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Mark Fricks

Advisor at Gradient Investments, LLC

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Location

Marietta, GA 30064

Credentials

Series 63, Series 65

Industry experience

31 years

About

Mark Fricks is a financial advisor at Gradient Investments, LLC with 31 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and has worked at Gradient Investments since 2022. Prior to that, he was involved with MasterPlan Retirement Consultants, Inc., and Masterplan Tax Services, Inc. He is also the owner of FRICKS AND ASSOCIATES, INC., where he engages in fixed insurance and precious metals sales. Gradient Investments, LLC is an SEC-registered, fee-only investment manager providing discretionary portfolio management to institutional accounts, retirement plans, trusts, corporations, charitable organizations, and individual investors. The firm offers a range of investment strategies primarily implemented through ETFs, mutual funds, and individual equities, and serves as a sub-advisor to an ETF while providing ERISA 3(38) fiduciary services.

Client services

Based on Gradient Investments, LLC

Portfolio management Pension consulting Selection of other advisers

Expertise

Based on Gradient Investments, LLC

Private / alternative investments Active portfolio management Factor investing / smart beta

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Percentage

$0+: 1.00% (Preservation portfolios) $25,000+: 1.70% (Allocation portfolios) $50,000+: 1.70% (Allocation portfolios minimum stated, actual minimum $50,000) $100,000+: 2.00% (Strategic portfolios) $100,000+: 1.80% (Tactical portfolios) $100,000+: 1.50% (Private Wealth Series Income Edge portfolio) $250,000+: 1.50% (Private Wealth Series Horizon portfolio)

Other

Account minimum: $25,000 Fee-only: Strictly fee-only investment management firm, no commissions received.

Location

410 Villa Rica Way Sw, Suite 100

Marietta, GA 30064

Most active in

Alabama · Florida · Georgia · Louisiana · North Carolina · South Carolina · Texas

Work history

Gradient Investments, LLC

2022 - Present (4 years)

Masterplan Tax Services, Inc.

2015 - 2022 (7 years)

MasterPlan Retirement Consultants, Inc.

2014 - Present (12 years)

FRICKS AND ASSCOCIATES, INC. dba MasterPlan Retirement Consultan

2010 - Present (16 years)

Disclosures

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