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Laura Beninato

15 Years of Experience
Red Bank, NJ
Broker

Laura Beninato is a registered investment advisor at Esi Financial Advisors, based in Red Bank, NJ, with 15 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

200 Schulz Drive, Suite 125, Red Bank, NJ, 07701

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History

Regulatory History
Clean regulatory record

No disclosures, customer disputes, or regulatory actions on file.

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Employment History
Current Registrations
Equity Services, INC.Broker
June 2025 - Present · 11 mos
Esi Financial Advisors
June 2025 - Present · 11 mos
Previous Registrations
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September 2023 - June 2025 · 1 yr 9 mos
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November 2022 - June 2025 · 2 yrs 7 mos
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June 2018 - September 2023 · 5 yrs 3 mos
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State Registrations2 states
NJNY
AdvisorBrokerBoth

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Exams
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