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Helen Smith

11 Years of Experience
Ft Lauderdale, FL
2 DisclosuresBroker

Helen Smith is a registered investment advisor at Esi Financial Advisors, based in Ft Lauderdale, FL, with 11 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

Ft Lauderdale, FL

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History

Regulatory History (2)
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Customer Dispute
March 2023
Denied
Customer Dispute
October 2020
Denied
Employment History
Current Registrations
Esi Financial Advisors
November 2025 - Present · 6 mos
Equity Services, INC.
November 2025 - Present · 6 mos
Equity Services, INC.Broker
November 2025 - Present · 6 mos
Previous Registrations
MML Investors Services, LLCBroker
March 2017 - December 2024 · 7 yrs 9 mos
MML Investors Services, LLC
March 2017 - December 2024 · 7 yrs 9 mos
Msi Financial Services, INC.
December 2014 - March 2017 · 2 yrs 3 mos
Msi Financial Services, INC.Broker
August 2014 - March 2017 · 2 yrs 7 mos
First Investors CorporationBroker
August 1987 - November 1987 · 3 mos
State Registrations2 states
FLNJ
AdvisorBrokerBoth

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Exams
No exam information available for this advisor.
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