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Patrick R. Audet

Advisor at Valic Financial Advisors — Billings, MT

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Credentials

Series 66

Experience

7 years

Location

Billings, MT 59101

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Valic Financial Advisors

Enterprise

Total advisors

1,258

Across 281 offices

Clients per advisor

233 Very High

Avg AUM per client

$99,681 Very Low

HNW client ratio

1% Very Low

About

Patrick Audet is a financial advisor at Valic Financial Advisors in Billings, MT, holding a Series 66 designation with six years of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at Agia and the School Administrators of Montana. He is also engaged as an agent for non-securities insurance products through Agia. Valic Financial Advisors primarily serves U.S.-domiciled individual investors, including high-net-worth and ultra-high-net-worth clients, as well as corporate and retirement-plan participants. The firm offers discretionary managed-account programs, financial planning, and brokerage services, utilizing Envestnet-developed UMA models for portfolio construction.

Client services

Based on Valic Financial Advisors

Financial planning Portfolio management Selection of other advisers Recommend wrap accounts to clients

Expertise

Based on Valic Financial Advisors

ESG / Sustainable investing Tax-loss harvesting Retirement income strategy

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Fee options

Fixed

Financial planning and consulting services available on a flat fee basis (specific amounts not stated)

Percentage

$0 - $250,000: 0.90% Advisory Fee, 0.63% Platform Fee, 0.08% - 0.60% Manager Fee $250,000 - $500,000: 0.75% Advisory Fee, 0.44% Platform Fee, 0.08% - 0.60% Manager Fee $500,000 - $1,000,000: 0.65% Advisory Fee, 0.32% Platform Fee, 0.08% - 0.60% Manager Fee $1,000,000 - $2,000,000: 0.55% Advisory Fee, 0.31% Platform Fee, 0.08% - 0.60% Manager Fee $2,000,000 - $5,000,000: 0.45% Advisory Fee, 0.30% Platform Fee, 0.08% - 0.60% Manager Fee $5,000,000 - $10,000,000: 0.35% Advisory Fee, 0.29% Platform Fee, 0.08% - 0.60% Manager Fee $10,000,000 - $25,000,000: 0.35% Advisory Fee, 0.27% Platform Fee, 0.08% - 0.60% Manager Fee $25,000,000+: 0.35% Advisory Fee, 0.25% Platform Fee, 0.08% - 0.60% Manager Fee

Commissions

Broker-dealer commissions available separately for brokerage accounts

Project-based

Financial planning and consulting services offered on hourly basis (specific rates not stated)

Subscriptions

Subscription basis financial planning available (specific amounts not stated)

Other

Account minimum: $250,000 Minimum fee: $150 annual minimum account fee assessed quarterly as $37.50 per quarter if quarterly fees do not meet this minimum Fee-only: Advisory fees only; no commissions for advisory services

Location

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Billings, MT

208 N 29th Street, Suite 201

Billings MT 59101

Advisors at this office

3

Most active in

Montana · North Dakota · Wyoming

Work history

7 years of industry experience

Agia

2022 - Present • 4 years

Houston, TX

Valic Financial Advisors

2019 - Present • 7 years

Portland, OR

UnEmployed

2019 - 2019 • 1 year

Helena, MT

School Administrators of Montana

2014 - 2018 • 4 years

Helena, MT

Disclosures

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Business activities & affiliations

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Series 66

Billings, MT

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General retirement planning Wealth management Cash flow / budgeting Disability insurance
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Tarra G

Series 63, Series 65

Billings, MT

TTG Financial Services, Inc.

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General retirement planning Retirement plans for business owners (SEP, solo 401k) General tax planning Real estate investing
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Stephen K

CFA®, Series 63, Series 66

Billings, MT

406 Pm

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Active portfolio management
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Seth D

Series 65

Billings, MT

CFD Investment Advisory LLC

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Active portfolio management Tax-loss harvesting Options & derivatives strategies
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Christian O

CFA®, Series 63, Series 65

Billings, MT

Optima Capital Management

Christian Orms is a CFA® charterholder with 18 years of industry experience. He has been the principal advisor at Optima Capital Management in Billings, Montana since 2012. Outside of his advisory role, Orms serves as president of Montana Pure Protein, a company he co-founded with his wife in 2020. Optima Capital Management provides discretionary and non-discretionary investment portfolio and wealth management services to individuals, trusts, foundations, pension and profit-sharing plans, and small businesses. The firm employs a goals-based, client-specific process for asset allocation and portfolio construction, and also offers strategic business advisory services including valuation, mergers and acquisitions, and restructuring.

Active portfolio management Options & derivatives strategies Private / alternative investments Real estate investing
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Seth B

PFS™

Billings, MT

BDL Wealth Management PLLC

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Passive / index investing Wealth management
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