Gary M. Throop, MBA, PhD

Gary M. Throop, MBA, Ph.D.

I am an independent financial advisor doing business as Adaptive Economic Strategies, LLC, using Cambridge as my broker/dealer and registered investment advisor and Pershing, LLC as my primary custodian firm.

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Professional Qualifications

The guidance, advice, recommendations, and management I offer are based on:

Extensive education and training in business management, strategic analysis, decision making and education. I have an MBA, a Ph.D. in business strategy, and an MS in education. Fundamentally, I am a student, driven to learn; and a teacher, driven to share what I’ve learned with my clients.
20 years of teaching experience at university level in those subjects. I know how to explain complex topics so ordinary people can understand them.
20 years of investments experience, including now through three major market collapses, so I really understand how large market fluctuations can hurt.
Constant, continuing study, research, and monitoring of the markets, so I have a good and constantly improving understanding of what’s going on right now. As a researcher, I am constantly searching for, analyzing, and testing different investment strategies to help my clients.
Strategic judgment based on the above.

Legal Role as a Financial Professional

I do business both as an investment advisor representative and as a registered representative.

Investment advisor representative:

As an investment advisor representative (IAR), I provide financial guidance to my clients. I’m generally paid a fee for either managing assets and/or giving investment related advice, and I’m regulated through a registered investment advisor.

Registered representative:

As a registered representative, I am licensed to sell securities and to provide financial guidance to my clients. In this role, I may be paid a commission when a financial product is purchased and I am regulated through a broker-dealer.

Broker-Dealer, Registered Investment Advisor and Custody-and-Clearing Firm

Broker-Dealer, Registered Investment Advisor and Custody-and-Clearing Firm are technically legal roles and designations under the laws and regulations that govern the financial and investments industries. As an independent financial professional, I get to chose which firms to do business with in those roles. After a very thorough search, I have chosen Cambridge as my Broker-Dealer and Registered Investment Advisor and Pershing, LLC as my primary custodian firm.

My record:

If you’re interested, you can check my record at FINRA’s BrokerCheck

Disclosures:

Securities offered through Registered Representatives of Cambridge Investment Research, Inc., a broker-dealer, member FINRA/SIPC. Advisory services through Cambridge Investment Research Advisors, Inc., a Registered Investment Advisor. Cambridge and Adaptive Economic Strategies, LLC are not affiliated. This communication is strictly intended for individuals residing in the states of CA, CT, FL, HI, ME, MA, MN, NH, NY, and SC. No offers may be made or accepted from any resident outside the specific states referenced.

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Cambridge does not offer tax or legal advice. Fixed insurance services offered through Adaptive Economic Strategies, LLC Investing involves risk, including the possible loss of principal. Past performance does not guarantee future results. Asset allocation cannot eliminate the risk of fluctuating prices and uncertain returns. There is no guarantee that a diversified portfolio will outperform a non-diversified portfolio. Fixed insurance services offered through Adaptive Economic Strategies, LLC.

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