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Avasarala Venkat Rao

Advisor at OSAIC — Chesterfield, NJ

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Credentials

CFP®, ChFC®, Series 63, Series 65

Experience

29 years

Location

Chesterfield, NJ

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OSAIC

Institution

Total advisors

7,828

Across 3,560 offices

Clients per advisor

73 Low

Avg AUM per client

$398,336 Typical

HNW client ratio

10% Low

About

Avasarala Rao is a financial advisor at OSAIC with 29 years of industry experience. He holds the CFP® and ChFC® designations and was previously with Woodbury Financial Services, Inc. for 13 years. In addition to his advisory role, Rao offers fixed life insurance, disability insurance, and fixed annuities to clients on an as-needed basis. OSAIC serves a broad range of retail and institutional clients through an extensive network of affiliated advisors, providing integrated brokerage and investment advisory services, financial planning, and access to third-party money managers and wrap programs. The firm employs advanced asset-allocation tools and supports both discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management.

Client services

Based on OSAIC

Financial planning Portfolio management Pension consulting Selection of other advisers Educational seminars or workshops

Expertise

Based on OSAIC

Annuities Wealth management Tax-loss harvesting Private / alternative investments Retirement plans for business owners (SEP, solo 401k)

Occupation focus

Based on OSAIC

Founder/Business Owner Executive

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Fee options

Fixed

Fixed or flat fees for financial planning and consulting services generally range up to $25,000, fixed fees for Non-Discretionary Investment Advisory Services range from $500 - $15,000.

Commissions

Advisory Representatives also receive commissions for brokerage and insurance products sold through Osaic Wealth as a broker-dealer.

Project-based

Hourly fees generally range from $0 - $750 per hour for financial planning and consulting, and $50 - $750 per hour for Non-Discretionary Investment Advisory Services.

Other

Account minimum: $5,500 Fee-only: Hourly fees for financial planning or consulting services generally range from $0 - $750 per hour, not exceeding $25,000 total fees. Fixed or flat fees for financial planning and consulting generally range up to $25,000, and fixed fees for Non-Discretionary Investment Advisory Services range from $500 - $15,000, hourly fees $50 - $750 per hour.

Location

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Chesterfield, NJ

Chesterfield NJ

Advisors at this office

1

Most active in

New Jersey

Work history

29 years of industry experience

OSAIC

2024 - Present • 2 years

Chesterfield, NJ

Woodbury Financial Services, Inc

2011 - 2024 • 13 years

Chesterfield, NJ

Signator Investors, Inc.

2004 - 2011 • 7 years

NY

Disclosures

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Series 65

Yardley, PA

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Series 63, Series 65

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Series 65, Series 63

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Income planning Cash flow / budgeting
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Series 63, Series 65

Lumberton, NJ

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