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ChFC
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ChFC

Richard Frontera

49 Years of Experience
Melbourne, FL
BrokerSells Insurance

Richard Frontera is a ChFC-designated registered investment advisor at Esi Financial Advisors, based in Melbourne, FL, with 49 years of industry experience. Richard is also registered as a broker, so some compensation may come from commissions on products sold. Their practice areas include Annuities, Charitable Giving, Education Planning, Estate Planning, and 6 more. Their firm serves 12,379 clients with $2.8B in assets under management.

Compensation
Commission-BasedFee-Only (% of Portfolio)Fixed/Hourly
Firm Size
536 advisors
Number of Clients
12,379 clients
Average Client Portfolio
$224K average
Assets Under Management
$2.8B

Fee Structure

Minimum Investment:$10K
Planning is included in investment management (also available separately)
Portfolio-Based Fees (Tiered)
Portfolio ValueAnnual Fee
Up to $1.0M1.00%
$1.0M - $2.5M0.75%
$2.5M - $5.0M0.60%
$5.0M - $10.0M0.50%
$10M+0.35%

Rates reflect the primary schedule used in programs like American Funds and Schwab Retirement Advisor Services. Other programs have different maximum fees (AssetMark up to 1.50%, Saratoga up to 2.00%, SEI up to 1.75% plus 0.05% administrative fee). Actual fees are negotiable.

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Your Portfolio Value
$500K
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Estimated Annual Fee
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Location

Melbourne, FL

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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

Richard is an insurance sales agent with NPA Financial, LLC, spending nearly full-time selling life, disability, health insurance, and annuities. He is also a sales representative for Slocum, Deangelus and Associates Financial Services, LLC, dedicating about 10-20% of his time to selling insurance and investment products, and an insurance sales general agent with National Life, spending more than full-time supervising agents who sell insurance.

Employment History
Current Registrations
Esi Financial Advisors
February 2018 - Present · 8 yrs 8 mos
Equity Services, INC.Broker
March 1991 - Present · 35 yrs 7 mos
Previous Registrations
Guardian Investor Services CorporationBroker
June 1988 - January 1991 · 2 yrs 7 mos
John Hancock Mutual Life Insurance CompanyBroker
May 1977 - May 1988 · 11 yrs
John Hancock Distributors, INC.Broker
May 1977 - May 1988 · 11 yrs
State Registrations3 states
FLNYSC
AdvisorBrokerBoth

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