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Motive Wealth Advisors, LLC

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Client assets under management

$362,546,370

Clients

88

66% high-net worth

Advisors

3

of 4 employees

Firm type

Supported

1-3 advisors or $200M+ in AUM

Clients per advisor

29

Low

Average account size

$4,119,845

About

Motive Wealth Advisors, LLC is an SEC-registered investment adviser that provides discretionary investment management and financial planning to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, business entities, charitable organizations, and pension and profit-sharing plans. The firm also offers selection and oversight of unaffiliated third-party advisers and pension consulting services, and serves as an ERISA fiduciary when advising retirement plan accounts.

The firm implements diversified, risk-based portfolios using no-load mutual funds, ETFs, individual stocks, and fixed income, combining passive and active management and applying fundamental, cyclical, charting, and technical analyses. Motive monitors accounts on an ongoing basis and may tailor strategies that include the use of margin borrowing for certain clients as part of customized, leveraged approaches.

What distinguishes Motive from many peers is its manager-of-managers model and routine retention of independent third-party advisers to manage portions of client portfolios, an arrangement noted in its due-diligence and oversight disclosures. It also explicitly permits borrowing in managed accounts and discloses the resulting potential conflicts (including impacts on account billable value), while providing pension consulting and participant education services alongside traditional private-client wealth management.

Client services

Financial planning Portfolio management Pension consulting Selection of other advisers

Expertise

Retirement plans for business owners (SEP, solo 401k) Charitable giving tax strategies Cash flow / budgeting

Fee options

Fixed

Complexity-based flat fees may be applied in addition to asset-based fees for clients with complex financial situations

Percentage

Up to 1% annually (may be tiered or flat fee based on scope and complexity)

Other

Account minimum: $5,000,000 (subject to negotiation) Minimum fee: Additional complexity-based flat fee may be applied in addition to asset-based fee for certain clients

Main office location

Motive Wealth Advisors, LLC

525 W. Merrill St.

Birmingham MI 48009, United States

Number of offices

4

Most active in

Florida · Michigan · Texas

Disclosures

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Business activities & affiliations

Advisors at this firm

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Jane L

Series 65

Birmingham, MI

Motive Wealth Advisors, LLC

Jane Lowry is a financial advisor at Motive Wealth Advisors, LLC in Birmingham, MI, holding a Series 65 designation with one year of industry experience. Her prior work includes roles at Ducker Worldwide and other firms from 2014 to 2022. Motive Wealth Advisors serves individuals, trusts, estates, business entities, charitable organizations, and retirement plans, offering investment management and financial planning with a focus on diversified, risk-based portfolios using both active and passive strategies. The firm manages approximately $318 million across about 80 client relationships and conducts due diligence on independent third-party advisers, a practice that distinguishes it within the industry.

Retirement plans for business owners (SEP, solo 401k) Charitable giving tax strategies Cash flow / budgeting
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Jason C

CFP®, CFA®

Birmingham, MI

Motive Wealth Advisors, LLC

Jason Close is a CFP® and CFA® with 12 years of industry experience. He has worked at Motive Wealth Advisors, LLC since 2021 and previously held roles at tru Independence Asset Management, LLC, Wealthcare Advisors, LLC, and Planning Alternatives Ltd. He is involved in administrative and financial management activities through affiliated entities. Motive Wealth Advisors serves individuals, including high-net-worth clients, as well as trusts, estates, business entities, charitable organizations, and retirement plans. The firm employs a diversified, risk-based investment approach using both active and passive strategies and provides discretionary and non-discretionary management, financial planning, and pension consulting.

Retirement plans for business owners (SEP, solo 401k) Charitable giving tax strategies Cash flow / budgeting
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James N

CFP®, Series 63, Series 65

Birmingham, MI

Motive Wealth Advisors, LLC

James Niedzinski is a CFP® with 19 years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at Motive Wealth Advisors, LLC since 2021. His prior roles include positions at Tru Independence Asset Management, Wealthcare Advisors, and Planning Alternatives. He also acts as a power of attorney and co-trustee for his parents' revocable living trust. Motive Wealth Advisors serves individuals, including high-net-worth clients, as well as trusts, estates, business entities, charitable organizations, and retirement plans. The firm offers investment management and financial planning services, employing diversified, risk-based portfolios with both active and passive strategies and conducts due diligence on independent third-party advisers.

Retirement plans for business owners (SEP, solo 401k) Charitable giving tax strategies Cash flow / budgeting
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