Lawton Smith is a registered investment advisor at LPL Financial LLC, based in Columbia, SC, with 9 years of industry experience. Their practice areas include Investment Management. Their firm serves 1,676,192 clients with $620B in assets under management.
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LPL Financial, along with your advisor, charges an annual fee based on the value of your account. This fee covers asset management, administrative, and custodial services. The fee is negotiable, but the maximum is 2.50% per year, paid quarterly in advance. LPL may share a portion of this fee with your advisor.
Location
1201 Main Street Suite 1980, Columbia, SC, 29201
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Lawton is involved with Outlier Apps LLC for tax/investment purposes since 2011. He also operates Element Advisors - Financial Planning and Wealth Management LLC as a DBA for his LPL business, dedicating full-time hours to it.
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LPL Financial LLCBroker
LPL Financial LLC
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Morgan Stanley
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State Registrations14 states
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