Stephen Smith
Stephen Smith is a registered investment advisor at Esi Financial Advisors, based in Media, PA, with 16 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
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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
Rosetree Building 2, 1400 N Providence Rd, Suite 3007, Media, PA, 19063
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October 2013Other Business ActivitiesSells Insurance
Stephen sells life, health, disability, and long-term care insurance under the DBA of Evolution Financial Group, dedicating full-time hours to this activity. He also engages in social media lead generation for the automotive industry and works as a business consultant, dedicating minimal time to the latter.
Employment History
Current Registrations
Esi Financial Advisors
Equity Services, INC.Broker
Previous Registrations
Prudential Financial Planning Services
Pruco Securities, LLC.Broker
Mcadam LLC
Purshe Kaplan Sterling InvestmentsBroker
Voya Financial Advisors, INC.
Voya Financial Advisors, INC.Broker
State Registrations4 states
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