louisiana · Texas

Work history

Going, Sabastein, Fisher & Leboeuf, LLP

2009 - Present (17 years)

Disclosures

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