Carter Financial Group, Inc.

RIASEC RegisteredEst. 2020
Total AUM
$382M
Discretionary
$332M
87% of AUM
Avg account
$169K
Accounts
2,257
Employees
9
Advisory reps
6

Firm details

Headquarters
Barrington, Illinois
CRD number
301025
Registered since
June 19, 2020
Custodians
CHARLES SCHWAB & CO., INC.
Fee structure
Percentage of AUM, Fixed Fees, Commissions
Client types
  • Individuals61.87%
  • HNWI35.8%
  • Corporations / Businesses2.33%
Services
Financial PlanningPortfolio Management for IndividualsSelection of Other Advisers

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Overview

Carter Financial Group, Inc. is an independent, SEC-registered RIA operating as a corporation and owned by an individual. The firm serves mainly individual and family clients and combines advisory services with broker-dealer registration and insurance brokerage activity. Its advisory capabilities include financial planning, portfolio management for individuals and small businesses, and selection of outside advisers, and it identifies as a capital allocator that places clients into third-party managers. Fee arrangements include percentage-of-AUM, fixed fees, and commission-based services. Carter Financial Group does not position itself as an ESG-focused investor and is not a multi-state adviser. The firm has been SEC-registered since 2020.

Assets & Accounts

Public Holdings

Investments & Alternatives

Location & Offices

Investment profile

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Traditional investments used

Alternative investments used

Active ESG investor

Technology & operations

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CRM & tech providers

TAMPs used

Clients

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Client base

Client personas

Asset composition

Asset composition: Public Funds/Mutual Funds 65%, Exchange Traded Equities 27%, Cash & Cash Equivalents 5%, Other 3%, Investment Grade Corp Bonds 1%65%
  • Public Funds/Mutual Funds65%
  • Exchange Traded Equities27%
  • Cash & Cash Equivalents5%
  • Other3%
  • Investment Grade Corp Bonds1%

Owners & executives

2 of 2
  • Stephanie Hagan

    Stephanie Hagan

    Financial Plans CoordinatorCRD 2459538

  • Gery Sadzewicz

    Gery Sadzewicz

    Chief Executive OfficerCRD 1090963

Contacts

3 of 4
  • Kevin Carter

    Kevin Carter

    PresidentCRD 1466159

  • Jennifer Karch

    Jennifer Karch

    Financial PlannerCRD 5960087

  • Teri Shaw

    Teri Shaw

    Investment Adviser RepresentativeCRD 4213164

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Wealth teams

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Newly hired reps

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Recent M&A activity

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Recent filings

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Awards

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ETF holdings

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Active vs passive

$115M in ETFs

Passive

57%

$65.4M

Active

37%

$50.1M

ETFProviderStyleCategoryValueShares% of portfolio
INVESCO NASDAQ 100 ETF (QQQM)InvescoPassiveLarge Growth$13.4M44,13211.58%

Location

Primary office

Barrington, IL

Lake

Location

Barrington, IL

Headquartered in Barrington, IL, anchoring the Chicago-Naperville, IL-IN-WI metro in the Midwest.

Metro area
Chicago-Naperville, IL-IN-WI
Region
Midwest
County
Lake
Address
222 S Cook St
Time zone
CT (UTC-6)
Office locations

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