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Donald John Barzak

Advisor at Trustmont Advisory Group, Inc. — Cortland, OH

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Credentials

ChFC®, Series 63

Experience

37 years

Location

Cortland, OH 44410

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Trustmont Advisory Group, Inc.

Multi-team

Total advisors

66

Across 29 offices

Clients per advisor

65 High

Avg AUM per client

$322,838 Low

HNW client ratio

6% Low

About

Donald Barzak is a financial advisor at Trustmont Advisory Group, Inc. with 36 years of industry experience. He holds the ChFC® and Series 63 designations and has worked at Trustmont Financial Group since 2009, alongside maintaining agencies under his name since 1995. Outside of advising, he is involved in umpiring softball and baseball at the high school and collegiate levels. Trustmont Advisory Group serves individual and institutional clients, providing financial planning, investment advice, discretionary portfolio management, and group seminars. The firm employs a long-term investment approach based on public research and adviser judgment, managing approximately $1.1 billion in discretionary assets as of year-end 2024.

Client services

Based on Trustmont Advisory Group, Inc.

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Expertise

Based on Trustmont Advisory Group, Inc.

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Fee options

Fixed

Financial plan fees up to $5,000; seminar fees up to $100; account setup fees up to $100 per account, max $200 per household

Percentage

Up to 2% annually

Commissions

Commissions earned on trades, mutual funds, ETFs, variable annuities, and insurance products; amounts vary.

Project-based

Up to $500 per hour, negotiable

Location

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Cortland, OH

3008 State Route 5, Unit D

Cortland OH 44410

Advisors at this office

2

Most active in

Ohio

Work history

37 years of industry experience

TRUSTMONT FINANCIAL GROuP, INC.

2009 - Present • 17 years

Greensburg, PA

PL Gibson Governor Agency

1998 - Present • 28 years

Vienna, OH

Donald J. Barzak Agency

1995 - Present • 31 years

Cortland, OH

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CFP®, Series 66

Cortland, OH

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Series 63, Series 65

Warren, OH

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CFP®, Series 63

Youngstown, OH

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CFP®, Series 65

Youngstown, OH

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Series 66

Warren, OH

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Series 65

Warren, OH

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