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Ryan Appelhans

15 Years of Experience
Carmel, IN
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Ryan Appelhans is a registered investment advisor at Esi Financial Advisors, based in Carmel, IN, 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

Carmel, IN

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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
Esi Financial Advisors
August 2025 - Present · 9 mos
Equity Services, INC.Broker
August 2025 - Present · 9 mos
Previous Registrations
Equitable Advisors, LLC
January 2022 - July 2025 · 3 yrs 6 mos
Equitable Advisors, LLCBroker
January 2022 - July 2025 · 3 yrs 6 mos
Prudential Financial Planning Services
October 2015 - November 2021 · 6 yrs 1 mo
Pruco Securities, LLC.Broker
July 2015 - November 2021 · 6 yrs 4 mos
Nylife Securities LLCBroker
May 2010 - July 2015 · 5 yrs 2 mos
State Registrations5 states
CAINMINYOK
AdvisorBrokerBoth

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Exams
No exam information available for this advisor.
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