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Clarence Edmund Blanton

Dempsey Lord Smith, LLC
39 Years of Experience
1 DisclosureBrokerSells Insurance
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Areas of Practice
Investment ManagementHigh Net Worth
Dempsey Lord Smith, LLC
Compensation
Fee-Only (AUM)Fixed/Hourly
Firm Size
59 advisors
Number of Clients
2,731 clients
Average Client Portfolio
$213K average
Assets Under Management
$580.5M

Fee Structure

Minimum Investment:$10K
Financial Planning:Investment management only

Location

901 N Broad Street, Suite 400, Rome, GA, 30161

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History

Regulatory History (1)
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Customer Dispute
December 2012
Settled
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Other Business ActivitiesSells Insurance

Clarence manages and sells fixed insurance through Blanton Financial Group, dedicating about half of his time to this activity. He also owns Mid Atlantic Charters, a charter boat company, which requires minimal time.

Employment History
Current Registrations
Cambridge Investment Research, INC.
November 2025 - Present · 3 mos
Cambridge Investment Research, INC.Broker
November 2025 - Present · 3 mos
Dempsey Lord Smith, LLC
December 2017 - Present · 8 yrs 2 mos
Previous Registrations
Dempsey Lord Smith, LLCBroker
December 2017 - November 2025 · 7 yrs 11 mos
Invest Financial Corporation
September 2016 - December 2017 · 1 yr 3 mos
Invest Financial CorporationBroker
September 2016 - December 2017 · 1 yr 3 mos
Kovack Advisors, INC.
January 2015 - September 2016 · 1 yr 8 mos
Kovack Securities INC.Broker
October 2014 - September 2016 · 1 yr 11 mos
Resource Horizons Investment Advisory, INC.
March 2014 - December 2014 · 9 mos
Advisory Services Network
April 2012 - March 2014 · 1 yr 11 mos
Resource Horizons Investment Advisory, INC.
November 2011 - April 2012 · 5 mos
Resource Horizons Group LLCBroker
November 2011 - October 2014 · 2 yrs 11 mos
Ing Financial Partners, INC
August 2008 - November 2011 · 3 yrs 3 mos
Ing Financial Partners, INC.Broker
July 2008 - November 2011 · 3 yrs 4 mos
Thrivent Investment Management INC.Broker
July 2002 - July 2008 · 6 yrs
Thrivent Investment Management INC.
June 2002 - July 2008 · 6 yrs 1 mo
Lutheran Brotherhood Securities CORP.Broker
October 1986 - July 2002 · 15 yrs 9 mos
Metlife Securities INC.Broker
June 1986 - November 1986 · 5 mos
Metropolitan Life Insurance CompanyBroker
June 1986 - November 1986 · 5 mos
State Registrations7 states
FLGAMINCSCTXVA
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