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Michael Stanton

Advisor at Alpine Private Wealth

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Location

Santa Rosa Beach, FL 32459

Credentials

CFP®, Series 63, Series 66

Industry experience

24 years

About

Michael Stanton is a CFP® with 24 years of experience in financial advisory services. He has been with Alpine Private Wealth since 2017 and previously worked at IMST Distributors, LLC and Alpine Investment Management, LLC. Stanton serves as Managing Director at Alpine Private Capital, focusing on high net worth client management. Alpine Private Wealth provides investment advisory and wealth management services to a range of private wealth clients, including individuals, charitable organizations, and corporate clients. The firm employs a discretionary portfolio management approach supported by both affiliated and non-affiliated sub-advisers and manages approximately $1.227 billion in assets.

Client services

Based on Alpine Private Wealth

Financial planning Portfolio management Selection of other advisers

Expertise

Based on Alpine Private Wealth

Wealth management Passive / index investing Active portfolio management Tax-loss harvesting

Occupation focus

Based on Alpine Private Wealth

Executive Founder/Business Owner

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Fee options

Fixed

Family Office Services may be flat fees, negotiated based on services rendered

Percentage

$0 - $10 million: 0.60% (Core Separate Accounts - Equity) $10 million - $20 million: 0.45% (Core Separate Accounts - Equity) $20 million+: 0.35% (Core Separate Accounts - Equity) $0 - $10 million: 0.35% (Core Separate Accounts - Fixed) $10 million - $20 million: 0.30% (Core Separate Accounts - Fixed) $20 million+: 0.25% (Core Separate Accounts - Fixed) $0 - $10 million: 0.35% (Mutual Funds & Limited Partnerships) $10 million - $20 million: 0.30% (Mutual Funds & Limited Partnerships) $20 million+: 0.25% (Mutual Funds & Limited Partnerships)

Other

Account minimum: $3,000,000 Minimum fee: $18,000 minimum annual fee Fee-only: Wealth Planning Fee of $333/month ($4,000/year) for Emerging Wealth Clients, phased out between $2,000,000 and $3,000,000 AUM

Location

6295 Us Highway 98, Suite 300

Santa Rosa Beach, FL 32459

Most active in

Florida · Missouri · Texas

Work history

Alpine Private Capital, LLC

2017 - Present (9 years)

IMST Distributors, LLC

2014 - 2023 (9 years)

Alpine Investment Management, LLC

2014 - 2017 (3 years)

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