Richard
Applegate

D.B. Root & Company, LLC

CRD#821789
Investment Advisor
in Pittsburgh, PA

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About this Advisor

Richard Applegate is a certified financial planner and chartered financial consultant based out of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania with a total of 5 years of industry experience. Applegate currently works for D.B. Root & Company, LLC. Applegate has gained experience at First Commonwealth Financial Advisors, Inc, Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments, Cantor Fitzgerald Wealth Partners, Essex National Securities, Inc, R. Applegate & Associates, LLC and D.B. Root & Company, LLC. Applegate has Series 63 and Series 65 licenses, certifying them as both a securities agent and an investment advisor representative, and is registered to serve investors in Pennsylvania and Texas. D.B. Root & Company, LLC is a registered investment company headquartered in Pittsburgh, PA. It handles $643 million in assets under management among its 2,341 customer accounts, placing it among the bigger financial advisory firms in the nation by assets under management. Of its 2,341 client accounts, just 7% are associated with high-net-worth clients who have more than $1 million in investable assets. The company provides a number of services, including financial planning services, portfolio management for individuals and small businesses, portfolio management for institutional clients, pension consulting services and selection of other advisers. Financial management fees largely vary depending on which services are provided. Fee types billed by D.B. Root & Company, LLC can include asset-based and fixed fees.

Certifications and Registrations

Series 63, Series 65, CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™, Chartered Financial Consultant

Years Registered*

5 years

Services Offered

Financial planning services, Portfolio management for individuals and/or small businesses, Portfolio management for businesses or institutional clients, Pension consulting services, Selection of other advisers

Fee Structure

Percentage of Assets, Fixed Fees

Office Location

436 Seventh Avenue Suite 2800
Pittsburgh, PA 15219

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D.B. Root & Company, LLC Brokerage Details

Total Assets Under Management

$642,450,242

PA Average: $15,833,994,310
Total Number of Employees

20

PA Average: 41
Total Number of Accounts

2,341

PA Average: 3,342
Average Account Size

$274,434

PA Average: $4,737,880

Investment Advisory Services

  • Financial planning services
  • Portfolio management for individuals and/or small businesses
  • Portfolio management for businesses or institutional clients
  • Pension consulting services
  • Selection of other advisers

Richard Applegate Work History

Richard has been registered as a financial advisor for 5 years.*

2018 - Present (6 years)

D.B. Root & Company, LLC

2014 - Present (10 years)

Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments

2018 - 2018 (< 1 year)

R. Applegate & Associates, LLC

2014 - 2017 (3 years)

Cantor Fitzgerald Wealth Partners

2010 - 2014 (4 years)

Essex National Securities, Inc

2002 - 2014 (12 years)

First Commonwealth Financial Advisors, Inc

*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 D.B. Root & Company, LLC

Jeremy Suschak
Pittsburgh, PA
Loraine Montanye
Pittsburgh, PA
Steven Kaczynski
Pittsburgh, PA
Taylor Glock
Pittsburgh, PA
Alec Root
South Boston, MA
Charles Stout
Pittsburgh, PA
Nancy Kunz
Pittsburgh, PA
Adam Souply
Pittsburgh, PA

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