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Aptus Wealth Management, LLC

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Client assets under management

$92,736,558

Clients

242

38% high-net worth

Advisors

2

of 4 employees

Firm type

Supported

1-3 advisors or $200M+ in AUM

Clients per advisor

121

Very High

Average account size

$383,209

About

Aptus Wealth Management, LLC provides investment advisory and financial planning services to individual clients, including both high-net-worth and non-high-net-worth households. The firm reports managing roughly $95.5 million in discretionary assets across about 242 client accounts and offers ongoing portfolio management and written financial planning as part of its services.

The firm generally provides discretionary portfolio management tailored to clients’ objectives and risk tolerances, allows clients to impose written investment restrictions, and may delegate all or part of an account to registered sub-advisers. AWM uses a range of approaches—from conventional asset allocation and dollar-cost averaging to more complex instruments such as leveraged/inverse funds, buffer ETFs, and structured notes—and also provides held-away retirement account oversight using an account-aggregation service (Pontera).

Noteworthy distinctions disclosed in the brochure include an affiliation with an insurance company and that certain associated persons are licensed insurance agents who may receive commissions for insurance and annuity sales, a practice the firm identifies as a potential conflict of interest. The firm also shares in compensation with sub-advisers and receives custodial and technology-related benefits from its recommended custodian, arrangements the brochure describes and addresses through policies and disclosures.

Client services

Financial planning Portfolio management Selection of other advisers

Expertise

Annuities ESG / Sustainable investing

Fee options

Fixed

Fixed fees range from $1,000 - $10,000 for financial planning services

Percentage

$0+: 0.50% - 1.25% annually $0+: 0.08% - 0.60% annually (sub-adviser fees, separate and additional)

Commissions

Commission-based compensation for insurance products sold by associated persons, separate from advisory fees

Project-based

Hourly fees range from $150 - $300 per hour for financial planning services

Other

Account minimum: $500,000 Fee-only: Fixed fees range from $1,000 - $10,000; Hourly fees range from $150 - $300 per hour for financial planning services

Main office location

Aptus Wealth Management, LLC

639 Carle Avenue

Lewis Center OH 43035, United States

Number of offices

1

Most active in

Florida · North Carolina · Ohio · Texas

Disclosures

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Business activities & affiliations

Advisors at this firm

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Chad B

Series 63, Series 65

Lewis Center, OH

Aptus Wealth Management, LLC

Chad Budy is a financial advisor at Simplicity Wealth with 13 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at firms including Aptus Wealth Management, Ameriprise Financial Services, PNC Investments, Merrill, Bank of America, J.P. Morgan Securities, and The Huntington Investment Company. Outside of his advisory role, Budy is involved in insurance sales and is the owner of Aptus Wealth Insurance Services LLC. Simplicity Wealth serves a broad mix of individual and high-net-worth clients as well as other financial intermediaries, offering discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement plan advisory. The firm employs a model-driven, fund-of-funds investment approach and provides technology and operations services including a Managed Account Program and asset management software platforms.

Annuities ESG / Sustainable investing
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Joshua P

Series 63

Lewis Center, OH

Aptus Wealth Management, LLC

Joshua Pick is a financial advisor at Simplicity Wealth with 23 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 63 designation and has worked at firms including Aptus Wealth Insurance Services, Aptus Wealth Management, and Doublet Capital Management. Outside of his advisory role, he serves on the advisory board of AthleteAgent. Simplicity Wealth serves individual and high-net-worth clients as well as financial intermediaries, offering discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement plan advisory. The firm employs a model-driven, fund-of-funds investment approach and provides technology and operational services such as a Managed Account Program and asset management software platforms.

Annuities ESG / Sustainable investing
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