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Donald Steven Loveless

Advisor at Dakota Wealth, LLC — Billings, MT

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Credentials

CFP®, CFA®, Series 63, Series 65

Experience

15 years

Location

Billings, MT 59102

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Dakota Wealth, LLC

Multi-team

Total advisors

61

Across 22 offices

Clients per advisor

61 Typical

Avg AUM per client

$1,767,375 Very High

HNW client ratio

35% High

About

Donald Loveless is a CFP® and CFA® with 15 years of industry experience. He is currently with Dakota Wealth, LLC and previously led Loveless Wealth Management LLC for 35 years. Dakota Wealth Management provides investment advisory and wealth management services to a diverse client base, including high-net-worth individuals, trusts, retirement plans, and charitable organizations. The firm employs a customized, diversified investment approach using a range of asset types and combines multiple research methodologies, while also managing registered mutual funds, ETFs, and private funds.

Client services

Based on Dakota Wealth, LLC

Financial planning Portfolio management Pension consulting Selection of other advisers
Outsourced investment advisory services for other advisers; tax preparation/filing

Expertise

Based on Dakota Wealth, LLC

Private / alternative investments Active portfolio management Real estate investing Options & derivatives strategies Retirement plans for business owners (SEP, solo 401k)

Occupation focus

Based on Dakota Wealth, LLC

Founder/Business Owner Executive

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Fee options

Fixed

Fixed fees for financial planning and investment consulting services as stated above

Percentage

$0+: Up to 2.00% annually based on various factors $0+: Additional 0.50% annually for Dynamic Growth strategy accounts $0+: 0.75% annually for held away accounts managed through Pontera Inc.

Other

Fee-only: Fixed fees typically ranging from $5,000 to $25,000 for financial planning; $1,000 to $15,000 for investment consulting

Location

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Billings, MT

2615 St Johns Ave, Suite A

Billings MT 59102

Advisors at this office

4

Most active in

Montana · Texas

Work history

15 years of industry experience

Dakota Wealth, LLC

2022 - Present • 4 years

Billings, MT

Loveless Wealth Mgmt LLC

1987 - 2022 • 35 years

Billings, MT

Disclosures

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Business activities & affiliations

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Corey S

Series 66

Billings, MT

Stapleton Financial Group

Corey Stapleton is the principal advisor at Stapleton Financial Group, an independent firm based in Billings, Montana. He holds the Series 66 designation and has 29 years of industry experience. He has led Stapleton Financial Group since 2016. Stapleton Financial Group provides discretionary investment management and financial planning primarily for individuals and high-net-worth clients. The firm customizes portfolios based on client objectives and risk tolerance, emphasizing diversification and cost considerations while offering services that include collaboration with clients' attorneys and accountants.

General retirement planning Wealth management Cash flow / budgeting Disability insurance
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Tarra G

Series 63, Series 65

Billings, MT

TTG Financial Services, Inc.

Tarra Grazley Pfister is a financial advisor with Raymond James Financial Services Advisors, Inc., holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 32 years of industry experience. She has worked with Raymond James since 2017 and previously spent 16 years at Royal Alliance Associates, Inc. Beyond her advisory role, Pfister serves as CEO of ClavesVita, Inc., a company involved in accounting and business management. Raymond James Financial Services Advisors, Inc. serves a diverse client base including individual investors, high-net-worth and non-HNW clients, pension plans, charitable organizations, corporations, and public entities. The firm offers financial planning and non-discretionary investment consulting, utilizing asset-allocation analysis and firm research, with a notable emphasis on advisory services that support client decision-making rather than discretionary management.

General retirement planning Retirement plans for business owners (SEP, solo 401k) General tax planning Real estate investing
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Stephen K

CFA®, Series 63, Series 66

Billings, MT

406 Pm

Stephen Ketterling is a CFA charterholder and financial advisor at 406 PM with 16 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Morgan Stanley, First Interstate Bank, and Syntropy Wealth Management. Outside of his advisory work, he is the sole owner and managing member of a laundry service business. 406 PM provides discretionary portfolio management to individuals, families, personal trusts, and retirement accounts, using a combination of fundamental, quantitative, and technical analysis alongside macroeconomic factors to build diversified portfolios tailored to client objectives and risk tolerance.

Active portfolio management
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Seth D

Series 65

Billings, MT

CFD Investment Advisory LLC

Seth Dyk is a financial advisor at CFD Investment Advisory LLC in Billings, MT. He holds a Series 65 designation and has been working in the industry since 2023, including his current role at CFD Investment Advisory since 2026. In addition to advising, he works as a valuation analyst performing business valuations and sales. CFD Investment Advisory LLC provides discretionary investment management and advisory services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations. The firm emphasizes a fiduciary, long-term approach combining fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis to build diversified portfolios using low-cost mutual funds, ETFs, and other securities.

Active portfolio management Tax-loss harvesting Options & derivatives strategies
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Christian O

CFA®, Series 63, Series 65

Billings, MT

Optima Capital Management

Christian Orms is a CFA® charterholder with 18 years of industry experience. He has been the principal advisor at Optima Capital Management in Billings, Montana since 2012. Outside of his advisory role, Orms serves as president of Montana Pure Protein, a company he co-founded with his wife in 2020. Optima Capital Management provides discretionary and non-discretionary investment portfolio and wealth management services to individuals, trusts, foundations, pension and profit-sharing plans, and small businesses. The firm employs a goals-based, client-specific process for asset allocation and portfolio construction, and also offers strategic business advisory services including valuation, mergers and acquisitions, and restructuring.

Active portfolio management Options & derivatives strategies Private / alternative investments Real estate investing
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Seth B

PFS™

Billings, MT

BDL Wealth Management PLLC

Seth Blades is a financial advisor at BDL Wealth Management PLLC in Billings, MT, holding the PFS™ designation with one year of industry experience. Prior to joining BDL Wealth Management in 2024, he operated his own accounting firm, Seth H. Blades CPA PC, since 2017 and worked at Summers McNea from 2012 to 2017. He continues to provide tax planning and accounting services through his CPA firm. BDL Wealth Management PLLC offers discretionary portfolio management primarily to individual and high-net-worth clients, focusing on passive, index-based allocations using ETFs and mutual funds. The firm integrates fundamental analysis and modern portfolio theory while emphasizing low turnover and conducts regular account reviews, combining advisory services with affiliated tax and accounting offerings.

Passive / index investing Wealth management
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