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Gateway Financial & Estate Planning, Inc.

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Client assets under management

$0

Clients

370

0% high-net-worth

Advisors

5

of 6 employees

Firm type

Team

5-30 advisors or >$500M in AUM

Clients per advisor

74

High

Average account size

$0

About

Gateway Financial & Estate Planning provides financial planning and consulting to individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and business entities. The firm does not directly manage client investment accounts; instead it refers clients to third‑party investment managers and serves as the liaison for implementation and ongoing client service.

The firm’s work begins with a comprehensive analysis of cash flow, tax, estate and risk management issues to develop client‑specific investment policy statements and asset allocation guidance. For investment management, Gateway evaluates and recommends third‑party managers that offer model portfolios (strategic, tactical, allocation, preservation), delivers the managers’ disclosures, and monitors performance and quarterly reporting on clients’ behalf while clients are billed under the TPMs’ percentage‑of‑assets arrangements.

Several features in the brochure distinguish Gateway from many peers: it discloses a 2021 consent order and penalty related to providing advisory services in a state without registration, and it reports that the firm’s principal has a significant outside insurance and federal benefits practice that may lead to insurance product recommendations. The firm also describes ownership and referral relationships linking its holding companies to one recommended third‑party manager, a connection the brochure identifies as a potential conflict of interest that the firm addresses through disclosure and fiduciary policies.

Client services

Financial planning Selection of other advisers

Expertise

Life insurance needs analysis Disability insurance General tax planning

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Fee options

Percentage

All Assets+: 2.15% (Gradient Investments Custom Indexing - Strategic Portfolio) All Assets+: 2.00% (Gradient Investments Strategic Portfolio) All Assets+: 1.85% (Gradient Investments Custom Indexing - Allocation Portfolio) All Assets+: 1.70% (Gradient Investments Allocation & Defined Outcome Portfolios) All Assets+: 1.80% (Gradient Investments Tactical Portfolio) All Assets+: 1.50% (Gradient Investments Private Wealth Portfolio) All Assets+: 1.00% (Gradient Investments Preservation Portfolio) All Assets+: 2.60% (Portfolio Medics, LLC All Assets)

Project-based

$150 per hour for financial planning (negotiable based on relationship and complexity)

Main office location

Gateway Financial & Estate Planning, Inc.

Pocatello ID, United States

Number of offices

5

Most active in

Arizona · California · Florida · Idaho · Indiana · Maryland · Nevada · New York · Oregon · Texas · Utah · Virginia · Washington · Wyoming

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Business activities & affiliations

Advisors at this firm

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Madelyn D

Series 65

Lehi, UT

Gateway Financial & Estate Planning, Inc.

Madelyn Dobbe is a financial advisor at Gateway Financial & Estate Planning, Inc. She holds a Series 65 designation and has been with Gateway since 2024. Prior to joining the firm, she was a full-time student for eight years and also has experience with Dijee Marketing, LLC. Dobbe is actively involved in insurance sales and services through Gateway Insurance Services, Inc. Gateway Financial & Estate Planning provides financial planning and consulting to individuals, retirement plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and business entities. The firm generally refers investment management to third-party managers and assists clients with paperwork, monitoring, and reporting.

Life insurance needs analysis Disability insurance General tax planning
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Chad N

Series 63, Series 65

Pocatello, ID

Gateway Financial & Estate Planning, Inc.

Chad Nielsen is a financial advisor at Gateway Financial & Estate Planning, Inc. in Pocatello, Idaho, with 25 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has been with Gateway Financial & Estate Planning since 2007. In addition to his advisory role, he owns and operates Gateway Insurance Services, Inc., focusing on insurance products sales. Gateway Financial & Estate Planning provides financial planning and consulting services to individuals, retirement and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and business entities. The firm generally refers investment management to third-party managers, assisting clients with plan development, paperwork, monitoring, and reporting.

Life insurance needs analysis Disability insurance General tax planning
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Sarah T

Series 65

Pocatello, ID

Gateway Financial & Estate Planning, Inc.

Sarah Tidwell is a Series 65 licensed advisor at Gateway Financial & Estate Planning, Inc. in Pocatello, Idaho. The firm provides financial planning and consulting services to individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and business entities. Gateway Financial & Estate Planning offers comprehensive analysis of cash flow, tax, estate, and risk management issues to develop client-specific investment policies and asset allocation guidance. Rather than managing investments directly, the firm refers clients to third‑party investment managers and serves as a liaison for implementation and ongoing service.

Life insurance needs analysis Disability insurance General tax planning
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Carson N

Series 65

Lehi, UT

Gateway Financial & Estate Planning, Inc.

Carson Nielsen is a financial advisor at Gateway Financial & Estate Planning, Inc. with two years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has worked with Gateway Insurance Services, Inc. since 2018 and Federal Benefits Advisory Group, LLC since 2015, providing insurance product sales and benefits counseling. Gateway Financial & Estate Planning offers financial planning and consulting services to individuals, retirement and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and business entities, primarily referring investment management to third-party managers rather than managing assets directly. The firm assesses and monitors third-party managers using documented criteria and assists clients with paperwork and reporting.

Life insurance needs analysis Disability insurance General tax planning
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Jaxon K

Series 65

Lehi, UT

Gateway Financial & Estate Planning, Inc.

Jaxon Knighton is a financial advisor at Gateway Financial & Estate Planning, Inc. with three years of industry experience and a Series 65 designation. Prior to joining Gateway Financial & Estate Planning, he worked at Eide Bailley LLP and has operated as a sole proprietor since 2021, also engaging in insurance sales and service. Gateway Financial & Estate Planning provides financial planning and consulting services to individuals, retirement and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and business entities. The firm refers investment management to third-party managers and supports clients through tailored financial plans, monitoring, and reporting.

Life insurance needs analysis Disability insurance General tax planning
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