Braden
Smidt

Alternative Investment Advisors, LLC

CRD#6468564
Investment Advisor
in Sioux Falls, SD

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About this Advisor

Braden Smidt is a financial advisor who works out of Sioux Falls, South Dakota with 5 years of relevant experience. Smidt currently works for Alternative Investment Advisors, LLC. Over the course of their career, they have held roles at George Boom Funeral Home, Swenson Investments & Commodities, Vision Brokerage Services, LLC, Aegis Wealth Management, LLC, Alternative Investment Advisors, LLC, Miller Funeral Home, Sunrise Bank and Swenson Wealth Management. Smidt maintains a Series 66 license, which qualifies them as both a securities agent and an investment advisor representative, and is approved to work in South Dakota. Alternative Investment Advisors, LLC is a firm operating out of Maitland, FL. It has a total of 12 people on staff. It controls $217 million in assets across its 2,412 customer accounts, placing it among the mid-sized financial advisory firms in the country by assets under management. Of its 2,412 accounts, just 2% are held by high-net-worth clients who have at least $1 million in assets. The business provides a number of services, such as financial planning services, portfolio management for individuals and small businesses, portfolio management for institutional clients and selection of other advisers. Financial advisory fee schedules typically are based on the type of financial services. Fee types billed by Alternative Investment Advisors, LLC may include any blend of asset-based, hourly and fixed fees.

Certifications and Registrations

Series 66

Years Registered*

5 years

Services Offered

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

Fee Structure

Percentage of Assets, Hourly Charges, Fixed Fees

Office Location

5002 Broadband Lane
Sioux Falls, SD 57108

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Alternative Investment Advisors, LLC Brokerage Details

Total Assets Under Management

$216,563,177

SD Average: $1,855,561,029
Total Number of Employees

12

SD Average: 62
Total Number of Accounts

2,412

SD Average: 2,474
Average Account Size

$89,786

SD Average: $750,025

Investment Advisory Services

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

Braden Smidt Work History

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

2018 - Present (6 years)

Alternative Investment Advisors, LLC

2018 - Present (6 years)

Swenson Wealth Management

2017 - 2018 (1 year)

Miller Funeral Home

2017 - 2017 (< 1 year)

Sunrise Bank

2016 - 2017 (1 year)

Aegis Wealth Management, LLC

2016 - 2017 (1 year)

Alternative Investment Advisors, LLC

2015 - 2017 (2 years)

Swenson Investments & Commodities

2015 - 2017 (2 years)

Vision Brokerage Services, LLC

2004 - 2015 (11 years)

George Boom Funeral Home

*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

Please visit the SEC profile of Braden Smidt to learn whether or not they have any disclosures. It is important to do your due diligence when looking for an advisor.

Financial Advisors at Alternative Investment Advisors, LLC

Dwight Dykstra
Maitland, FL
Thomas Hood
Maitland, FL
Eric Hultgren
Maitland, FL
Travis Krueger
Maitland, FL
Michael Teslow
Sioux Falls, SD
Jeffrey Skraban
Maitland, FL
Braden Smidt
Sioux Falls, SD
Mark Kontz
Maitland, FL

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