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Monte Financial Group, LLC

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Client assets under management

$476,675,028

Clients

434

29% high-net worth

Advisors

7

of 12 employees

Firm type

Team

4-10 advisors or $500M+ in AUM

Clients per advisor

62

Typical

Average account size

$1,098,330

About

Monte Financial Group provides private wealth and institutional investment services to individuals, high‑net‑worth families, trusts, estates, charitable accounts and institutional clients such as foundations and endowments. The firm offers discretionary portfolio management, comprehensive financial planning and consulting, and sub‑advisory services to other registered advisors.

The firm implements tailored investment programs through a documented step‑by‑step process that produces a client‑specific investment policy and portfolio construction typically focused on individual equities and investment‑grade fixed income, with selective use of ETFs, mutual funds and independent managers. Monte Financial Group relies primarily on fundamental analysis, manages client accounts on a discretionary basis, and monitors and rebalances portfolios with periodic reviews and performance reporting.

What stands out relative to many peer team firms is that Monte Financial Group advertises performance results and provides ongoing performance reporting for accounts above $250,000, a practice that is less common among similar advisers. The firm also combines private wealth work with institutional separate account management and sub‑advisory arrangements, and permits account‑specific restrictions (including ESG‑type limits) — operating with roughly $482 million in discretionary assets across its advisory team.

Client services

Financial planning Portfolio management Selection of other advisers

Expertise

Wealth management Tax-loss harvesting ESG / Sustainable investing

Occupation focus

Founder/Business Owner

Fee options

Fixed

Financial Planning fees fixed fee; Financial Consulting fees fixed fee

Percentage

$0 - $500,000: Negotiable, up to 1.00% $500,000+: Up to 1.00% (maximum)

Project-based

Financial Consulting hourly rate $150 to $350 per hour

Other

Account minimum: $500,000 Fee-only: Financial Planning fees fixed, agreed based on complexity; Financial Consulting fees fixed or hourly $150-$350/hr

Main office location

Monte Financial Group, LLC

30 Long Hill Road

Guilford CT 06437, United States

Number of offices

1

Most active in

California · Connecticut · Florida · Georgia · Maine · Massachusetts · New Hampshire · New Jersey · New York · North Carolina · Texas · Vermont · Virginia

Disclosures

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Business activities & affiliations

Advisors at this firm

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Noah L

Series 65

Guilford, CT

Monte Financial Group, LLC

Noah Lifgren is a financial advisor at Monte Financial Group, LLC with one year of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and previously worked in education at Bentley University and Cooperstown Middle and High School. Monte Financial Group serves individual and high-net-worth clients as well as institutional accounts, managing approximately $426.6 million in discretionary assets. The firm offers customized investment management and financial planning, emphasizing fundamental analysis and formal performance reporting, and has expanded into institutional and sub-advisory services with capabilities for account-specific investment restrictions.

Wealth management Tax-loss harvesting ESG / Sustainable investing Founder/Business Owner
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Jacob C

Series 65

Guilford, CT

Monte Financial Group, LLC

Jacob Cedor is a financial advisor at Monte Financial Group, LLC with one year of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has previously worked at Travelers Insurance and International Game Technology, PLC. Monte Financial Group serves individual and high-net-worth clients as well as institutional accounts, offering discretionary investment management, financial planning, and consulting services. The firm employs a fundamental investment approach with tailored portfolios and provides formal performance reporting, including for institutional and sub-advisory clients.

Wealth management Tax-loss harvesting ESG / Sustainable investing Founder/Business Owner
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Robert M

Series 63

Guilford, CT

Monte Financial Group, LLC

Robert Monte is a financial advisor with Monte Financial Group, LLC, holding a Series 63 designation and 32 years of industry experience. He has been with Monte Financial Group and Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments since 2009. Monte Financial Group serves individual and high-net-worth clients, as well as institutional accounts such as foundations, trusts, and endowments. The firm offers discretionary investment management and financial planning, emphasizing bespoke portfolios constructed through both fundamental and top-down analysis, and incorporates formal performance reporting into its client services.

Wealth management Tax-loss harvesting ESG / Sustainable investing Founder/Business Owner
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Alexander M

Series 65

Guilford, CT

Monte Financial Group, LLC

Alexander Monte is a Series 65 licensed advisor with 11 years of industry experience. He has been with Monte Financial Group, LLC since 2014, where he is part of a six-advisor team based in Guilford, CT. Monte Financial Group serves individual and high-net-worth clients, as well as institutional separate-account and sub-advisory clients such as foundations, trusts, and endowments. The firm manages approximately $426.6 million in discretionary assets and offers customized investment management, financial planning, and consulting services. Its investment approach combines fundamental, bottom-up and top-down analysis within a documented policy framework, and it incorporates formal performance reporting into client service.

Wealth management Tax-loss harvesting ESG / Sustainable investing Founder/Business Owner
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Benjamin M

Series 65

Guilford, CT

Monte Financial Group, LLC

Benjamin Monte is a financial advisor at Monte Financial Group, LLC with five years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and previously worked at Fidelity Investments and Stone Hill College. Monte Financial Group serves individual and high-net-worth clients, as well as foundations, trusts, endowments, and other registered advisors, managing approximately $426.6 million in discretionary assets. The firm offers customized investment management, financial planning, and consulting, with a focus on bespoke portfolios constructed through fundamental analysis and formal performance reporting.

Wealth management Tax-loss harvesting ESG / Sustainable investing Founder/Business Owner
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Cameron D

Series 65

Guilford, CT

Monte Financial Group, LLC

Cameron Davignon is a financial advisor at Monte Financial Group, LLC with three years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has worked at Monte Financial Group since 2022, following roles at Westfield Bank and Westfield Investment Services. Outside of his advisory work, he has been involved with Westfield Little League since 2014. Monte Financial Group serves individual and high-net-worth clients as well as institutional clients such as foundations, trusts, and endowments. The firm manages discretionary portfolios using fundamental analysis and offers formal performance reporting and tailored investment solutions, including ESG-type restrictions.

Wealth management Tax-loss harvesting ESG / Sustainable investing Founder/Business Owner
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William L

CFP®, Series 63, Series 66

Guilford, CT

Monte Financial Group, LLC

William Leete Jr. is a CFP® professional with 24 years of industry experience, currently serving at Monte Financial Group, LLC since 2016. He also has concurrent roles with Guardian Life Insurance Co and Primerica Advisors beginning in 2014. Outside of his advisory work, he serves as treasurer for Shoreline Networking Associates & Professionals, a local business referral group. Monte Financial Group serves individual and high-net-worth clients as well as institutional accounts, offering discretionary investment management, financial planning, and consulting services. The firm emphasizes bespoke portfolios constructed through fundamental analysis and incorporates formal performance reporting into its client service.

Wealth management Tax-loss harvesting ESG / Sustainable investing Founder/Business Owner
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