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Shawn Patrick Bennett

Advisor at Inspire Advisors, LLC — Gainesville, FL

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Credentials

Series 65, Series 63

Experience

31 years

Location

Gainesville, FL

Inspire Advisors, LLC logo

Inspire Advisors, LLC

Multi-team

Total advisors

77

Across 51 offices

Clients per advisor

46 Low

Avg AUM per client

$374,257 Low

HNW client ratio

9% Low

About

Shawn Bennett is a financial advisor at Inspire Advisors, LLC with 31 years of industry experience. He holds Series 65 and Series 63 licenses and previously spent 27 years at Valic Financial Advisors. He serves as a treasurer on a homeowners association board, providing oversight on community repairs and financial matters. Inspire Advisors, LLC manages approximately $1.33 billion in discretionary assets, serving individual clients, including high-net-worth individuals, as well as institutions and charitable organizations. The firm incorporates Biblically Responsible Investing into its advisory process and employs a range of analytical methods to build portfolios, often utilizing proprietary ETFs and sub-advisors.

Client services

Based on Inspire Advisors, LLC

Portfolio management Selection of other advisers Sub-advisory services/consulting

Expertise

Based on Inspire Advisors, LLC

ESG / Sustainable investing

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Fee options

Fixed

$100 to $100,000 depending on complexity and scope, negotiable

Percentage

$0 - $49,999: 1.50% $50,000 - $124,999: 1.25% $125,000 - $249,999: 1.15% $250,000 - $499,999: 1.10% $500,000 - $999,999: 1.05% $1,000,000 - $2,499,999: 1.00% $2,500,000 - $4,999,999: 0.90% $5,000,000+: 0.75% Or Negotiable

Project-based

$100 to $500 per hour, negotiable

Location

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Gainesville, FL

Gainesville FL

Advisors at this office

3

Most active in

Florida

Work history

31 years of industry experience

INSPIRE ADVISORS, LLC dba YOUR FINANCIAL LEGACY

2024 - Present • 2 years

Meridian, ID

Agia

2022 - Present • 4 years

Houston, TX

Valic Financial Advisors

1997 - 2024 • 27 years

Tampa, FL

Disclosures

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Business activities & affiliations

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Bradley D

Series 63

Gainesville, FL

The Ducoat Financial Group

Bradley Ducoat is the sole advisor at The Ducoat Financial Group, an independent firm based in Gainesville, FL. He holds a Series 63 designation and has 30 years of industry experience, including 28 years with his current firm. Outside of advising, he owns and operates B. Ducoat Enterprises Inc., which focuses on life insurance and fixed annuity sales. The Ducoat Financial Group serves individuals, including high-net-worth clients, and business entities by providing discretionary portfolio management and financial planning services. The firm customizes advice based on client objectives and risk tolerance, using methods such as fundamental analysis, charting, and covered option writing.

Options & derivatives strategies Cash flow / budgeting
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Holly D

CFP®

Gainesville, FL

Holly Donaldson Financial Planning, LLC

Holly Donaldson is a CFP® professional with 19 years of industry experience, currently operating Holly Donaldson Financial Planning, LLC in Gainesville, FL. She previously worked at Holly P Thomas LLC from 2014 to 2017. Outside of financial advising, she is president of Porchview Publishing, LLC, which produces books, workshops, and newsletters on financial psychology. Holly Donaldson Financial Planning, LLC is a fee-only, advice-only firm serving individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and small businesses through consultation-based financial planning. The firm provides written recommendations and modeling of various financial scenarios but does not manage client portfolios directly or accept discretionary trading authority.

General retirement planning Social Security optimization Medicare planning General tax planning College savings (529s, UTMA, etc.) Approaching retirement Retired
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Michael D

Series 65

Gainesville, FL

Magna Vis Capital

Michael D'Antonio is a Series 65-licensed financial advisor with Magna Vis Capital in Gainesville, FL, where he has worked since 2023. He has two years of industry experience and also owns StockedUp, a software development company that provides educational content about the stock market via social media. Prior to his advisory role, he worked at Mount Carmel High School from 2013 to 2017. Magna Vis Capital is a sole-practitioner independent registered investment adviser serving individual and high-net-worth clients. The firm focuses on portfolio management and financial planning, emphasizing buy-and-hold equity and ETF strategies, with the use of charting, fundamental, and quantitative analysis, as well as options trading.

Options & derivatives strategies Active portfolio management General retirement planning College savings (529s, UTMA, etc.)
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Tyler C

CFP®, Series 66

Gainesville, FL

Chacon Diaz & Di Virgilio Wealth Management, LLC

Tyler Chacon is a CFP® and holds a Series 66 license with nine years of industry experience. He has been with Chacon Diaz & Di Virgilio Wealth Management, LLC since 2018. His prior experience includes roles at Tapfin/EY, Cetera Investment Services, and Gte Federal Credit Union. Chacon Diaz & Di Virgilio Wealth Management, LLC serves individual clients, including high-net-worth households, and also provides subadvisory services to other investment advisers. The firm employs a rules-based, total-return momentum and trend investment approach primarily using U.S.-listed ETFs and manages held-away retirement plan participant accounts through a third-party platform.

College savings (529s, UTMA, etc.)
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Franklin L

Series 65

Gainesville, FL

Lentz Advisors

Franklin Lentz III is a financial advisor at Lentz Advisors in Gainesville, FL, holding a Series 65 designation with one year of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at J.W. Cole Financial, Inc., Lentz Wealth Advisors, LLC, and Lentz Networks, LLC, where he serves as president of an IT and software sales and support business. Lentz Advisors provides fee-based investment management and qualified retirement plan consulting primarily to institutional clients such as plan sponsors, pension and profit-sharing plans, and trusts, while also offering standalone financial planning to individuals. The firm employs a tactical allocation strategy using fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis across a diverse range of investment instruments and offers specialized retirement plan services including acting as a Section 3(38) fiduciary.

General retirement planning Tax strategies for small businesses Wealth management
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Joseph L

Series 63, Series 66

Tioga, FL

Lowry Financial Advisors

Joseph Lowry Jr. is a financial advisor with Commonwealth Financial Network, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and bringing 23 years of industry experience. He has been a co-owner and principal at Lowry & Lowry, Inc. since 2008. Commonwealth Financial Network is a registered investment adviser serving a national network of approximately 2,950 advisors and their clients. The firm offers a range of advisory programs and back-office support, including investment management, compliance, and technology services, enabling advisors to construct client portfolios from a broad selection of securities and insurance products.

Retirement income strategy College savings (529s, UTMA, etc.) General estate planning guidance Charitable giving & philanthropy Debt management
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