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Darrell Amsden

38 Years of Experience
Addison, TX
BrokerSells Insurance

Darrell Amsden is a ChFC-designated registered investment advisor at Esi Financial Advisors, based in Addison, TX, with 38 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

15455 Dallas Parkway, Suite 100, Addison, TX, 75001

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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

Darrell sells life insurance as a self-employed agent since 2014, dedicating a few hours per week. He also acts as an insurance agent for Prairie North Financial and Texas National Financial Group, dedicating about 10-20% and nearly half his time, respectively.

Employment History
Current Registrations
Esi Financial Advisors
July 2014 - Present · 12 yrs
Equity Services, INC.Broker
July 2014 - Present · 12 yrs
Previous Registrations
MML Investors Services, LLC
July 2003 - May 2014 · 10 yrs 10 mos
MML Investors Services, LLCBroker
July 2003 - May 2014 · 10 yrs 10 mos
AXA Advisors, LLC
November 1990 - July 2003 · 12 yrs 8 mos
AXA Advisors, LLCBroker
November 1990 - July 2003 · 12 yrs 8 mos
The Equitable Life Assurance Society of the United StatesBroker
November 1990 - January 2000 · 9 yrs 2 mos
Whitehawk Securities, INC.Broker
October 1988 - August 1989 · 10 mos
Fidelity Brokerage Services, INC.Broker
January 1987 - June 1989 · 2 yrs 5 mos
Fidelity Distributors CorporationBroker
July 1986 - December 1986 · 5 mos
State Registrations6 states
CACOFLIDILTX
AdvisorBrokerBoth

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Exams
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