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Duke Michael Smith

Advisor at AlphaStar Capital Management — Kankakee, IL

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Credentials

Series 65

Experience

8 years

Location

Kankakee, IL 60901

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AlphaStar Capital Management

Multi-team

Total advisors

153

Across 98 offices

Clients per advisor

55 Typical

Avg AUM per client

$263,916 Very Low

HNW client ratio

5% Very Low

About

Duke Smith is a financial advisor at AlphaStar Capital Management with eight years of industry experience. He holds the Series 65 designation and is the founder and owner of Resilience Wealth Management, where he sells life insurance and annuities as part of his financial planning services. His prior experience includes roles at Rooted Wealth Advisors, AEWealth Management, and Wall Street Financial Group. AlphaStar Capital Management serves individual, corporate, and retirement plan clients with discretionary investment management, financial planning, and subadvisory services. The firm employs a mix of strategic and tactical investment approaches and supports an extensive advisor team managing approximately $2.5 billion in assets.

Client services

Based on AlphaStar Capital Management

Financial planning Portfolio management Pension consulting Selection of other advisers Educational seminars or workshops Sub-advisory services

Expertise

Based on AlphaStar Capital Management

Tax-loss harvesting Active portfolio management Passive / index investing Private / alternative investments

Occupation focus

Based on AlphaStar Capital Management

Founder/Business Owner Retired

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Fee options

Fixed

Fixed fees for financial planning vary based on complexity and client needs; specific amounts are negotiated

Percentage

Up to 2.25% per annum (maximum annual rate); actual fees are negotiable and vary by client

Commissions

IARs may receive commissions for sale of commission-based insurance products separately from advisory fees; commissions vary by product and carrier

Project-based

Hourly financial planning fees are negotiable and based on complexity; specific rates not stated

Subscriptions

Subscription fees for ongoing financial planning and consulting may be negotiated; specific amounts not stated

Other

Minimum fee: Account administrative fee of up to $50 per account annually, payable monthly or quarterly Fee-only: Financial planning services offered with negotiable fixed fees, hourly fees, retainer fees, or subscription fees (monthly, quarterly, or annual); specific amounts vary and are negotiated

Location

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Kankakee, IL

150 N. Schuyler Ave Suite 202

Kankakee IL 60901

Advisors at this office

1

Most active in

Illinois · Texas

Work history

8 years of industry experience

Alphastar Capital Management, LLC

2022 - Present • 4 years

Cornelius, NC

Resilience Wealth Management

2021 - Present • 5 years

Kankakee, IL

Rooted Wealth Advisors

2020 - 2022 • 2 years

Bourbonnais, IL

AEWealth Management, LLC

2020 - 2022 • 2 years

Topeka, KS

Wall Street Financial Group

2017 - 2020 • 3 years

Bourbonnais, IL

Monical's Pizza

2015 - 2017 • 2 years

Charleston, IL

Full time student

2000 - 2017 • 17 years

Kankakee, IL

Disclosures

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Business activities & affiliations

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Series 63, Series 66

Kankakee, IL

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Series 65

Bourbonnais, IL

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Alexander A

Series 63, Series 65

Bourbonnais, IL

Rooted Wealth Advisors

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Annuities Retirement income strategy Retired
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Andrew L

Series 65

Bourbonnais, IL

Rooted Wealth Advisors

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John S

Series 65

Bourbonnais, IL

Rooted Wealth Advisors

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Annuities Retirement income strategy Retired
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Joseph M

Series 63, Series 65

Bourbonnais, IL

Rooted Wealth Advisors

Joseph Mateja is a financial advisor with Rooted Wealth Advisors in Bourbonnais, IL, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and 11 years of industry experience. He worked at Country Capital Management Company for seven years before joining Rooted Wealth Advisors in 2021. Rooted Wealth Advisors provides investment management and comprehensive financial planning to individual and high-net-worth clients. The firm manages approximately $317 million in discretionary assets, employs a team approach with seven advisors serving about 1,425 clients, and uses fundamental analysis alongside third-party institutional managers to implement asset-allocation strategies.

Annuities Retirement income strategy Retired
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