Paul H. Freidel

ASTUTE FINANCIAL

Rapid City, SD 57701

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CRD#: 7203448

Professional summary

Paul Harold Freidel, who also goes by Paul Freidel, is a registered financial advisor currently at ASTUTE FINANCIAL, LLC located in Rapid City, South Dakota.

Paul is registered as an IAR (Investment Advisor Representative) and started their career in finance in 2020. Paul has worked at 2 firms and has passed the Series 65 exam.

Question & Answer

Are you a "fiduciary"?

Yes

Aliases

Paul Freidel

Other business activities

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Paul Freidel is currently employed as the Managing Member at Freidel & Associates, LLC. This activity accounts for up to 75% of his time. Mr. Freidel is owner of Astute Financial (Since 2019), LLC and co-owner of KFG, LLC (since 2025), both are investment advisers located in Rapid City, SD. His management activities account for approximately 25% of his time.

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Certified licenses

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None

Experience

Current

January 6, 2020 - Present

ASTUTE FINANCIAL, LLC

Office #1: 429 Quincy Street, Rapid City, SD 57701

RIA

CRD#: 306496

Rapid City, SD

Current

October 21, 2025 - Present

Office #1: 1010 9th Street Suite 1, Rapid City, SD 57701

Rapid City, SD

State Registrations and Notice Filings

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IAR

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

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IAR

South Dakota
(1/6/2020)

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Exams

State Security Law Exam

IAR

Series 65

Date: 11/1/2019

Uniform Investment Adviser Law Examination

Current Firm

ASTUTE FINANCIAL, LLC

CRD#: 306496 / SEC#:

South Dakota

Registered Investment Advisory firm - (1/3/2020 Approved)

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Contact information

Main Address

429 Quincy Street, Rapid City, SD 57701

Mailing Address

Phone number

(605) 646-3573

Established

Firm type

Fiscal year end

# of Employees

Documents

Latest Form ADV

Regulatory assets under management

Total Number of Accounts	72
AUM (Assets Under Management)	$ 30,628,000

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Aliases

Other business activities

Blog Corner

CRS (Client Relationship Summary) - RIA

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Certified licenses

Experience

ASTUTE FINANCIAL, LLC

State Registrations and Notice Filings

Exams

Series 65

Date: 11/1/2019

Current Firm

ASTUTE FINANCIAL, LLC

Contact information

Documents

Regulatory assets under management

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