user avatar

Kyle Edgar Grandstaff

Advisor at Colton Groome Financial Advisors, LLC — Atlanta, GA

Updated today

Credentials

CFA®, Series 63, Series 65

Experience

8 years

Location

Atlanta, GA

Colton Groome Financial Advisors, LLC logo

Colton Groome Financial Advisors, LLC

Team

Total advisors

10

Across 3 offices

Clients per advisor

35 Low

Avg AUM per client

$1,895,442 High

HNW client ratio

52% High

About

Kyle Grandstaff is a CFA® charterholder with eight years of industry experience. He currently works at Colton Groome Financial Advisors, LLC and has held previous roles at IFG Advisory, LPL Financial, Truist Advisory Services, Truist Securities, and SunTrust Robinson Humphrey. Colton Groome Financial Advisors, LLC provides investment advisory, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting to individuals, high-net-worth clients, and institutions. The firm manages approximately $725 million in assets across a team of ten advisors and employs strategic asset allocation using both passive and active managers, supported by an investment committee and advanced analytical tools.

Client services

Based on Colton Groome Financial Advisors, LLC

Financial planning Portfolio management Selection of other advisers
Qualified retirement plan and/or non-qualified deferred compensation plan consulting and insurance consulting.

Expertise

Based on Colton Groome Financial Advisors, LLC

General retirement planning Private / alternative investments Active portfolio management

Occupation focus

Based on Colton Groome Financial Advisors, LLC

Founder/Business Owner Executive

Not sure if this advisor is right for you?

Answer a few questions to see advisors matched to you.

Fee options

Fixed

Financial Planning Services standalone fees typically between $7,500 and $12,000 per year (negotiable); Retirement Plan Consulting Services charged on a flat-fee basis or up to 0.75% per year of plan assets.

Percentage

$0 - $1,000,000: 0.99% $1,000,001 - $2,500,000: 0.87% $2,500,001 - $5,000,000: 0.76% $5,000,001 - $7,500,000: 0.56% $7,500,001 - $10,000,000: 0.46% $10,000,001+: 0.31%

Commissions

Commissions on insurance products sold by licensed employees, separate from advisory fees.

Subscriptions

Annual Financial Planning Services fees charged monthly in advance; recurring monthly charges to credit card or debit to account.

Location

See office

Atlanta, GA

Atlanta GA

Advisors at this office

1

Most active in

Georgia · North Carolina

Work history

8 years of industry experience

Colton Groome Financial Advisors, LLC

2025 - Present • 1 year

Asheville, NC

IFG Advisory, LLC d/b/a Healy Wealth Management

2023 - 2025 • 2 years

Atlanta, GA

LPL Financial

2023 - 2025 • 2 years

Atlanta, GA

Truist Advisory Services

2022 - 2023 • 1 year

Atlanta, GA

Truist Securities, Inc.

2020 - 2022 • 2 years

Atlanta, GA

SunTrust Robinson Humphrey

2017 - 2020 • 3 years

Atlanta, GA

Study for CFA

2017 - 2017 • 1 year

Nashville, TN

Vanderbilt - Owen Graduate School of Mangement

2016 - 2017 • 1 year

Nashville, TN

Disclosures

Exclamation point means they have disclosures of this type. Check mark means no disclosures of this type were found.

Business activities & affiliations

user avatar

Benjamin L

CFP®, Series 63

Atlanta, GA

Lock Wealth Management

Benjamin Loughery is a CFP® with five years of industry experience, currently serving as an investment advisor representative at both Lock Wealth Management LLC and Boldin Advisors. He previously worked at Invesco and Capital Group. Boldin Advisors provides financial planning and consulting services to individuals, trusts, estates, and small businesses, focusing on low-cost, diversified indexed funds with a long-term, buy-and-hold investment approach. The firm operates multiple offices with a six-advisor team and offers planning on fixed, hourly, or annual terms without managing client portfolios or assets.

Business ownership considerations Cash flow / budgeting College savings (529s, UTMA, etc.)

William C

Series 65

Atlanta, GA

LKL Advisors

William is the Founder at LKL Advisors in Atlanta, GA. He holds a Series 65 designation and has been working in the finance space since 2017. Under a single, transparent fee structure that beats the 1% model, LKL Advisors provides comprehensive financial planning, portfolio management, access to private investments, equity comp planning, tax strategy, estate planning (will and trust creation included), and more, primarily for mid-career corporate professionals.

