PLANNING ALTERNATIVES LTD

RIASEC RegisteredEst. 1983
Total AUM
$1.5B
Discretionary
$1.5B
100% of AUM
Avg account
$2.2M
Accounts
693
Employees
20
Advisory reps
10

Firm details

Headquarters
Birmingham, Michigan
CRD number
110268
Registered since
February 2, 1983
Custodians
CHARLES SCHWAB & CO., INC., FIDELITY DISTRIBUTORS COMPANY LLC
Fee structure
Percentage of AUM, Hourly Charges, Fixed Fees
Client types
  • HNWI87.07%
  • Individuals9.06%
  • Corporations / Businesses1.79%
  • Pension & Profit Sharing Plans1.52%
  • Charitable Organizations0.57%
Services
Financial PlanningPortfolio Management for Individuals

Firm profile

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Overview

Planning Alternatives Ltd is an independent, SEC-registered RIA (registered since 1983) run as a corporation with individual ownership. The firm serves both individual and family clients as well as institutional clients, offering financial planning and portfolio management for individuals and small businesses. Its fee mix includes percentage-of-AUM billing plus hourly and fixed-fee arrangements. Planning Alternatives identifies as a capital allocator and reports no active ESG investing program. Its ADV indicates it is not registered as a multi-state adviser.

Assets & Accounts

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Investments & Alternatives

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Investment profile

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Traditional investments used

Alternative investments used

Active ESG investor

Technology & operations

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CRM & tech providers

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Clients

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Client base

Client personas

Asset composition

Asset composition: Public Funds/Mutual Funds 84%, Exchange Traded Equities 5%, US Government Bonds 4%, Cash & Cash Equivalents 3%, State & Local Bonds 2%, Investment Grade Corp Bonds 2%84%
  • Public Funds/Mutual Funds84%
  • Exchange Traded Equities5%
  • US Government Bonds4%
  • Cash & Cash Equivalents3%
  • State & Local Bonds2%

Owners & executives

1 of 1
  • ANDREW WARNING

    Chief Compliance OfficerCRD 3211861

Contacts

3 of 9
  • Kent Golightly

    Wealth AdvisorCRD 7169662

  • TIMOTHY HANNA

    Director of InvestmentsCRD 6062756

  • NATHAN MERSEREAU

    PresidentCRD 2451746

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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

$711M in ETFs

Passive

99%

$705M

Active

<1%

$6.4M

ETFProviderStyleCategoryValueShares% of portfolio
ISHARES CORE S&P 500 ETF (IVV)BlackRockPassiveLarge Blend$271M415,58938.18%

Location

Primary office

Birmingham, MI

OAKLAND

Location

Birmingham, MI

Headquartered in Birmingham, MI, anchoring the Detroit-Warren-Ann Arbor, MI metro in the Midwest.

Metro area
Detroit-Warren-Ann Arbor, MI
Region
Midwest
County
OAKLAND
Address
255 S Old Woodward Ave
Time zone
ET (UTC-5)
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