Donald
Garton

Advantage Investment Management

CRD#2125313
Investment Advisor
in Louisville, KY

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About this Advisor

Donald Garton is a certified financial planner and chartered financial consultant based in Louisville, Kentucky with a total of 13 years of industry experience. Garton works at Advantage Investment Management. During their career, the advisor has held roles at Advantage Investment Management, Securities Service Network, Securities America, Inc, Benchmark Investments, LLC and Benchmark Advisory Services, LLC. Garton maintains a Series 63 license, certifying them as a securities representative, and is approved to work in Indiana, Kentucky and Pennsylvania. Advantage Investment Management is an advisory business operating out of Louisville, KY. It has a total of eight financial advisors. It oversees $137 million in assets under management among its 806 customer accounts, making it one of the mid-sized investment advisory firms in the United States by assets under management. Of its 806 accounts, 24% belong to high-net-worth investors who have at least $1 million in assets available to invest. Advantage Investment Management offers a set of services, such as financial planning services and portfolio management for individuals and small businesses. Fees charged by financial advisors largely vary depending on the financial services provided. Fees billed by Advantage Investment Management can consist of some blend of asset-based, hourly and fixed fees.

Certifications and Registrations

Series 63, CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™, Chartered Financial Consultant

Years Registered*

13 years

Services Offered

Financial planning services, Portfolio management for individuals and/or small businesses

Fee Structure

Percentage of Assets, Hourly Charges, Fixed Fees

Office Location

Glenview Pointe Business Center 2319 Lime Kiln Lane, Suite A
Louisville, KY 40222

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Advantage Investment Management Brokerage Details

Total Assets Under Management

$137,292,287

KY Average: $949,722,027
Total Number of Employees

8

KY Average: 35
Total Number of Accounts

806

KY Average: 1,296
Average Account Size

$170,338

KY Average: $732,810

Investment Advisory Services

  • Financial planning services
  • Portfolio management for individuals and/or small businesses

Donald Garton Work History

Donald has been registered as a financial advisor for 13 years.*

2020 - Present (4 years)

Benchmark Investments, LLC

2020 - Present (4 years)

Benchmark Advisory Services, LLC

2005 - Present (19 years)

Advantage Investment Management

2020 - 2020 (< 1 year)

Securities America, Inc

2012 - 2020 (8 years)

Securities Service Network

*The number of years registered in this profile is calculated by taking the year of an advisor's first active registration and subtracting it from the current year.

Disclosures

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Financial Advisors at Advantage Investment Management

Lisa Heffley
Louisville, KY
Michael Garton
Louisville, KY
Donald Garton
Louisville, KY
William Fowler
Louisville, KY

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