Michael Custer
Michael Custer is a CFP-designated registered investment advisor at Harborfront Financial Group, based in Ludington, MI, with 8 years of industry experience. Michael operates on a fee-only basis, meaning they do not earn commissions from product sales. Their practice areas include Education Planning, Estate Planning, Investment Management, Retirement Planning, and 1 more. Their firm serves 542 clients with $100M in assets under management.
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Harborfront Financial Group provides investment management services through various LPL advisory programs. The fees for these programs are a percentage of your account value and are negotiable, but cannot exceed the following maximums:
- Manager Access Select: 3.0% (2.5% for new accounts after July 3, 2017)
- Optimum Market Portfolios: 2.5%
- Personal Wealth Portfolios: 2.5%
- SWM: 2.5%
- Model Wealth Portfolios: 2.65%
- Small Market Solution: 0.95%
- Guided Wealth Portfolios: 1.35%
These fees are paid quarterly in advance, except for Small Market Solution, which is paid in arrears. The fees include transaction costs, but not expenses related to margin, wire transfers, or mutual fund/ETF fees.
Location
401 W Ludington Ave, Ste 103, Ludington, MI, 49431
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No disclosures, customer disputes, or regulatory actions on file.
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Learn about disclosures →Other Business ActivitiesSells Insurance
Michael operates Custer Financial Advisors as a DBA for his LPL business. He also owns Custer Insurance Agency, selling property & casualty and life insurance, dedicating about 10-20% of his time to this.
Employment History
Current Registrations
Harborfront Financial Group
LPL Financial LLCBroker
Previous Registrations
LPL Financial LLC
State Registrations9 states
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