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Paladin Research Report For:

Pat Latta

ACT Advisors Wealth Management

521 College Street
Asheville, NC 28801
828-398-2802

About Pat Latta

With over 20 years as a financial advisor, Pat Latta's experience and knowledge make him a valuable resource for his clients. Pat specializes in developing personal wealth strategies for individuals in career transitions, typically for clients who will be retiring in the next 10 years or who are already retired.

As a former retirement plan advisor, Pat is experienced with employer benefits available to working professionals. Pat is the former plan administrator for Mission Hospital where he helped over 5,000 employees plan for their retirement.

Pat served as the financial advisor on United Services Credit Union's 401(k) plan where he worked with credit union executives and employees. He was a USCU board member for 5 years and was Board Chairman for 2 years. Pat also established and managed in-house brokerage services for USCU's members and has been a credit union member for over 20 years.

The Latta family has lived in the Asheville area for over 30 years.

Pat holds the following registrations, licenses and professional designations:

- Uniform Investment Adviser Law Examination (series 65) with ACT Advisors, LLC

- Uniform Securities State Law Examination (series 63) with LPL Financial

- Investment Company and Variable Contracts Products Representative Exam (series 6) with LPL Financial

- Long Term Care Licensed

- Life, Health, and Variable Annuity Insurance Agent.

-Such registration does not imply any specific level of skill or training.

See Disclosures

General Information

Firm Start Year
  • 2008
No. of Employees
  • 10-19
CRD#
  • 4395019
Firm CRD#
  • 173120
Insurance License#
  • 6601448
Name of Custodial Firm
  • LPL Financial, TD Ameritrade
States Licensed in
  • NC, SC, VA
Years of Experience in Financial Services
  • 21
Number of Years with Current Firm
  • 7
Work Experience
  • Pat has over 20 years of experience helping clients manage wealth and plan for their futures. He began in 2001 as a Registered Representative for a large national firm. In 2015, Pat joined ACT Advisors.
Work with the following types of clients
  • Businesses, Individual Investors
Advisory Services Provided
  • Wealth Management, Risk Management, Financial Planning for Individuals, 401K Rollovers, Investment Advice & Management, Financial Planning, Portfolio Management, Retirement Planning

Compliance

Registered Representative
  • Yes
Investment Advisor Representative
  • Yes
Acknowledged fiduciary
  • Yes
Compliance Disclosures in Last 5 years
  • I have a clean record
Criminal Disclosures in Last 5 years
  • I have a clean record

Qualifications & Membership

Securities Licenses
  • Series 63, Series 6, Series 65
Insurance and Annuity Licenses
  • Health, Long Term Care, Variable Annuity, Life

Firm Information

Firm's Number of Clients
  • 566
Firm's Number of Planning Clients
  • 566
Firm's Number of Managed Clients
  • 566
Assets Managed by Firm
  • $389,880,184
Advisor's Number of Clients
  • 102
Advisor's Number of Managed Clients
  • 80
Advisor's Number of Planning Clients
  • 80
Assets Managed by Advisor
  • $50,000,000

Compensation and Fees

Fee Structure
  • Fee-Based
Minimum Portfolio Size for New Managed Accounts
  • $500,000
Compensation Methods
  • Based on Assets, Flat Fee
Minimum Fee Charged for Managed Accounts
  • $500,000

Education

BA Economics - Economics

University of North Carolina at Asheville
01/01/1996 -12/31/1999

Disclaimer

Advisory services offered through ACT Advisors, LLC, a Registered Investment Adviser.

Mr. Latta is an Investment Advisor Representative of ACT Advisors. Additionally, Mr. Latta is a Registered Representative of LPL Financial, an unaffiliated company. This could create a conflict of interest. For more information on this conflict, please see our ADV2A at the link above.

Mr. Latta does not sell Life Insurance, Health Insurance or Variable Annuities in his capacity as an Investment Advisor Representative with ACT Advisors.