Palatine, IL N North Court Office
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Ausdal Financial Partners, Inc.
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Ausdal Financial Partners serves individuals (including high‑net‑worth clients), trusts, estates, retirement plans, and business entities, overseeing roughly $3.73 billion for more than 16,000 clients through a large network of investment advisor representatives. The firm offers a broad set of services — advisor‑managed accounts (AMP), separately managed accounts (SMA), unified managed accounts (UMA), access to third‑party managers and TAMPs, retirement‑plan advisory, and financial planning — and also facilitates purchases of brokerage and insurance products.
Investment strategies are developed at the IAR level and tailored to each client’s objectives, risk tolerance, liquidity needs, and time horizon, with accounts managed on either a discretionary or non‑discretionary basis and available in wrap and non‑wrap formats. AFP uses multiple custodians (including Pershing, Charles Schwab & Co., and Axos), permits reasonable client‑imposed investment restrictions, and routinely integrates third‑party money managers and model portfolios into client solutions.
AFP’s brochure highlights several features that distinguish it from many multi‑team advisers: it remains dually registered as both a Securities and Exchange Commission‑registered investment adviser and a FINRA‑member broker‑dealer and continues to effect commissionable securities and insurance transactions, with Pershing serving as its clearing broker. The firm discloses revenue‑sharing and cash‑sweep arrangements (e.g., FundVest participation), brokerage‑related fees, and recruiting/transition support for IARs — including forgivable and no‑interest loans — all of which the firm identifies as potential conflicts of interest in its Form ADV disclosures.
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675 N North Court, Suite 320
Palatine IL 60067
Advisors at this office
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Advisors at this office
William K
Series 63, Series 65
Palatine, IL
Ausdal Financial Partners, Inc.
William Karstenson Jr. is a financial advisor with Ausdal Financial Partners, Inc. in Arlington Heights, IL, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 33 years of industry experience. He has been with Ausdal since 2010 and has operated Karstenson Financial Services since 1997. Outside of his advisory work, Karstenson serves as a permanent deacon for the Archdiocese of Chicago, performing liturgical and ministerial duties. Ausdal Financial Partners is an SEC-registered investment adviser and FINRA-member broker-dealer managing approximately $2.13 billion in client assets through a network of 152 advisors. The firm offers investment advisory programs, retirement plan services, and financial planning to individuals, trusts, corporations, pension plans, and charitable organizations, utilizing a range of discretionary and non-discretionary investment strategies across various asset classes.
Robert K
Series 63, Series 65
Palatine, IL
Ausdal Financial Partners, Inc.
Robert Karstenson is a financial advisor with Ausdal Financial Partners, Inc. in Palatine, IL, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and 11 years of industry experience. He has been with Ausdal Financial Partners and operates Karstenson Financial Services since 2014. In addition to advisory work, he is licensed as an insurance sales agent, selling life, health, and accident insurance on a commission basis. Ausdal Financial Partners serves individuals, trusts, retirement plans, and business entities, managing approximately $3.73 billion for over 16,000 clients. The firm offers a variety of services including advisor-managed accounts, separately managed accounts, financial planning, and brokerage and insurance products, with investment strategies tailored to each client’s goals and risk profile.
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