Gradient Investments, LLC
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Client AUMClient assets under management
$8,831,653,449
Clients
26,803
Advisors
27
across 10 offices
About
Gradient Investments, LLC provides discretionary investment management to individuals, high‑net‑worth clients, institutions, pension and profit‑sharing plans, trusts, estates, corporations, and charitable organizations. The firm is strictly fee‑only, does not act as a custodian, and delivers managed portfolios using no‑load mutual funds, ETFs, individual equities, money market funds and ERISA 3(38) plan services.
Gradient employs a proprietary Wright Investment Strategies framework and offers a range of model and custom portfolios, including Strategic, Tactical (quantitative), Allocation, Defined Outcome (including structured notes), Preservation, a Private Wealth series that accesses private equity and private credit, and a recently added Custom Indexing, tax‑aware strategy. Portfolios are typically managed on a discretionary basis, may use sub‑advisors, and are continuously monitored with periodic reviews and rebalancing.
Noteworthy attributes include a very high client‑to‑advisor ratio—26,803 clients served by 31 advisors, implying more than 860 clients per advisor—which reflects a referral‑driven distribution model and an AUM incentive program for referring RIAs. The brochure also discloses a complex ownership and affiliate structure (majority ownership by a family trust and ties to affiliated advisory, broker‑dealer and insurance entities) and emphasizes disclosures and policies to mitigate related conflicts; the firm does not present comprehensive financial planning services as a core offering.
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Fee options
$0+: Range from 1.00% to 2.15% annually based on portfolio type N/A - N/A: Fees are fixed percentages depending on portfolio as follows: - Custom Indexing - Strategic: 2.15% - Strategic: 2.00% - Custom Indexing - Allocation: 1.85% - Tactical, Allocation, Defined Outcome: 1.70% - Private Wealth: 1.50% - Preservation: 1.00% N/A - N/A: ERISA 3(38) plan services fee up to 0.50% annually, negotiable, charged quarterly in arrears
Account minimum: $500 for Preservation, Allocation, and Tactical portfolios; $10,000 for Strategic and Defined Outcome portfolios; $100,000 for Custom Indexing portfolios and Private Wealth Income Edge portfolio; $250,000 for Private Wealth Horizon portfolio; lesser amounts may be accepted at firm's discretion. Fee-only: Firm is strictly fee-only; does not receive commissions or other sales-based compensation.
Main office
See office4105 Lexington Avenue North, Suite 250
Arden Hills MN 55126
Advisors at this office
17
Offices (10)
Arden Hills, MN
4105 Lexington Avenue North Suite 250, Arden Hills, MN 55126
17 advisors
Newport News, VA
11818 Rock Landing Drive Suite 103, Newport News, VA 23606
2 advisors
Fort Mill, SC
Fort Mill, SC
1 advisor
Fuquay Varina, NC
1000 N. Main Street Suite 218, Fuquay Varina, NC 27526
1 advisor
Greensboro, NC
2721 Horse Pen Creek Rd Suite 103, Greensboro, NC 27410
1 advisor
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Also doing business as
Gradient Investment Group LLC · Gradient Investments, LLC · Registered Independent Agents, LLC · Registered Independent Advisors, LLC
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