Christopher Colby is a registered investment advisor at Esi Financial Advisors, based in Montpelier, VT, with 18 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
One National Life Drive, Montpelier, VT, 05604
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Regulatory History
No disclosures, customer disputes, or regulatory actions on file.
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Christopher is the successor trustee for his brother's trust since 2020. He also serves as treasurer for Bible Baptist Church of Berlin VT, spending a few hours per week on this non-investment related activity.
Employment History
Current Registrations
Esi Financial Advisors
Equity Services, INC.Broker
Previous Registrations
Ameriprise Financial Services, LLC.
Ameriprise Financial Services, LLCBroker
Sentinel Financial Services CompanyBroker
State Registrations1 state
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