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James Feldesman

34 Years of Experience
New York, NY
BrokerSells Insurance

James Feldesman is a registered investment advisor at Esi Financial Advisors, based in New York, NY, with 34 years of industry experience. Their practice areas include Investment Management, Retirement Planning. Their firm serves 12,116 clients with $2.5B in assets under management.

Compensation
Commission-BasedFee-Only (% of Portfolio)Fixed/Hourly
Firm Size
535 advisors
Number of Clients
12,116 clients
Average Client Portfolio
$202K average
Assets Under Management
$2.5B

Fee Structure

Minimum Investment:$10K

ESI Financial Advisors offers investment management through various programs. Fees vary depending on the program chosen and can include platform fees, strategist fees, and service fees.

ESI Illuminations programs charge a platform fee between 0.26% and 0.45% annually, plus strategist fees (0.02%-1.00%) and EFA's service fee (0-2.00%).

American Funds and Schwab Retirement Advisor Services have tiered fees, up to 1.00% annually on the first $1M, decreasing to 0.35% on amounts over $10M.

AssetMark fees are negotiated with the advisor, not to exceed 1.5% annually.

SEI fees are also negotiated, not to exceed 1.75% annually, plus a 0.05% administrative fee.

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Location

675 Third Avenue, Suite 900, New York, NY, 10017

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History

Regulatory History
Clean regulatory record

No disclosures, customer disputes, or regulatory actions on file.

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Other Business ActivitiesSells Insurance

James works as a sales agent for Wealthbridge Financial Group and National Life Insurance Company since March 2019, focusing on insurance sales. These roles collectively take up a full-time commitment.

Employment History
Current Registrations
Esi Financial Advisors
June 2021 - Present · 5 yrs 1 mo
Equity Services, INC.Broker
April 2019 - Present · 7 yrs 3 mos
Previous Registrations
Cetera Financial Specialists LLCBroker
October 2017 - March 2019 · 1 yr 5 mos
National Planning CorporationBroker
March 2011 - November 2017 · 6 yrs 8 mos
Lincoln Financial Advisors CorporationBroker
April 2010 - March 2011 · 11 mos
Ameritas Investment CORP.Broker
April 2009 - April 2010 · 1 yr
MML Investors Services, INC.Broker
September 1991 - April 2009 · 17 yrs 7 mos
State Registrations3 states
CTNYPA
AdvisorBrokerBoth

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Exams
No exam information available for this advisor.