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David Jonathan Topor

Advisor at Gradient Advisors, LLC — Loudon, TN

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Credentials

Series 65

Experience

16 years

Location

Loudon, TN

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Gradient Advisors, LLC

Multi-team

Total advisors

185

Across 153 offices

Clients per advisor

12 Very Low

Avg AUM per client

$134,534 Very Low

HNW client ratio

2% Very Low

About

David Topor is a financial advisor with Gradient Advisors, LLC, holding a Series 65 credential and bringing 16 years of industry experience. He has worked with Gradient Advisors since 2013 and is also president and sales agent at IntelliShield, where he has been involved in life, health, and annuity sales since 2010. Outside of his advisory roles, he serves as an educational speaker and advisor for the Society of Financial Awareness and works as an estate planning advisor collaborating with legal professionals. 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 third-party money managers and Investment Advisor Representatives in a largely non-discretionary model, employing various analytical methods to align portfolios with client objectives and risk tolerance.

Client services

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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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Location

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Loudon, TN

Loudon TN

Advisors at this office

1

Most active in

North Carolina · Tennessee

Work history

16 years of industry experience

Gradient Advisors, LLC

2013 - Present • 13 years

Arden Hills, MN

IntelliShield

2010 - Present • 16 years

Maryville, TN

Asset Positioning Services, LLC

2010 - 2013 • 3 years

Knoxville, TN

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