MA
CFP
MA
CFP

Michael Austin

39 Years of Experience
Baton Rouge, LA
1 DisclosureBrokerSells Insurance

Michael Austin is a CFP-designated registered investment advisor at Osaic Wealth, INC., based in Baton Rouge, LA, with 39 years of industry experience. Michael operates on a fee-only basis, meaning they do not earn commissions from product sales. Their practice areas include Business Owners, Education Planning, Estate Planning, Investment Management, and 1 more. Their firm serves 574,829 clients with $200B in assets under management.

Compensation
Fee-Only (% of Portfolio)Fixed/Hourly
Firm Size
9246 advisors
Number of Clients
574,829 clients
Average Client Portfolio
$348K average
Assets Under Management
$200.3B

Fee Structure

Minimum Investment:$5.5K

Osaic Wealth offers investment management through several platforms, including Advisor Managed Portfolios, Unified Managed Accounts, and Signator Managed Account Platform. Fees are negotiable and based on a percentage of the assets in your account. The fees cover advisory services, custodial services, and in some cases, transaction costs. Mutual funds and ETFs within these accounts have their own internal fees. Some programs have wrap accounts where all costs are bundled into one fee.

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Location

8675 Bluebonnet Blvd Ste A, Baton Rouge, LA, 70810

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History

Regulatory History (1)
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Customer Dispute
March 2020
Denied
Other Business ActivitiesSells Insurance

Michael is an independent life and health insurance agent, dedicating about half of his time to selling and servicing these products. He is also an Investment Advisor Representative (IAR) with Securities America Advisors.

Employment History
Current Registrations
Osaic Wealth, INC.
June 2024 - Present · 1 yr 11 mos
Osaic Wealth, INC.Broker
June 2024 - Present · 1 yr 11 mos
Previous Registrations
Securities America Advisors, INC.
November 2014 - June 2024 · 9 yrs 7 mos
Securities America, INC.Broker
November 2014 - June 2024 · 9 yrs 7 mos
Sunset Financial Services, INC.
April 2014 - November 2014 · 7 mos
Sunset Financial Services, INC.Broker
February 2005 - November 2014 · 9 yrs 9 mos
Pan-American Financial AdvisersBroker
April 2001 - December 2004 · 3 yrs 8 mos
Proequities, INC.Broker
April 2000 - January 2001 · 9 mos
Nylife Securities INC.Broker
January 1997 - May 2000 · 3 yrs 4 mos
Pruco Securities CorporationBroker
June 1992 - November 1996 · 4 yrs 5 mos
Pruco Securities CorporationBroker
March 1986 - February 1992 · 5 yrs 11 mos
State Registrations10 states
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Exams
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