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TIMOTHY PAUL SUTTON

TIMOTHY P. SUTTON

CREATIVE PLANNING | Wealth Manager, Partner
Overland Park, KS 66211
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CRD#: 3039785
TIMOTHY PAUL SUTTON

Professional summary


TIMOTHY PAUL SUTTON, CFP®, who also goes by Tim Sutton, Timothy Paul Sutton I, is a registered financial advisor currently at CREATIVE PLANNING located in Overland Park, Kansas.

TIMOTHY is registered as an IAR (Investment Advisor Representative) and started their career in finance in 1999. TIMOTHY has worked at 3 firms and has passed the Series 66, Series 63, Series 7, Series 10 and Series 9 exams.

Biography


Tim serves as a Partner and Private Wealth Manager at Creative Planning. Utilizing a disciplined approach, Tim works with clients to develop a cohesive strategy to meet the most complex goals and needs. This comprehensive approach covers wealth management issues in the areas of tax, estate planning, investment management, business succession planning, corporate stock option planning, insurance, retirement planning, and charitable planning. Tim will work with you personally to understand your needs and provide you a customized game plan to achieve your goals. Tim began his career in the investment industry in 1999. Prior to joining Creative Planning Tim was a Vice President, Financial Consultant at a major national financial services company, managing a practice of over $650 million in assets. While at his prior firm, Tim was recognized with the prestigious distinction of Chairman’s Club winner five different years. This award recognized the top 10% of Financial Consultants in the company. In 2007, Tim also received the Platinum Club award that recognizes the top five individual Financial Consultants in the company. Tim has been ranked by Barron’s as the #1 Financial Advisor in the state of Kansas on its list of ‘Top Financial Advisors by State’ (2019, 2020, 2021, 2022 and 2023*) and as one of its ‘Top 100 Independent Wealth Advisors in America’ (2020, 2021 and 2022*). Throughout his career, Tim has gained extensive experience in comprehensive wealth management for high net worth clients. Tim was a national leader for his prior firm, and he was involved in training and leading other Financial Consultants in the areas of wealth management. Tim graduated from Baylor University in 1999 with a Bachelor of Business Administration degree in Finance. Tim has earned the CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNERTM designation, Certified Wealth Strategist designation, Accredited Asset Management Specialist designation, and Chartered Mutual Fund Counselor designation. Tim lives with his wife, Jackie, and their three children Jake, Haley, and Ethan. Tim and Jackie are actively involved in their church, where they serve in various ministries. Tim has served in financial leadership positions for his church and has taught the Dave Ramsey, Financial Peace University class. In his spare time, Tim enjoys spending time with his family, coaching soccer and basketball, reading, traveling, running, swimming, and biking.
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Question & Answer


What are your service offerings?
Trust & estate planning
Financial planning
Philanthropic services
Trading individual securities
Retirement planning
What is your current number of clients?
Greater than 100
Are you a "fiduciary"?
Yes

Aliases


Tim Sutton | Timothy Paul Sutton I

Other business activities


Outside business activity is any business or activity undertaken by an advisor that is outside the scope of their relationship with their firm (e.g., consulting services, real estate, freelance work, teaching, etc.). Investors should stay informed about these activities to ensure no conflicts of interest.
The advisor shows no other business activity.

Blog Corner


CRS (Client Relationship Summary) - RIA


CREATIVE PLANNING - Registered Investment Advisory firm

Version Date: Fri Mar 29 2024

Creative Planning, LLC is registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) as an investment adviser. Brokerage and investment advisory services and fees differ and it is important for you to understand these differences.

There are free and user-friendly tools available to research firms and financial professionals at Investor.gov/CRS, which also provides educational materials about broker-dealers, investment advisers, and investing.

Types of Services Offered:

We offer investment advisory services to retail clients. We typically utilize bonds, equities, ETFs, mutual funds, and alternative investments to build diversified portfolios for each client. We offer portfolio management, retirement planning, financial planning, and sub-advisory services. We monitor client portfolios on an ongoing basis and make adjustments consistent with their investment objectives and goals. We do not make adjustments based on market timing or hunches but will periodically rebalance or tax loss harvest when necessary.

For discretionary accounts, the client gives us the authority to make trades when we feel it is appropriate, without consulting the client in advance. For non-discretionary accounts, the client must give usspecific approval before we make any trades. Non-discretionary accounts limit our ability to proactively manage the account, especially in times of market volatility. The client agreement will specify the type of account the client has with us. We generally require a minimum account size of $100,000.

For additional information, please see Items 4, 7, 8, and 13 of our Disclosure Brochure (Form ADV Part 2A).


Questions to ask your Professional:
  • Given my financial situation, should I choose an investment advisory service? Why or why not?
  • How will you choose investments to recommend to me?
  • What is your relevant experience, including your licenses, education and other qualifications?
  • What do those qualifications mean?

Our fees are based on a percentage of client assets that we manage and do not vary based on investment type. We typically deduct fees from clients’ investment accounts each quarter in arrears. The more assets you have in the account, including cash and margin, the more you will pay us, therefore we have an incentive to encourage you to increase the assets in your account in order to increase our fees. We charge our fee even if we do not buy or sell assets in your account, or if your account is profitable or not.

You will have additional fees or costs in addition to our management fee for certain investments listed below.

  • Some investments, such as mutual funds and exchange traded funds, impose additional fees that will reduce the value of your investment over time.

