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Spark Asset Management Group

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Client assets under management

$10,410,525

Clients

37

38% high-net worth

Advisors

2

of 2 employees

Firm type

Supported

1-3 advisors or $200M+ in AUM

Clients per advisor

19

Very Low

Average account size

$281,366

About

Spark Asset Management Group is a state-registered investment adviser that provides discretionary asset management, retirement advice, and basic financial planning to individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and corporations. The firm manages client accounts on a continuing basis and offers both discretionary management (the bulk of its AUM) and limited non-discretionary services in certain circumstances, with financial planning included for managed clients at no additional charge.

Investment approach centers on tactical asset allocation through the firm’s Spark Trends models, which combine trend-following algorithms with technical and fundamental research and primarily use ETFs, mutual funds and sub-accounts, with periodic rebalancing. Spark also offers strategic allocation models and specialty “go-anywhere” portfolios that can be more concentrated and actively managed to a client’s objectives.

Notably, Spark manages a subset of separately managed and specialty accounts that may use derivatives and leveraged products—such as options, leveraged/inverse ETFs and ProFunds sub-accounts—an approach that is less common among peers in this category. The firm’s advisors are also registered representatives of a broker-dealer and licensed insurance agents, a dual registration disclosed in the brochure that creates potential conflicts of interest because compensation from those roles is separate from advisory fees.

Client services

Financial planning Portfolio management

Expertise

Active portfolio management Annuities Long-term care insurance

Fee options

Fixed

Plan Confidence service charged a recurring flat monthly fee of $25 per account.

Percentage

up to 2% annually (maximum advisory fee)

Commissions

Compensation in connection with purchase, sale, or holding of securities or insurance products received by persons providing investment advice on behalf of Spark as registered representatives or insurance agents, separate and in addition to advisory fees.

Main office location

Spark Asset Management Group

413 N. Center St.

Statesville NC 28677, United States

Number of offices

1

Most active in

Colorado · North Carolina

Disclosures

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Business activities & affiliations

Advisors at this firm

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Toni V

Series 66

Denver, CO

Spark Asset Management Group

Toni Vaughan is a financial advisor at Spark Asset Management Group in Denver, CO, with 21 years of industry experience. She holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at BTS Asset Management, TK Consultants, and Synergy Investment Group. Spark Asset Management Group provides asset management, retirement planning, and financial planning services to individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and corporations. The firm primarily uses tactical, trend-following model portfolios that combine algorithmic indicators with technical and fundamental research, offering specialty separately managed portfolios that may include derivatives and leveraged instruments.

Active portfolio management Annuities Long-term care insurance
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Timothy B

Series 63, Series 65

Statesville, NC

Spark Asset Management Group

Timothy Bain is a financial advisor at Spark Asset Management Group with 31 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has been with Spark since 2010. Outside of his advisory work, Bain teaches music lessons and is involved in a music-related business as a corporate secretary and part owner. Spark Asset Management Group provides asset management, retirement planning, and financial planning services to individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and corporations. The firm primarily manages assets through tactical, trend-following model portfolios that combine algorithmic trend indicators with technical and fundamental research, utilizing ETFs alongside strategic allocation and custom portfolios.

Active portfolio management Annuities Long-term care insurance
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