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Edward Kotak

13 Years of Experience
Hauppauge, NY
4 DisclosuresBroker

Edward Kotak is a registered investment advisor at Esi Financial Advisors, based in Hauppauge, NY, with 13 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

410 Motor Parkway, 2nd Floor, Hauppauge, NY, 11788

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History

Regulatory History (4)
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Regulatory
November 2024
Final
Employment Separation After Allegations
June 2024
Regulatory
May 2024
Final
Customer Dispute
December 2016
Denied
Other Business Activities

Edward is the CEO of Island Wealth Solutions Inc., a business with a website. He is also the Executive VP of United Financial Alliance, where he recruits and trains representatives.

Employment History
Current Registrations
Esi Financial Advisors
March 2025 - Present · 1 yr 2 mos
Equity Services, INC.Broker
August 2024 - Present · 1 yr 9 mos
Previous Registrations
Esi Financial Advisors
March 2022 - June 2024 · 2 yrs 3 mos
Equity Services, INC.Broker
November 2021 - June 2024 · 2 yrs 7 mos
Nylife Securities LLCBroker
April 2014 - November 2021 · 7 yrs 7 mos
J.P. Morgan Securities LLCBroker
November 2012 - April 2014 · 1 yr 5 mos
State Registrations2 states
NYSC
AdvisorBrokerBoth

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Exams
No exam information available for this advisor.