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Ardent Wealth Management

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Client assets under management

$0

Clients

0

Advisors

2

of 2 employees

Firm type

Supported

1-4 advisors or >$200M in AUM

Clients per advisor

0

Very Low

Average account size

About

Ardent Wealth Management provides discretionary investment management, financial planning, and retirement plan advisory services to a range of clients, including pension and profit‑sharing plans, trusts, charitable organizations, businesses, and individuals. The firm delivers services under wealth management, standalone financial planning, and retirement plan agreements and acts as a fiduciary when advising ERISA retirement plan assets.

The firm’s investment approach combines a planning‑based (tranche) framework with a classic risk‑based allocation, employing seven model strategies — including three factor‑based equity strategies, three factor‑based ETF strategies, and a hedged model that uses options contracts — as well as mutual funds, ETFs, individual securities, bonds, and certain alternatives. Ardent uses quantitative and fundamental research to select holdings and technical analysis for timing, seeks institutional or lower‑cost share classes when possible, and applies systematic rebalancing to manage risk.

Notable for an investment manager, the firm’s principal also owns affiliated businesses that provide tax preparation/tax planning and sell insurance products, and those affiliations are used to offer complementary services to advisory clients and are disclosed as potential conflicts of interest. The firm also expressly provides retirement plan (pension) consulting and ERISA 3(21) investment oversight — services that are less common among peers in this category — while operating as a small practice with a single primary advisory professional and no reported assets under management at the time of the brochure.

Client services

Financial planning Portfolio management Pension consulting

Expertise

Active portfolio management Options & derivatives strategies Tax-loss harvesting Private / alternative investments

Occupation focus

Founder/Business Owner

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Fee options

Fixed

Financial planning one-time fee ranging from $1,000 to $5,000, negotiable

Percentage

Up to 1.50% annually, negotiable

Other

Fee-only: Financial planning fees: fixed monthly fee up to $500 or one-time fee $1,000 - $5,000, negotiable

Main office location

Ardent Wealth Management

14555 N Scottsdale Rd, Suite 320

Scottsdale AZ 85254, United States

Number of offices

2

Most active in

Arizona · Michigan

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Advisors at this firm

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Matthew G

Series 65

Rockford, MI

Ardent Wealth Management

Matthew Gusky is a financial advisor at Ardent Wealth Management in Rockford, MI, with five years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and previously worked at Lifeworks Advisors, LLC and Regal Holdings, LLC. Outside of his advisory role, he is involved in insurance sales through affiliations with Regal Financial Group and Commission Crosswise Insurance Agency. Ardent Wealth Management provides discretionary investment management, financial planning, and retirement plan advisory services to a diverse client base, including pension plans, trusts, charitable organizations, businesses, and individuals. The firm employs a planning-based and risk-based investment approach that integrates factor-based equity and ETF strategies, options hedging, and systematic rebalancing, combining quantitative and fundamental research with technical analysis.

Active portfolio management Options & derivatives strategies Tax-loss harvesting Private / alternative investments Founder/Business Owner
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Patricia L

CFP®, Series 66

Scottsdale, AZ

Ardent Wealth Management

Patricia Lloyd is a CFP® professional with 19 years of experience in the financial services industry. She is the principal advisor at Ardent Wealth Management and has held roles at Lifeworks Advisors, LLC, LPL Financial, and National Planning Corporation. Outside of her advisory work, Patricia serves as president of External Executive Team, LLC, a non-investment related business. Ardent Wealth Management provides discretionary investment management, financial planning, and retirement plan advisory services to individuals, businesses, trusts, and charitable organizations. The firm employs a planning-based and risk-based investment approach using multiple factor-based strategies, ETFs, mutual funds, and alternatives, and offers specialized retirement plan consulting and ERISA fiduciary oversight.

Active portfolio management Options & derivatives strategies Tax-loss harvesting Private / alternative investments Founder/Business Owner
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