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William Garten

27 Years of Experience
Beachwood, OH
1 DisclosureBrokerSells Insurance

William Garten is a registered investment advisor at Stratos Wealth Partners, LTD, based in Beachwood, OH, with 27 years of industry experience. William operates on a fee-only basis, meaning they do not earn commissions from product sales. Their practice areas include Business Owners, Corporate Executives, Education Planning, Estate Planning, and 4 more. Their firm serves 21,699 clients with $14B in assets under management.

Compensation
Fee-Only (% of Portfolio)Fixed/Hourly
Firm Size
376 advisors
Number of Clients
21,699 clients
Average Client Portfolio
$667K average
Assets Under Management
$14.5B

Fee Structure

Minimum Investment:$10K

Stratos Wealth Partners (SWP) offers investment management through Strategic Wealth Management (SWM) accounts and other advisor-managed, non-wrap accounts.

With SWM and other advisor-managed, non-wrap accounts, you'll pay an advisory fee to SWP, plus transaction charges for each trade. The maximum annual advisory fee is 2.0% of the assets managed. In limited cases, SWP may apply a flat fee to provide asset management services, but the maximum flat fee will be no more than 2.0% of the assets under management.

A minimum account value of $10,000 is required for SWM and other advisor-managed, non-wrap accounts; however, in certain instances, the minimum account size may be lower.

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Location

3750 Park East Drive, Suite 200, Beachwood, OH, 44122

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History

Regulatory History (1)
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Customer Dispute
May 2001
Settled
Other Business ActivitiesSells Insurance

William provides investment advisory services through Stratos Wealth Partners, Ltd, dedicating full-time hours to this. He also holds positions in Garten Financial Group and Garten Marketing LLC, is a published poet, and is a partner/wealth advisor for non-variable insurance.

Employment History
Current Registrations
Stratos Wealth Partners, LTD
December 2011 - Present · 14 yrs 5 mos
LPL Financial LLCBroker
December 2011 - Present · 14 yrs 5 mos
Previous Registrations
Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated
August 2006 - December 2011 · 5 yrs 4 mos
Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith IncorporatedBroker
August 2006 - December 2011 · 5 yrs 4 mos
Wachovia Securities, LLCBroker
July 2003 - August 2006 · 3 yrs 1 mo
Wachovia Securities, LLC
July 2003 - August 2006 · 3 yrs 1 mo
Prudential Securities Incorporated
September 1999 - July 2003 · 3 yrs 10 mos
Prudential Securities IncorporatedBroker
June 1998 - July 2003 · 5 yrs 1 mo
State Registrations16 states
CACTFLIAILKYLAMENCNENYOHPASDTXWV
AdvisorBrokerBoth

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Exams
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