Gerard Edwin Swienton
Advisor at Investment Leadership, LLC — Forest, VA
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Credentials
CFP®, Series 63, Series 65
Experience Industry experience
41 years
Location
Forest, VA 24551
Investment Leadership, LLC
Supported
Total advisors
2Clients per advisor
61 HighAvg AUM per client
$681,848 TypicalHNW client ratio
23% TypicalGerard Swienton is a CFP® with 41 years of industry experience, currently serving as a managing partner at Investment Leadership, LLC. His prior roles include positions at Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments, Morgan Stanley, Citigroup Global Markets, and Legg Mason Wood Walker. He participates in the Finance Council of St. Thomas More Church in Lynchburg, VA. Investment Leadership provides portfolio management, financial planning, and consulting services to individuals, trusts, foundations, endowments, and corporations. The firm employs a mix of fundamental and technical analysis with a macroeconomic overlay to create customized asset allocation strategies and offers both discretionary and non-discretionary account management.
Based on Investment Leadership, LLC
Fixed financial planning fees ranging from $2,000 to $15,000, negotiable
$0 - $1,000,000: 1.00% annually $1,000,001 - $3,000,000: 0.85% annually $3,000,001 - $5,000,000: 0.75% annually $5,000,001 - $10,000,000: 0.60% annually $10,000,001+: 0.40% annually
$275 per hour for consulting services (may vary)
Account minimum: $250,000 Fee-only: Financial planning fees: $275 per hour; fixed fees vary from $2,000 to $15,000 (negotiable)
Forest, VA
14805 Forest Road, Suite 226
Forest VA 24551
Advisors at this office
2
Texas · Virginia
41 years of industry experience
Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments
2013 - Present • 13 years
Albany, NY
Investment Leadership LLC
2013 - Present • 13 years
Forest, VA
Morgan Stanley
2009 - 2013 • 4 years
Lynchburg, VA
Citigroup Global Markets
2006 - 2009 • 3 years
Legg Mason Wood Walker, Incorporated
1996 - 2006 • 10 years
Lynchburg, VA
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