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Robert C Talbot

Advisor at Gradient Advisors, LLC — Mason City, IA

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Credentials

Series 63, Series 65

Experience

7 years

Location

Mason City, IA

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Gradient Advisors, LLC

Multi-team

Total advisors

185

Across 153 offices

Clients per advisor

12 Very Low

Avg AUM per client

$134,534 Very Low

HNW client ratio

2% Very Low

About

Robert Talbot is a financial advisor with Gradient Advisors, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and seven years of industry experience. He has worked at Gradient Advisors since 2021 and has prior experience with Ocean Crest Investments and Park Avenue Securities. Talbot is also the Executive Director of Josiah White's Quakerdale Foundation, a nonprofit that grants funds aligned with the founder’s mission. Gradient Advisors, LLC provides investment management, financial planning, and consulting services to individuals, retirement plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporations, and other business entities. The firm operates primarily through third-party money managers and Investment Advisor Representatives, using a largely non-discretionary model that incorporates tools such as the Color of Money Risk Analysis and a blend of fundamental, technical, and cyclical portfolio analysis.

Client services

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Expertise

Based on Gradient Advisors, LLC

Retirement income strategy General tax planning

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Mason City, IA

Mason City IA

Advisors at this office

1

Most active in

Iowa

Work history

7 years of industry experience

Gradient Advisors LLC

2021 - Present • 5 years

Arden Hills, MN

Ocean Crest Investments, LLC

2020 - 2020 • 1 year

Cocoa, FL

Park Avenue Securities

2019 - 2020 • 1 year

Clear Lake, IA

Josiah White's Quakerdale Foundation

2018 - Present • 8 years

New Providence, IA

Talbot Financial Designs

2017 - Present • 9 years

Clear Lake, IA

White's Iowa Institute dba QuakerDale

2008 - 2017 • 9 years

New Providence, IA

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