Nicholas Pontilena
Nicholas Pontilena is a CFP-designated registered investment advisor at Esi Financial Advisors, based in Roseland, NJ, with 23 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.
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Fee Structure
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.
Location
103 Eisenhower Parkway, Suite 306, Roseland, NJ, 07068
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Regulatory History
No disclosures, customer disputes, or regulatory actions on file.
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Learn about disclosures →Other Business ActivitiesSells Insurance
Nicholas teaches continuing education courses to insurance and securities licensed professionals, is an independent agent selling non-registered products, and is a real estate referral agent. He also serves on the advisory board for the Stillman School of Business, works for Integrated Financial Concepts LLC selling insurance, and is applying to be an NFLPA certified financial advisor; the insurance sales take up all of Nicholas's time.
Employment History
Current Registrations
Esi Financial Advisors
Equity Services, INC.Broker
Previous Registrations
LPL Financial LLCBroker
LPL Financial LLC
Morgan Stanley Smith BarneyBroker
Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC
Morgan Stanley & CO. Incorporated
Morgan Stanley & CO. IncorporatedBroker
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley Dw INC.Broker
Fleet Securities, INC.Broker
State Registrations12 states
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