  • Assets managed by a sub-advisor are subject to the subadvisor’s management fee as well as our fee.

  • For certain investments, you will pay a transaction fee. You will also pay fees to an unaffiliated custodian (such as TD Ameritrade, Charles Schwab, or Fidelity) that will hold your assets (called “custody”). We do not receive any portion of these fees.

You will pay fees and costs whether you make or lose money on your investments. Fees and costs will reduce any amount of money you make on your investment over time. Please make sure you understand what fees and costs you are paying. For additional information, please see Item 5 of our Form ADV Part 2A.


Questions to ask your Professional:
  • Help me understand how these fees and costs might affect my investments. If I give you $10,000 to invest, how much will go to fees and costs, and how much will be invested for me?

When we act as your investment adviser, we are required to act in your best interest and not put our interests ahead of yours. At the same time, the way we make money creates some conflicts with your interests. You should understand and ask us about these conflicts because they can affect the investment advice we provide you. Here are some examples to help you understand what this means:

  • Retirement Plan Rollovers to an IRA - our advisory fees may be higher than your retirement plan fee

  • Margin – margin increases the account size subject to our advisory fee

  • Referrals to or from our related entities: comparable services may be available elsewhere for less cost

  • Benefits received from our custodians

For additional information about our conflicts of interest, please see Items 10, 12, & 14 of our Form ADV Part 2A.


Questions to ask your Professional:
  • How might your conflicts of interest affect me, and how will you address them?

Our financial professionals are paid a salary however our employees are eligible for awards based on the firm’s performance. We have implemented a partnership program which qualifying employees are granted and/or may purchase partnership units based on length of service to the firm and performance. Employees also receive compensation for certain client referrals. A conflict of interest exists where an employee could be motivated to increase assets at the firm regardless of the client’s best interest, however, we are required to always act as a fiduciary when working with our clients. For additional information, please see Item 14 of ourForm ADV Part 2A.

Certified licenses


Advisors may have various certifications and credentials from different organizations. AdvisorCheck highlights these seven certifications - AIF®, CFP®, ChFC®, CFA, CLU®, CIMA®, CPWA®
CFP®

Start date: 2002

Experience


Current

March 2, 2011 - Present

CREATIVE PLANNING

Office #1: 5454 W. 110th Street, Overland Park, KS 66211
RIA
CRD#: 105348
Overland Park, KS
Past

April 24, 2002 - February 28, 2011

CHARLES SCHWAB & CO., INC.

RIA
CRD#: 5393
KANSAS CITY, MO
Past

September 21, 2000 - February 28, 2011

CHARLES SCHWAB & CO., INC.

BD
CRD#: 5393
KANSAS CITY, MO
Past

August 26, 1999 - September 18, 2000

EDWARD JONES

BD
CRD#: 250
ST. LOUIS, MO

Primary Firm SEC Registration


This SEC-registered firm can serve clients nationwide. Some states may require the firm to submit a notice filing if the firm has more than 5 clients or a physical office there. You can view these state-level filings under the section titled "State Registrations and Notice Filings".
CP
CREATIVE PLANNING
CREATIVE PLANNING | WOMEN'S WEALTH MANAGEMENT | THE EXCHANGE TRADED FUND CENTER | CREATIVE PLANNING, LLC | CREATIVE PLANNING, INC. | CREATIVE PLANNING INC

CRD#: 105348 / SEC#: 801-18564

RIA
Registered Investment Advisory firm - (3/18/1983 Approved)

State Registrations and Notice Filings


Listed states reflect where the advisor is authorized to serve clients under state regulations.

IAR
means the advisor is registered as an Investment Advisor Representative in this state and is authorized to provide investment advice to clients there.

Highlighted states indicate IAR registrations

IAR
Kansas
(3/8/2011)
IAR
Texas
(2/11/2019)

Exams


State Security Law Exam
RR
IAR
Series 66
Date: 2/21/2002
Uniform Combined State Law Examination
State Security Law Exam
General Industry/Product Exam
Principal/Supervisory Exam
Principal/Supervisory Exam

Current Firm


CP
CREATIVE PLANNING
CREATIVE PLANNING | WOMEN'S WEALTH MANAGEMENT | THE EXCHANGE TRADED FUND CENTER | CREATIVE PLANNING, LLC | CREATIVE PLANNING, INC. | CREATIVE PLANNING INC

CRD#: 105348 / SEC#: 801-18564

RIA
Registered Investment Advisory firm - (3/18/1983 Approved)
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Contact information


Main Address
5454 W. 110th Street, Overland Park, KS 66211
Mailing Address
Phone number
(866) 909-5148
Established
Firm type
Fiscal year end
# of Employees
1,428

SEC notice filing (53 States and Territories)


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Documents


Customer Relationship Summary (CRS / SEC)Latest Form ADV

Part 2 Brochures

CREATIVE PLANNING FIRM BROCHURE (3/5/2025)

Regulatory assets under management


Total Number of Accounts269,686
AUM (Assets Under Management)$ 217,399,324,981

Accountant surprise examination report


Filing DateForm ADV-E CoverForm ADV-E Report
06/27/2025
Cover Page
09/19/2024
01/03/2024
01/18/2023

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Company Information


CREATIVE PLANNING

Wealth Manager, PartnerCRD#: 105348Overland Park, KS 66211

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