Lutz, FL Office
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GWN Securities Inc.
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GWN Securities provides investment advisory and related services to individual clients (including high‑net‑worth investors) and corporate/business clients through a range of managed account programs, financial planning, and selection/introduction to third‑party managers. Its service menu is organized into multiple branded programs (e.g., Managed Account, Premier, Total Access, FMAX) that deliver discretionary portfolio management, model portfolios, and financial planning consults.
The firm implements portfolios using a mix of affiliated and unaffiliated sub‑advisers and model-based allocations grounded in asset allocation and Modern Portfolio Theory, while permitting Representatives to select or replace sub‑advisers for client accounts. Certain programs described in the brochure rely on technology platforms (notably the Fidelity‑sponsored FMAX) and the firm discloses use of AI transcription for meeting records and operational purposes.
What distinguishes GWN from many peers is its historic and continued use of market‑timing and momentum‑based strategies in legacy programs (for example, the DRM Direct, CyAM, StAR and MOM programs), a strategy the brochure treats as a trading/tactical approach rather than buy‑and‑hold. The brochure also notes the firm does not list charitable organizations or pension/profit‑sharing plans among its client types and describes integrated broker‑dealer and affiliated insurance/adviser relationships that can affect product availability and compensation.
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Lutz FL
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Steven S
Series 63, Series 65
Lutz, FL
GWN Securities Inc.
Steven Smitten is a financial advisor with GWN Securities Inc. in Lutz, FL, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 34 years of industry experience. He has served as Managing Director at ABMM Financial since 2015, where he is responsible for recruiting and hiring financial professionals. Outside of advising, he is a notary public and a member of the Loyal Order of Moose. GWN Securities is an SEC-registered investment adviser and broker-dealer serving individual and business clients through a large network of approximately 423 advisors. The firm offers discretionary managed accounts, financial planning, and access to third-party sub-advisers and model portfolios, utilizing a range of investment strategies including legacy market-timing and momentum-based approaches.
Jack S
CFP®, Series 63, Series 65
Lutz, FL
GWN Securities Inc.
Jack Sardegna is a Certified Financial Planner (CFP®) with 31 years of industry experience. He has been with GWN Securities Inc. since 2018, following a 19-year tenure at AXA Advisors, LLC. Sardegna also provides clients with life, health, annuity, disability, and long-term care insurance products. GWN Securities is an SEC-registered investment adviser and broker-dealer serving individual and business clients through discretionary managed accounts, financial planning, and access to third-party sub-advisers and model portfolios. The firm supports a large network of about 423 advisors and manages approximately $3.65 billion across more than 37,000 client accounts, offering a range of managed-account programs that include both traditional and legacy market-timing and momentum-based strategies.
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