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Benjamin Stark

9 Years of Experience
Ridgewood, NJ
BrokerSells Insurance

Benjamin Stark is a registered investment advisor at Vision Retirement, based in Ridgewood, NJ, with 9 years of industry experience. Benjamin operates on a fee-only basis, meaning they do not earn commissions from product sales. Their practice areas include Education Planning, Estate Planning, Financial Planning & Coaching, Insurance Planning, and 2 more. Their firm serves 1,119 clients with $630M in assets under management.

Compensation
Fee-Only (% of Portfolio)Fixed/Hourly
Firm Size
6 advisors
Number of Clients
1,119 clients
Average Client Portfolio
$566K average
Assets Under Management
$633.7M

Fee Structure

Minimum Investment:$5K
Planning is included in investment management (also available separately)

Vision Retirement offers Fiduciary Investment Management services, where they rely on third-party intellectual property for investment allocations and strategies. They also offer Robo-Investment Management (VR Robo) through Betterment LLC, which provides automated investing with guidance from a financial advisor. The fees for Fiduciary Investment Management have a maximum of 1.25% of the dollars invested. Robo Investment Management is a fixed percentage of 0.75% of the account value.

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Location

171 East Ridgewood Avenue, Suite 205, Ridgewood, NJ, 07450

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History

Regulatory History
Clean regulatory record

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

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Other Business ActivitiesSells Insurance

Benjamin operates Ridgewood Financial Advisors as a DBA for his LPL business. He is also an insurance producer, selling non-variable insurance, dedicating about 10-20% of his time to this activity. Additionally, Benjamin provides investment advisory services through Vision Retirement, LLC, spending nearly full-time on this endeavor.

Employment History
Current Registrations
Vision Retirement
August 2021 - Present · 4 yrs 8 mos
LPL Financial LLCBroker
August 2021 - Present · 4 yrs 8 mos
Previous Registrations
Park Avenue Securities LLC
January 2017 - August 2021 · 4 yrs 7 mos
Park Avenue Securities LLCBroker
August 2016 - August 2021 · 5 yrs
State Registrations9 states
CTFLMANCNJNYSCTXVA
AdvisorBrokerBoth

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Exams
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