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Seth Hamilton

7 Years of Experience
Amherst, NY
3 DisclosuresBroker

Seth Hamilton is a registered investment advisor at Esi Financial Advisors, based in Amherst, NY, with 7 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

200 John James Audubon, Suite 202, Amherst, NY, 14221

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History

Regulatory History (3)
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Financial
September 2023
Final
Financial
February 2023
Final
Financial
September 2019
Final
Other Business Activities

Seth is a tax preparer and provides tax planning services through HD Tax Solutions LLC since May 2021. This takes about 10-20% of Seth's time, including significant hours during trading hours.

Employment History
Current Registrations
Equity Services, INC.Broker
December 2025 - Present · 7 mos
Esi Financial Advisors
December 2025 - Present · 7 mos
Previous Registrations
Cetera Investment Advisers LLC
May 2021 - December 2025 · 4 yrs 7 mos
Cetera Financial Specialists LLCBroker
May 2021 - December 2025 · 4 yrs 7 mos
National Asset Management, INC.
November 2018 - May 2021 · 2 yrs 6 mos
National Securities CorporationBroker
September 2018 - May 2021 · 2 yrs 8 mos
State Registrations2 states
FLNY
AdvisorBrokerBoth

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Exams
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