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Michael Aubrey Raitt

Advisor at Gradient Securities, LLC — Plano, TX

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Credentials

Series 63, Series 65

Experience

28 years

Location

Plano, TX 75093

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Gradient Securities, LLC

Multi-team

Total advisors

64

Across 36 offices

Clients per advisor

71 High

Avg AUM per client

$132,215 Very Low

HNW client ratio

4% Very Low

About

Michael Raitt is a financial advisor at Gradient Securities, LLC with 27 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at Gradient Securities since 2013. In addition to his advisory role, he operates a CPA practice focused on tax preparation and is involved in other business activities including mortgage loan processing, insurance sales, estate planning assistance, and performs as a guitarist in a band. Gradient Securities, doing business as Gradient Wealth Management, serves individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, corporations, and other business entities. The firm provides financial planning, consulting, non-discretionary asset management, and ERISA plan services, often utilizing third-party managers and offering both advisory and commissionable products.

Client services

Based on Gradient Securities, LLC

Financial planning Portfolio management Pension consulting Selection of other advisers

Expertise

Based on Gradient Securities, LLC

Retirement plans for business owners (SEP, solo 401k) Business ownership considerations Business exit / sale strategy General estate planning guidance

Occupation focus

Based on Gradient Securities, LLC

Founder/Business Owner Executive

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Fee options

Fixed

Fixed fees for financial planning based on negotiated complexity and client needs

Percentage

$0+: up to 2.00% annually (negotiable, maximum) $0+: up to 1.00% annually for ERISA plan services (negotiable) $0+: varies by TPM, e.g., 1.00% to 2.00% annually $0+: 1.25% annually for Gradient Investments, LLC TPM $0+: 1.95% to 2.00% annually for other TPMs

Commissions

Commissions may be earned as registered representatives or insurance agents through broker-dealer activities and insurance sales

Project-based

Hourly fees up to $300 per hour for limited scope financial planning services, negotiated per engagement

Other

Fee-only: Financial planning fixed fees (negotiable based on complexity) and hourly fees up to $300/hour (negotiable)

Location

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Plano, TX

1800 Preston Park Blvd, Suite 145

Plano TX 75093

Advisors at this office

1

Most active in

Alabama · Arkansas · California · Colorado · Connecticut · Florida · Georgia · Idaho · Illinois · Louisiana · New Mexico · North Carolina · Texas · Virginia

Work history

28 years of industry experience

Koala Realty, Llc

2022 - Present • 4 years

Plano, TX

Gradient Securities, LLC

2013 - Present • 13 years

Arden Hills, MN

Almega Financial, Inc.

2001 - Present • 25 years

Plano, TX

Michael A. Raitt, Cpa

1997 - Present • 29 years

Addison, TX

Disclosures

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Series 63, Series 66, Series 65

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Series 63, Series 65

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General retirement planning Cash flow / budgeting
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