Thomas Schmidt is a CFP, PFS-designated registered investment advisor at Stratos Wealth Partners, LTD, based in Gulfport, MS, with 25 years of industry experience. Thomas operates on a fee-only basis, meaning they do not earn commissions from product sales. Their practice areas include Business Owners, Corporate Executives, Education Planning, Estate Planning, and 4 more. Their firm serves 21,699 clients with $14B in assets under management.
Compensation
Firm Size
Number of Clients
Average Client Portfolio
Assets Under Management
Fee Structure
Stratos Wealth Partners (SWP) offers investment management through Strategic Wealth Management (SWM) accounts and other advisor-managed, non-wrap accounts.
With SWM and other advisor-managed, non-wrap accounts, you'll pay an advisory fee to SWP, plus transaction charges for each trade. The maximum annual advisory fee is 2.0% of the assets managed. In limited cases, SWP may apply a flat fee to provide asset management services, but the maximum flat fee will be no more than 2.0% of the assets under management.
A minimum account value of $10,000 is required for SWM and other advisor-managed, non-wrap accounts; however, in certain instances, the minimum account size may be lower.
Location
9490 Three Rivers Road, Gulfport, MS, 39503
Get directionsHistory
Regulatory History
No disclosures, customer disputes, or regulatory actions on file.
Disclosures include customer complaints, regulatory actions, and other events that advisors must report to the SEC. A clean record means none have been reported.
Learn about disclosures →Other Business Activities
Thomas is involved in three outside business activities. He works for Velocity Business Advisors as a business consultant (about a quarter of his time), runs a tax preparation and consulting business (a few hours per week), and is an investment advisor representative/planner for AVL Wealthcare (full-time).
Employment History
Current Registrations
Stratos Wealth Partners, LTD
Previous Registrations
Avl/wealthcare, LLC
Heritage Financial Group
Next Financial Group, INC.
Waddell & Reed, INC.
State Registrations2 states
You can work with an advisor not registered in your state. Most advisors can legally serve a small number of clients across state lines without registering.