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Christopher Marino

8 Years of Experience
Clifton Park, NY
BrokerSells Insurance

Christopher Marino is a registered investment advisor at Esi Financial Advisors, based in Clifton Park, NY, with 8 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

7 Executive Park Drive, Clifton Park, NY, 12065

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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

Christopher is an insurance agent for several companies, selling life, disability, long-term care, annuities, and health insurance under the DBA Wise Financial, dedicating full-time hours to this. He also serves as a trustee for multiple family trusts, administrator of his father's estate, holds power of attorney for Margaret Marino, is a member of Wise Estates LLC for real estate acquisition, and owns rental real estate in Georgia.

Employment History
Current Registrations
The Leaders Group, INC.Broker
March 2026 - Present · 2 mos
Tlg Advisors, INC.
March 2026 - Present · 2 mos
The Leaders Group, INC.
March 2026 - Present · 2 mos
Esi Financial Advisors
June 2021 - Present · 4 yrs 11 mos
Equity Services, INC.Broker
July 2017 - Present · 8 yrs 10 mos
Previous Registrations
Northwestern Mutual Investment Services, LLCBroker
May 2017 - July 2017 · 2 mos
State Registrations6 states
FLGAMANJNYTN
AdvisorBrokerBoth

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Exams
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