Lindus Advisors, Inc.
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About
Lindus Advisors serves individuals and high‑net‑worth clients as well as institutional and specialized clients, including pension plans, trusts, and sovereign and international development agencies. The firm provides comprehensive services that include financial and business planning, investment management, and international economic/financial consulting focused on developing and emerging markets.
The brochure describes a tailored, goals‑based approach that combines fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis and may follow third‑party model solutions where appropriate. For managed accounts LAI states it may use derivative instruments — including options and long or short positions — for market exposure, income generation, and hedging as part of its risk‑management and total‑return objectives.
Noteworthy for a firm of its size, the ADV discloses that one or more of its investment adviser representatives are licensed insurance agents and may offer mortgage loan officer services, and that LAI also provides project consulting to sovereign governments and international development agencies. The firm’s explicit use of derivatives and hedging techniques in separately managed accounts and its multidisciplinary consulting work distinguish it from many peers.
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$0 - $1,000,000: 1.50% $1,000,001 - $3,000,000: 1.25% $3,000,001 - $5,000,000: 1.00% $5,000,001+: 0.75%
Certain Investment Adviser Representatives may receive commissions as licensed insurance agents or mortgage loan officers.
Hourly fees generally range from $125 to $350 for business planning and consulting services.
Fee-only: Fixed fees generally range from $5,000 to $15,000 for financial planning and consulting services.
Main office
12900 Preston Road, Suite 602
Dallas TX 75230-1329
Advisors at this office
3
Most active in
Louisiana · Texas
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Advisors at this firm
Sontwa S
Series 65
Dallas, TX
Lindus Advisors, Inc.
Sontwa Sinkala is a financial advisor at Lindus Advisors, Inc. with 21 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has been with Lindus Advisors since 2001. In addition to his advisory role, Dr. Sinkala serves as an Adjunct Professor at the University of Winnipeg, teaching business courses in the School of Business and Economics. Lindus Advisors serves individual, high-net-worth, business, and institutional clients, offering financial and business planning, as well as discretionary and non-discretionary investment management. The firm combines fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis to create customized portfolios and engages in international development consulting for sovereign governments and agencies.
Scott P
Series 63, Series 65
Dallas, TX
Lindus Advisors, Inc.
Scott Painter is a financial advisor with Lindus Advisors, Inc. in Dallas, TX, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 15 years of industry experience. He has held various roles in mortgage lending and senior housing referral businesses and owns Jasper Consulting, a bookkeeping service. Outside of finance, Mr. Painter works as a contract soccer referee for local organizations. Lindus Advisors serves individual, high-net-worth, business, and institutional clients, offering financial and business planning as well as discretionary and non-discretionary investment management. The firm employs a combination of fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis to create customized portfolios and utilizes derivatives for risk management and return targeting, while also engaging in international development consulting.
Timothy P
Series 63, Series 66
Dallas, TX
Lindus Advisors, Inc.
Timothy Painter is a financial advisor with Lindus Advisors, Inc. in Dallas, TX, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and bringing 23 years of industry experience. He has operated Alcove Senior Advocates, a senior housing referral business, since 2017 and owns Aero Magister, LLC, through which he provides flight instruction and volunteer pilot services. Lindus Advisors serves individual, high-net-worth, business, and institutional clients, offering financial and business planning alongside discretionary and non-discretionary investment management. The firm incorporates fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis in portfolio construction and employs derivative instruments as part of its risk management and return-targeting strategies.
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