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Michel Bethea

6 Years of Experience
Naples, FL
Sells Insurance

Michel Bethea is a registered investment advisor at Covato Capital Management, LLC, based in Naples, FL, with 6 years of industry experience. Michel operates on a fee-only basis, meaning they do not earn commissions from product sales. Their practice areas include Estate Planning, Financial Planning & Coaching, Retirement Planning, Tax Planning. Their firm serves 28 clients with $14M in assets under management.

Compensation
Fee-Only (% of Portfolio)Fixed/Hourly
Firm Size
3 advisors
Number of Clients
28 clients
Average Client Portfolio
$513K average
Assets Under Management
$14.4M

Fee Structure

Minimum Investment:$500K
Planning is included in investment management (also available separately)
Minimum Annual Fee:$2,000
Portfolio-Based Fees (Tiered)
Portfolio ValueAnnual Fee
Up to $250K1.25%
$250K - $1.0M1.10%
$1.0M - $3.0M0.90%
$3M+0.65%

Fees are negotiable. CCM may combine the account values of family members living in the same household to determine the applicable level of advisory fees to be charged.

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$500K
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Location

Naples, FL

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History

Regulatory History
Clean regulatory record

No disclosures, customer disputes, or regulatory actions on file.

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Other Business ActivitiesSells Insurance

Michel is involved in several business activities, including fixed insurance sales and client acquisition for investment advisory services and fixed insurance through McAdams Group, LLC, taking up his full time. He also uses Retirement Income Source, LLC for marketing purposes and owns rental property, but these activities do not require any of his time. Additionally, Michel owns 25% of Access Direct Insurance, providing P&C insurance services, but this also does not require any of his time.

Employment History
Current Registrations
Covato Capital Management, LLC
January 2026 - Present · 4 mos
Previous Registrations
Sound Income Strategies, LLC
September 2024 - October 2025 · 1 yr 1 mo
Prudential Financial Planning Services
January 2023 - June 2024 · 1 yr 5 mos
Pruco Securities, LLC.Broker
January 2023 - June 2024 · 1 yr 5 mos
MML Investors Services, LLC
March 2022 - January 2023 · 10 mos
MML Investors Services, LLCBroker
January 2022 - January 2023 · 1 yr
Nylife Securities LLCBroker
June 2019 - January 2022 · 2 yrs 7 mos
State Registrations1 state
FL
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