Ketron Financial LLC
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Client AUMClient assets under management
$375,331,047
Clients
252
Advisors
3
of 5 employees
About
Ketron Financial serves individual clients—including high-net-worth individuals—as well as pension and profit-sharing plans and charitable organizations, offering discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, estate transition planning, selection of third‑party advisers, and pension consulting. The firm documents client objectives in an Investment Policy Statement, manages accounts on a discretionary basis, and reports that it imposes no account minimums.
The firm’s investment approach blends fundamental analysis, modern portfolio theory and quantitative methods with a long‑term trading orientation, and it typically recommends diversified allocations across mutual funds, ETFs (including precious‑metals ETFs), equities, fixed income, TIPS, private placements and annuities. Ketron may place client assets with third‑party managers (including Morningstar Managed Portfolios), conducts due diligence on those managers, and requires Schwab Institutional custody while using broker/custodian research and soft‑dollar resources to support its investment decisions.
Notable for a firm registered in 2024, Ketron reports roughly $384 million in assets under management across a three‑advisor team and about 252 clients, producing a relatively high AUM‑per‑advisor profile compared with many peers. The brochure discloses affiliated industry activities and compensation practices—supervised persons act as registered representatives of a broker‑dealer and as insurance agents, the firm accepts commissions and engages in fee‑sharing with selected third‑party advisers—which are documented as potential conflicts in client files.
Client services
Expertise
Occupation focus
Fee options
Fixed fees up to $3,500 for financial planning and estate transition planning
$0+: Up to 1.30% (portfolio management) $0+: Up to 0.25% (pension consulting)
Commission received by registered representatives for sale of investment and insurance products, but commissions are not primary source of compensation for advisory services
Fee-only: Fixed fees up to $3,500 for financial planning and estate transition planning
Main office
1500 Grant Ave Ste 238
Novato CA 94945
Advisors at this office
3
Most active in
California · Louisiana · Nevada · Oregon · Texas · Washington
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Fund sponsor
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Accountant / CPA / tax prep
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Advisors at this firm
Russell K
CFP®, Series 63, Series 65
Novato, CA
Ketron Financial LLC
Russell Ketron is a financial advisor with Ketron Financial LLC, holding CFP®, Series 63, and Series 65 credentials and bringing 56 years of industry experience. He has worked at Ketron Financial since 2024 and concurrently with Western International Securities, Inc. since 2016. Ketron Financial serves individual clients, pension and profit-sharing plans, and charitable organizations by offering discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and estate transition planning. The firm combines fundamental analysis, modern portfolio theory, and quantitative methods within a long-term trading approach and manages approximately $384 million in assets across three advisors.
Glen C
Series 66
Novato, CA
Ketron Financial LLC
Glen Calkins is a financial advisor at Ketron Financial LLC with 27 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at Western International Securities, Inc. since 2016 before joining Ketron Financial in 2024. Ketron Financial serves individual clients, including high-net-worth individuals, as well as pension and profit-sharing plans and charitable organizations. The firm employs a long-term trading approach that combines fundamental analysis, modern portfolio theory, and quantitative methods, offering diversified investment options and discretionary portfolio management.
Courtenay W
Series 66
Novato, CA
Ketron Financial LLC
Courtenay Wise is a financial advisor at Ketron Financial LLC with 10 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at Western International Securities, Inc., LPL Financial, and Ketron Financial throughout his career. Outside of advising, he is also a licensed notary and maintains involvement in non-variable insurance services. Ketron Financial serves individual clients, including high-net-worth individuals, as well as pension and profit-sharing plans and charitable organizations. The firm employs a diversified investment approach combining fundamental analysis, modern portfolio theory, and quantitative methods, managing approximately $384 million in assets across a three-advisor team.
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