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Howard Kaplan

23 Years of Experience
Tenafly, NJ
1 DisclosureMay Earn CommissionSells Insurance

Howard Kaplan is a registered investment advisor at USA Financial Securities Corporation, based in Tenafly, NJ, with 23 years of industry experience. Their practice areas include Retirement Planning. Their firm serves 1,750 clients with $300M in assets under management.

Compensation
Commission-BasedFee-Only (% of Portfolio)Fixed/Hourly
Firm Size
141 advisors
Number of Clients
1,750 clients
Average Client Portfolio
$172K average
Assets Under Management
$301.5M

Fee Structure

Minimum Investment:$15K
Investment management only (planning not offered)

USA Financial Securities offers two advisory account management options:

  • Transaction-based pricing: You pay a lower custodial and administrative fee, plus individual transaction fees.
  • Asset-based pricing: You pay a higher custodial and administrative fee that includes transaction costs. This is best for clients who anticipate moderate to high levels of trading activity.

Representatives may also provide access to third-party money managers. The fees for these managers vary and are disclosed in their own brochures. Representatives may also offer customized financial strategies with varying fee structures, detailed in the representative's disclosure supplement. The maximum management fee charged by USA Financial Securities is 2.7%.

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Location

Tenafly, NJ

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History

Regulatory History (1)
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Customer Dispute
March 2024
Settled
Other Business ActivitiesSells Insurance

Howard is a licensed insurance producer selling life, health, LTC insurance, and fixed and indexed annuities since 1989, dedicating about a third of his time to this. He also owns Personal Strategic Design, an education, training, coaching, and consulting business started in 2022, taking about a third of his time.

Employment History
Current Registrations
USA Financial Securities Corporation
July 2020 - Present · 6 yrs
Previous Registrations
Retirement Wealth Advisors, INC.
April 2017 - July 2020 · 3 yrs 3 mos
Wealth Watch Advisors, LLC
February 2016 - March 2017 · 1 yr 1 mo
LPL Financial LLC
July 2010 - February 2016 · 5 yrs 7 mos
Summit Family Wealth Counseling INC
March 2007 - September 2010 · 3 yrs 6 mos
Summit Financial Resources INC
October 2005 - September 2010 · 4 yrs 11 mos
Summit Equities INC
October 2005 - August 2010 · 4 yrs 10 mos
Commonwealth Financial Network
July 2002 - October 2005 · 3 yrs 3 mos
State Registrations6 states
CAMDNJNMNYWA
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Exams
No exam information available for this advisor.
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