ALDEN M. SHMERLING
ELWOOD & GOETZ | Partner & Chief Planning Strategist
Atlanta, GA 30316
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CRD#: 5837672
Professional summary
ALDEN MERGENTHAL SHMERLING, CFP®, CPWA®, who also goes by Alden Moore Mergenthal, is a registered financial advisor currently at ELWOOD & GOETZ located in Atlanta, Georgia.
ALDEN is registered as an IAR (Investment Advisor Representative) and started their career in finance in 2010. ALDEN has worked at 1 firm and has passed the Series 65 exam.
Biography
Elwood & Goetz Wealth Advisory Group is one of the rare, truly independent, wealth management firms in the country, and the only firm in the Athens area offering investment management and financial planning services from a team of Certified Financial Planner(TM) professionals and Certified Retirement Counselors within a fee-only compensation model (i.e., no commissions).
As fiduciaries to our clients, we provide an innovative and progressive model for personalized financial planning and wealth management. Our mission is to optimize the goal attainment and financial life plan of our clients.
Our client relationships are life-long, characterized by unparalleled personal attention and customer service. We believe it is due to this personalized attention as well as our successful investment management that we have over a 99% client retention rate.
Question & Answer
What are your service offerings?
Financial planning
Trading individual securities
Trust & estate planning
Do you have an area of expertise or specialization?
High Net Worth Client Needs
Investment Advice with Ongoing...
Middle Income Client Needs
Retirement Plan Investment Adv...
Retirement Planning & Distribu...
Tax Planning
What is your current number of clients?
Greater than 100
What is your minimum asset requirement?
1M
Are you a "fiduciary"?
Yes
Aliases
Alden Moore Mergenthal
Other business activities
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The advisor shows no other business activity.
CRS (Client Relationship Summary) - RIA
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Certified licenses
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CFP®
Start date: 2012
Experience
Current
November 12, 2010 - Present
ELWOOD & GOETZ
Office #1: 490 Brasfield Square Se, Atlanta, GA 30316RIA
CRD#: 154839
Atlanta, GA
Primary Firm SEC Registration
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ELWOOD & GOETZ
ELWOOD & GOETZ | ELWOOD & GOETZ WEALTH ADVISORY GROUP, LLC
CRD#: 154839 / SEC#: 801-109935
RIA
Registered Investment Advisory firm - (2/8/2017 Approved)Georgia
Registered Investment Advisory firm - (3/2/2017 Terminated)Louisiana
Registered Investment Advisory firm - (2/20/2017 Terminated)Texas
Registered Investment Advisory firm - (2/17/2017 Terminated)State Registrations and Notice Filings
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IAR
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IAR
Georgia(11/12/2010)
IAR
Louisiana(4/28/2014)
Current Firm
ELWOOD & GOETZ
ELWOOD & GOETZ | ELWOOD & GOETZ WEALTH ADVISORY GROUP, LLC
CRD#: 154839 / SEC#: 801-109935
RIA
Registered Investment Advisory firm - (2/8/2017 Approved)Georgia
Registered Investment Advisory firm - (3/2/2017 Terminated)Louisiana
Registered Investment Advisory firm - (2/20/2017 Terminated)Texas
Registered Investment Advisory firm - (2/17/2017 Terminated)Upgrade to AdvisorCheck Premium
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Contact information
Main Address
687 S Milledge Ave, Athens, GA 30605
Mailing Address
Phone number
(706) 548-1025
Established
Firm type
Fiscal year end
# of Employees
27
SEC notice filing (10 States and Territories)
Documents
Regulatory assets under management
| Total Number of Accounts | 2,954 |
| AUM (Assets Under Management) | $ 813,016,044 |
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Company Information
ELWOOD & GOETZ
Partner & Chief Planning StrategistCRD#: 154839Atlanta, GA 30316TRUST BUT VERIFY
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