Equity Recipients (RS/RSU, SOP, ESPP) Private / alternative investments Equity compensation tax strategy College savings (529s, UTMA, etc.) General retirement planning Technology Professional Financial Professional Consultant Attorney HENRY (High Earners, Not Rich Yet) Mid-Career Professionals

Kurt B

CFP®, Series 66

Atlanta, GA

Brucker Wealth

Here's the final version: Kurt Brucker is a CFP® and Series 66-registered advisor with eight years of experience in financial planning. He founded Brucker Wealth in 2025 after nearly eight years at Oxygen Financial, where he worked with hundreds of clients and built a planning practice grounded in relationships, not transactions. His path to advising started with an internship doing stock research for an RIA. He enjoyed the investment side of it, but realized he was more drawn to the people than the portfolio analysis. That instinct has shaped everything since. Growing up, Kurt watched his parents navigate both success and hardship at different points in their lives. That perspective is part of what makes him effective in this seat. He understands that a financial plan has to hold up under pressure, not just favorable conditions. Brucker Wealth serves Christian couples and professionals who want a planning relationship where faith is part of the conversation. Kurt prays with clients, helps them define what faithful stewardship looks like in their specific season, and works with them to identify finish lines so they can live generously rather than just accumulate. On the investment side, portfolios are built around what clients actually believe in: broadly diversified across asset classes, with selective exposure to thematic opportunities where conviction and evidence align. Planning covers investments, taxes, estate, and insurance as one connected picture. He is based in Atlanta, Georgia, where he lives with his wife and two daughters.

General tax planning Retirement income strategy General estate planning guidance Charitable giving & philanthropy Cash flow / budgeting Founder/Business Owner Executive Technology Professional Christian Faith Based Married/Couples/Partners Mid-Career Professionals Established Professionals Values-based investing
user avatar

Simon C

Series 63, Series 65, Series 7

Atlanta, GA

Merrill

Simon partners with successful individuals to deliver solutions across banking, credit, investments, and planning. Beyond just portfolios, Simon advises clients on business ownership and transitions, family governance, philanthropy, and other aspects of wealth that have often have a greater and longer-lasting impact than performance. Before joining Bank of America Private Bank, he was an Executive Director at J.P. Morgan Private Bank.

Business ownership considerations Business exit / sale strategy Wealth management Charitable giving tax strategies Multi-generational wealth transfer Founder/Business Owner
user avatar

Charles S

CFP®, Series 66

Atlanta, GA

Steele Financial Studios

Charles Steele is a CFP® and holds a Series 66 license, with 20 years of experience in the financial industry. He has worked at Kestra Advisory, Kestra Investment Services, and Cambridge Investment Research prior to founding Steele Advisory LLC. Steele is also a licensed insurance agent, spending a limited amount of time on insurance sales and implementation. Steele Financial Studios provides discretionary investment management, comprehensive financial planning, and retirement plan advisory services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, businesses, and plan sponsors. The firm emphasizes fundamental analysis and a long-term investment approach, incorporating low-cost mutual funds, ETFs, individual securities, and unaffiliated independent managers, with a notable focus on pension and retirement plan consulting.

Wealth management
user avatar

Gregory S

Series 63, Series 66

Atlanta, GA

Smarr Financial Services Inc.

Gregory Smarr is the sole advisor at Smarr Financial Services Inc. in Atlanta, GA, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses with 20 years of industry experience. He has operated Smarr Financial Services since 2004. Outside of advisory work, he has been involved in selling various insurance products through multiple agencies. Smarr Financial Services provides financial planning and investment supervisory services to individuals, high net-worth clients, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporations, and other business entities. The firm also functions as an insurance agency, offering life, disability, long-term care, group life and health products, and fixed annuities. Its investment approach emphasizes fundamental analysis and long-term buy-and-hold strategies supplemented by moderate trading across a range of asset classes.

Life insurance needs analysis Disability insurance Long-term care insurance
Warmer team member

Not sure where to start?

We'll help you think it through—whether you ultimately need an advisor or not. Warmer helps you compare advisors clearly, so you can choose with confidence.

Find your advisor

For advisor listings, we rely on sources including public filings and data provided by advisors, and we cannot guarantee that all information is current or accurate. Advisors are independent and may not have reviewed or updated this information. Please review an advisor's Form ADV and do your own diligence before deciding whether to work with them.

Advisor matching and referrals are provided by FinanceHQ LLC ("FHQ"), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Warmer and an SEC-registered investment adviser. We may be compensated by participating advisors. You pay no fee to use our matching service, and advisor fees are not increased because of a referral. We do not supervise advisors, manage or hold assets, guarantee performance, or provide advice about specific investments.

By using our service, you agree to the Warmer Terms of Service and FHQ Advisory Agreement, and acknowledge Warmer's Privacy Policy. Please review FHQ's ADV Part 2A and Form CRS. Logos provided by Logo.dev

© 2026 Warmer Holdings Inc. ("Warmer")