Creative Financial Designs, Inc.

RIASEC Registered
Total AUM
$2.9B
Discretionary
$2.9B
99% of AUM
Avg account
$196K
Accounts
15,029
Employees
170
Advisory reps
164

Firm details

Headquarters
Kokomo, Indiana
CRD number
109032
Registered since
April 19, 2001
Custodians
NATIONAL FINANCIAL SERVICES LLC, CHARLES SCHWAB & CO., INC.
Fee structure
Percentage of AUM, Hourly Charges, Subscription Fees, Fixed Fees
Client types
  • Individuals69.69%
  • HNWI28.61%
  • Pension & Profit Sharing Plans0.73%
  • Corporations / Businesses0.64%
  • Charitable Organizations0.33%
Services
Financial PlanningPortfolio Management for IndividualsPortfolio Management for Institutional ClientsPension ConsultingPublication of PeriodicalsEducational Seminars / Workshops

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Overview

Creative Financial Designs, Inc. is an independent registered investment adviser that has been SEC-registered since 2001. The firm serves both individual and family clients as well as institutional accounts, offering a mix of financial planning, portfolio management for individuals, small businesses and institutions, pension consulting, periodic publications, and educational seminars. Its fee arrangements are flexible and include asset-based fees, hourly charges, subscription fees, and fixed fees. The firm does not describe itself as an active ESG investor.

Assets & Accounts

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Investment profile

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Clients

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Asset composition

Asset composition: Exchange Traded Equities 53%, Public Funds/Mutual Funds 41%, Cash & Cash Equivalents 6%53%
  • Exchange Traded Equities53%
  • Public Funds/Mutual Funds41%
  • Cash & Cash Equivalents6%

Owners & executives

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  • Matthew Bahrenburg

    Matthew Bahrenburg

    General Counsel and Chief Compliance OfficerCRD 5295661

  • Steven Carpenter

    Steven Carpenter

    Co-Founder and CEOCRD 4380417

  • James Guyot

    James Guyot

    Founder and CEOCRD 4517834

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Contacts

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  • Mark Magruder

    Mark Magruder

    Wealth PartnerCRD 5705376

  • Lisa Raderstorf

    Lisa Raderstorf

    Financial AdvisorCRD 5079681

  • Joanne Broadwater

    Joanne Broadwater

    Owner, Financial AdvisorCRD 5081273

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Wealth teams

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Recent M&A activity

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ETF holdings

1 of 1,287

Active vs passive

$2B in ETFs

Passive

71%

$1.4B

Active

22%

$594M

ETFProviderStyleCategoryValueShares% of portfolio
VANGUARD VALUE INDEX FUND (VTV)VanguardPassiveLarge Value$96.5M443,0054.80%

Location

Primary office

Kokomo, IN

Howard

Location

Kokomo, IN

Headquartered in Kokomo, IN, anchoring the Kokomo-Peru, IN metro in the Midwest.

Metro area
Kokomo-Peru, IN
Region
Midwest
County
Howard
Address
2704 S Goyer Rd
Time zone
ET (UTC-5)
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