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Michael John Chrustawka

Advisor at Gradient Advisors, LLC — Gainesville, TX

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Credentials

Series 63, Series 65

Experience

5 years

Location

Gainesville, TX

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Gradient Advisors, LLC

Multi-team

Total advisors

185

Across 152 offices

Clients per advisor

12 Very Low

Avg AUM per client

$134,534 Very Low

HNW client ratio

2% Very Low

About

Michael Chrustawka is a financial advisor with Gradient Advisors, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and five years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Ruggiero Wealth Management, LLC and operating as a sole proprietor. Outside of financial advising, he is involved in horse breeding, training, and sales through a personal business in Gainesville, TX. Gradient Advisors, LLC provides investment management, financial planning, and consulting services to a diverse client base including individuals, retirement plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and corporations. The firm operates primarily through a network of Investment Advisor Representatives and third-party money managers, using a largely non-discretionary model that incorporates fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis.

Client services

Based on Gradient Advisors, LLC

Financial planning Portfolio management Pension consulting Selection of other advisers

Expertise

Based on Gradient Advisors, LLC

Retirement income strategy General tax planning

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Minimum fee: Financial planning fees range from $300 up to more than $2,000, negotiable based on complexity and advisor experience. Fee-only: Fixed fees for financial planning and consulting services, negotiable between $300 and over $2,000, possibly recurring (e.g., quarterly).

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Gainesville, TX

Gainesville TX

Advisors at this office

1

Most active in

Oklahoma · Texas

Work history

5 years of industry experience

Gradient Advisors LLC

2022 - Present • 4 years

Arden Hills, MN

Ruggiero Wealth Management, LLC

2021 - 2022 • 1 year

Coeurd'alene, ID

Michael Chrustawka - Sole Proprietor

2019 - 2022 • 3 years

Gainesville, TX

Piper Properties LLC

2019 - Present • 7 years

Gainesville, TX

Life Funding Options

2017 - 2019 • 2 years

Greenville, SC

Performance Arbitrage

2014 - 2016 • 2 years

Flowood, MS

Michael Chrustawka Inc.

1989 - Present • 37 years

Gainesville, TX

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