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Giovanni Malatesta

16 Years of Experience
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Giovanni Malatesta is a registered investment advisor at Secure Asset Management, L.L.C., based in Argyle, TX, with 16 years of industry experience. Giovanni operates on a fee-only basis, meaning they do not earn commissions from product sales. Their practice areas include Education Planning, Estate Planning, Financial Planning & Coaching, Insurance Planning, and 3 more. Their firm serves 4,714 clients with $890M in assets under management.

Compensation
Fee-Only (% of Portfolio)Fixed/Hourly
Firm Size
54 advisors
Number of Clients
4,714 clients
Average Client Portfolio
$189K average
Assets Under Management
$890.0M

Fee Structure

Minimum Investment:None
Investment management only (planning not offered)

SAM offers investment management services where they manage your investments based on your goals and risk tolerance. SAM may also use trading signals from third-party money managers to make investment decisions. The annual fee for SAM's investment management is negotiable, with a maximum of 2% of the value of your investments, or 0.50% quarterly. When SAM utilizes trading signals from unaffiliated third-party money managers, SAM charges 0.750% annually, or 0.1875% quarterly. A portion of this fee is paid to the third-party manager, up to 0.50%.

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Location

Argyle, TX

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History

Regulatory History (2)
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Customer Dispute
July 2017
Settled
Customer Dispute
July 2016
Settled
Employment History
Current Registrations
Secure Asset Management, L.L.C.
February 2025 - Present · 1 yr 2 mos
Aurora Securities
February 2025 - Present · 1 yr 2 mos
Aurora SecuritiesBroker
February 2025 - Present · 1 yr 2 mos
Previous Registrations
Cetera Investment Advisers LLC
April 2020 - January 2021 · 9 mos
Cetera Investment Services LLCBroker
April 2020 - January 2021 · 9 mos
Wells Fargo Clearing Services, LLC
April 2017 - December 2019 · 2 yrs 8 mos
Wells Fargo Clearing Services, LLCBroker
April 2017 - December 2019 · 2 yrs 8 mos
Bbva Wealth Solutions INC.
November 2015 - April 2017 · 1 yr 5 mos
Bbva Securities INC.Broker
November 2015 - April 2017 · 1 yr 5 mos
Voya Financial Advisors, INC.
December 2012 - December 2014 · 2 yrs
Voya Financial Advisors, INC.Broker
November 2012 - December 2014 · 2 yrs 1 mo
Signator Investors, INC.Broker
December 2011 - July 2012 · 7 mos
Esi Financial Advisors
July 2006 - December 2011 · 5 yrs 5 mos
Equity Services, INC.Broker
April 2005 - December 2011 · 6 yrs 8 mos
New England SecuritiesBroker
June 2004 - March 2005 · 9 mos
State Registrations1 state
TX
AdvisorBrokerBoth

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