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Ashleigh Kester

13 Years of Experience
Broker

Ashleigh Kester is a registered investment advisor at Voya Retirement Advisors, LLC, based in Hendersonville, TN, with 13 years of industry experience. Ashleigh operates on a fee-only basis, meaning they do not earn commissions from product sales. Their practice areas include Investment Management, Retirement Planning. Their firm serves 7,672 clients with $37B in assets under management.

Compensation
Fee-Only (% of Portfolio)Fixed/Hourly
Firm Size
140 advisors
Number of Clients
7,672 clients
Average Client Portfolio
$4.9M average
Assets Under Management
$37.5B

Fee Structure

Investment management only (planning not offered)

Voya Retirement Advisors offers Professional Management (PM), a managed account program, for a fee. The fee can be a single flat tier or a multi-tier model where the fee reduces as the account balance increases. The fees vary by plan and are considered confidential trade secrets, but the fee does not exceed 0.60% annually for the lowest asset level. The Income Beyond Retirement (IBR) feature is available at no additional cost to eligible PM enrolled participants within the Edelman Financial Engines service.

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Location

Hendersonville, TN

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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
Voya Financial Partners, LLCBroker
September 2025 - Present · 7 mos
Voya Financial Partners, LLC
September 2025 - Present · 7 mos
Voya Retirement Advisors, LLC
September 2025 - Present · 7 mos
Previous Registrations
Empower Advisory Group, LLC
September 2022 - August 2025 · 2 yrs 11 mos
Empower Financial Services, INC.Broker
January 2021 - August 2025 · 4 yrs 7 mos
MML Distributors, LLCBroker
July 2020 - January 2021 · 6 mos
Lincoln InvestmentBroker
November 2018 - July 2019 · 8 mos
MML Distributors, LLCBroker
October 2015 - November 2018 · 3 yrs 1 mo
Morgan Stanley
October 2014 - June 2015 · 8 mos
Morgan StanleyBroker
April 2014 - June 2015 · 1 yr 2 mos
Wells Fargo Advisors, LLCBroker
November 2013 - March 2014 · 4 mos
Stifel, Nicolaus & Company, IncorporatedBroker
August 2011 - November 2013 · 2 yrs 3 mos
State Registrations1 state
TN
AdvisorBrokerBoth

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Exams
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