Professional Financial Management, Inc.
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About
Professional Financial Management, Inc. serves primarily individual investors—including high‑net‑worth clients—as well as a range of institutional and fiduciary clients such as pension and profit‑sharing plans, trusts, estates, and business entities. The firm provides discretionary portfolio management alongside tiered planning services (investment management, abbreviated financial planning, and comprehensive wealth advisory), separately managed accounts, and standalone portfolio reviews.
PFM implements investment decisions using fundamental and cyclical analysis and allocates across a set of defined strategies that include fixed‑income, municipal income, a paid‑to‑wait income approach, hedged public equity exposures, and a “best ideas” equity portfolio, typically accessed via mutual funds, ETFs, and other pooled vehicles that may employ derivatives or shorting. It incorporates outside employer retirement accounts into its analysis and planning but does not obtain discretionary authority over those outside accounts, and it monitors client portfolios on an ongoing basis with reviews determined by advisors.
Distinctive features for a firm of this size include a compact three‑advisor team holding professional designations (multiple CFP designees and a CFA charterholder) and an explicit practice of treating cash as an asset class and retaining defensive cash positions when deemed appropriate. The brochure also highlights limits on cryptocurrency activity—PFM does not exercise discretionary authority to purchase cryptocurrencies and will only pursue such investments with client authorization—and a comprehensive wealth advisory offering that includes Monte Carlo retirement analysis, insurance and long‑term care reviews, estate flow charts, and coordination with other professionals.
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Fee options
$0 - $100,000: 1.20% $100,001 - $500,000: 1.00% $500,001 - $1,000,000: 0.90% $1,000,001 - $2,500,000: 0.80% $2,500,001 - $5,000,000: 0.70% $5,000,001+: 0.60%
Portfolio Review: $250 per hour
Fee-only: Financial Planning Fees: $50 per quarter (Level II), $1,500 initial fee plus $125 per quarter thereafter for Wealth Advisory with Investment Management; $4,500 initial fee plus $500 per quarter if comprehensive financial planning only (Level III)
Main office
W6184 Aerotech Drive, Suite A
Appleton WI 54914
Advisors at this office
3
Most active in
Texas · Wisconsin
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Trust company
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Fund sponsor
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Accountant / CPA / tax prep
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Lawyer
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Real estate agent
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Other specialized services
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Advisors at this firm
Mark V
CFP®, Series 63
Appleton, WI
Professional Financial Management, Inc.
Mark Vanderlinden is a CFP® with 16 years of experience at Professional Financial Management, Inc. in Appleton, WI, where he has worked since 2010. Outside of his advisory role, he is involved in a family-owned beef farm. Professional Financial Management, Inc. serves individuals, trusts, estates, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, and business entities with portfolio management, financial planning, and wealth advisory services. The firm employs a multi-strategy investment approach combining fundamental and cyclical analysis and provides comprehensive planning deliverables alongside ongoing account monitoring.
Donald S
CFA®, Series 63, Series 65
Appleton, WI
Professional Financial Management, Inc.
Donald Swain is a CFA charterholder and holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses with 17 years of industry experience. He has worked at Professional Financial Management, Inc. since 2010, following brief tenures at Raymond James Financial and Wealth Management LLC. Outside of his advisory role, he is a 33.3% member of Algo Properties LLC, a real estate limited liability company. Professional Financial Management, Inc. serves individual and institutional clients with discretionary portfolio management and tiered planning services. The firm employs fundamental and cyclical analysis across defined strategies and emphasizes portfolio monitoring and comprehensive wealth advisory for high-net-worth and fiduciary clients.
Kirt R
CFP®, Series 63
Appleton, WI
Professional Financial Management, Inc.
Kirt Rezek is a CFP® with 19 years of industry experience, currently affiliated with Professional Financial Management, Inc. in Appleton, WI. He has worked at Professional Financial Management since 2010 and previously held positions at Raymond James Financial and Wealth Management LLC. Outside of his advisory role, he is a one-third member of Algo Properties, a real estate limited liability company. Professional Financial Management, Inc. serves individual and institutional clients, offering discretionary portfolio management and tiered planning services. The firm employs fundamental and cyclical analysis across multiple investment strategies and maintains a compact team of advisors with professional designations.
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