Bates Financial Advisors, Inc.
Firm details
- Headquarters
- Rockford, Illinois
- CRD number
- 116515
- Registered since
- February 28, 2011
- Website
- batesfinancialadvisors.com
- Custodians
- FIDELITY DISTRIBUTORS COMPANY LLC, ALTRUIST FINANCIAL LLC
- Fee structure
- Percentage of AUM, Fixed Fees
- Client types
- HNWI71%
- Individuals28.72%
- Charitable Organizations0.28%
- Services
- Financial PlanningPortfolio Management for Individuals
Firm profile
FINTRXOverview
Bates Financial Advisors, Inc. is an independent, privately owned registered investment adviser that registered with the SEC in 2011. The firm serves individuals, families and some institutional clients, offering financial planning and portfolio management for individuals and small businesses. Its ownership is listed as individual, and its advisory fees are charged as a percentage of assets under management and, in some cases, fixed fees. Bates is not structured as a capital allocator and does not describe itself as an active ESG investor or a multi-state adviser. The firm maintains industry relationships with broker-dealers, a law firm and an insurance company, reflecting a mix of referral and service relationships commonly used to support planning and implementation. Advisory activity focuses on traditional financial planning and discretionary portfolio management for private clients.
Assets & Accounts
Public Holdings
Investments & Alternatives
Location & Offices
Investment profile
FINTRXTraditional investments used
Alternative investments used
Active ESG investor
Technology & operations
FINTRXCRM & tech providers
TAMPs used
Clients
FINTRXClient base
Client personas
Asset composition
- Public Funds/Mutual Funds85%
- Cash & Cash Equivalents10%
- Exchange Traded Equities4%
Owners & executives
1 of 1George Bates
President, Chief Compliance OfficerCRD 14642
Contacts
3 of 5
John Wimbiscus
Financial AdvisorCRD 2771598
Carol Bates
SecretaryCRD 1463859

George Bates
Investment Advisor RepresentativeCRD 1539381
Wealth teams
FINTRXNewly hired reps
FINTRXRecent M&A activity
FINTRXRecent filings
FINTRXAwards
FINTRXLocation
Rockford, IL
Winnebago
Location
Rockford, IL
Headquartered in Rockford, IL, anchoring the Rockford-Freeport-Rochelle, IL metro in the Midwest.
- Metro area
- Rockford-Freeport-Rochelle, IL
- Region
- Midwest
- County
- Winnebago
- Address
- 8437 Northern Ave
- Time zone
- CT (UTC-6)
- Office locations
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