Christopher Vargas
Christopher Vargas is a registered investment advisor at Esi Financial Advisors, based in Hauppauge, NY, with 21 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
410 Motor Parkway, 2nd Floor, Hauppauge, NY, 11788
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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
Christopher sells fixed insurance products, including life, health, disability, and long-term care insurance, through United Financial Alliance, dedicating about 10-20% of his time. He also uses several business names (Teachers, Atlas, Officer's, Nurse's, and Voluntary Benefits Advisor) to market financial planning to specific groups, acting as President/Founder for some of these.
Employment History
Current Registrations
Esi Financial Advisors
Equity Services, INC.Broker
Previous Registrations
MML Investors Services, LLC
MML Investors Services, LLCBroker
Msi Financial Services, INC.Broker
Metropolitan Life Insurance CompanyBroker
State Registrations4 states
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