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Benjamin David Boyd

Advisor at Guardian Life — Milton, FL Elmira Street

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Credentials

Series 66

Experience

3 years

Location

Milton, FL 32570

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Guardian Life

Enterprise

Total advisors

1,910

Across 510 offices

Clients per advisor

42 Low

Avg AUM per client

$230,599 Low

HNW client ratio

22% Typical

About

Benjamin Boyd is a Series 66 licensed financial advisor with three years of industry experience. He is currently affiliated with Park Avenue Securities and has prior experience with Guardian Life Insurance Company and Primerica Advisors. Outside of his advisory role, Boyd is a partner in JNBB Financial, LLC, where he maintains recordkeeping and tax responsibilities. Park Avenue Securities serves a diverse retail client base, offering both brokerage and advisory services alongside financial planning and retirement consulting. The firm employs a range of investment strategies through proprietary models, third-party managers, and a digital advice platform, supporting various account types and lending solutions.

Client services

Based on Guardian Life

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

Expertise

Based on Guardian Life

Retirement income strategy Business exit / sale strategy Wealth management Private / alternative investments

Occupation focus

Based on Guardian Life

Founder/Business Owner Retired Executive

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Fee options

Fixed

Flat fees for financial planning, consulting, business exit consulting generally $500 to $30,000.

Percentage

$0 - $499,999.99: 2.05% (Park Avenue Portfolio Select Program maximum client fee) $500,000 - $999,999.99: 2.00% (Park Avenue Portfolio Select Program maximum client fee) $1,000,000 - $1,999,999.99: 1.95% (Park Avenue Portfolio Select Program maximum client fee) $2,000,000+: 1.90% (Park Avenue Portfolio Select Program maximum client fee)

Commissions

Brokerage commissions on transaction-based accounts; ticket charges $10 per transaction for Park Avenue Portfolio Select.

Project-based

Hourly fees for financial planning and consulting generally $100 to $500 per hour.

Subscriptions

Subscription-Based Financial Planning fees up to $25,000 per agreement annually; Subscription-Based Business Financial Consulting fees up to $30,000 annually or per engagement.

Other

Account minimum: $5,000 (VestWise minimum), $10,000 (most Park Avenue Proprietary Programs minimums, including Park Avenue Portfolio Select [closed to new investors], Park Avenue Signature Portfolio, Foundations, Quantitative Innovations, Park Avenue Strategist Select and Plus, UMA Select) Minimum fee: Annual Platform Fee minimum $90 per household for Park Avenue Proprietary Programs other than VestWise. Fee-only: Advisory and financial planning fees negotiated; financial planning fees range generally $100/hour to $500/hour or flat fees $500 to $25,000; subscription plans up to $25,000 annually.

Location

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Milton, FL Elmira Street

5185 Elmira Street

Milton FL 32570

Advisors at this office

3

Most active in

Alabama · Arizona · Arkansas · Colorado · Florida · Georgia · Louisiana · Massachusetts · Mississippi · Missouri · Nebraska · Nevada · New Mexico · North Carolina · Ohio · Pennsylvania · South Carolina · Texas · Virginia

Work history

3 years of industry experience

Park Avenue securities

2024 - Present • 2 years

Milton, FL

Guardian life Insurance Company

2024 - Present • 2 years

Milton, FL

Guardian Life

2023 - 2024 • 1 year

Pensacola, FL

Guardian life Insurance Company

2022 - 2024 • 2 years

Pensacola, FL

Ascension Sacred Heart

2018 - 2022 • 4 years

Pensacola, FL

Select Medical

2016 - 2017 • 1 year

Pensacola, FL

Disclosures

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Business activities & affiliations

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Paul C

Series 66, Series 65, Series 63

Milton, FL

P.R. Curtman Investments LLC

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General retirement planning Cash flow / budgeting College savings (529s, UTMA, etc.) Business ownership considerations General estate planning guidance Founder/Business Owner
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Danny S

Series 66, Series 63, Series 65

Pensacola, FL

The Retirement Planners, USA, LLC

Danny Steele is a financial advisor at The Retirement Planners, USA, LLC with 15 years of industry experience. He holds Series 66, Series 63, and Series 65 credentials. His prior experience includes roles at Silver Oak Securities, Inc., First Heartland Capital Inc, and Pensacola State College. Outside of advising, he owns Steele Insurance Agency, which focuses on Medicare insurance sales and other insurance products. The Retirement Planners, USA, LLC provides personalized financial planning and investment management to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, and small businesses. The firm offers ongoing portfolio management, retirement planning, and ERISA plan services using a variety of investment analysis methods and maintains a relatively large client base for its size.

General retirement planning
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Anthony W

Series 65

Milton, FL

Sentinel Investment Planning, LLC

Anthony Williams is the sole advisor at Sentinel Investment Planning, LLC in Milton, FL, holding a Series 65 designation with 20 years of industry experience. He has managed the firm since its founding in 2016. Sentinel Investment Planning is an independent advisory firm serving a very small client base of high-net-worth individuals with discretionary portfolio management. The firm employs a range of investment strategies including active and leveraged trading, conducting regular reviews and portfolio monitoring across various asset classes.

Options & derivatives strategies Concentrated stock management Real estate investing
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Caleb G

Series 65

Pensacola, FL

Guernsey Financial, LLC

Caleb Guernsey is a financial advisor with Guernsey Financial, LLC in Pensacola, FL. He holds a Series 65 designation and has been with the firm since 2018. Prior to this, he was involved with Olive Baptist Church for one year and has a background in education. Guernsey Financial, LLC provides financial and retirement planning, consulting for employee benefit plans, portfolio analyses, and educational seminars primarily for individual and high-net-worth clients, including insurance companies. The firm partners with Matson Money for investment management, utilizing an evidence-driven approach based on Modern Portfolio Theory, the Fama–French Three-Factor Model, and the Efficient Market Hypothesis.

General retirement planning Retirement plans for business owners (SEP, solo 401k) Annuities Wealth management
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Douglas G

Series 63, Series 65

Pensacola, FL

Guernsey Financial, LLC

Douglas Guernsey is the sole advisor at Guernsey Financial, LLC in Pensacola, FL, with 28 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and previously worked at Park Avenue Securities LLC and Guardian Life Insurance Co. of America. Guernsey also serves as Vice President of the Plantation Road Town Office Owners Association. Guernsey Financial, LLC provides financial planning, retirement planning, and consulting services primarily to individual and high-net-worth clients, including insurance companies. The firm uses an evidence-driven advisory approach and generally refers clients to third-party investment managers while maintaining client relationships and conducting ongoing reviews.

General retirement planning Retirement plans for business owners (SEP, solo 401k) Annuities Wealth management
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John M

Series 63, Series 65

Pensacola, FL

FamilyWealth Asset Management

John Mugarian is a financial advisor at FamilyWealth Asset Management with 37 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 designations and has worked at Mugarian Investment Group, LLC and Painewebber Incorporated since 2000. Outside of advising, he manages a vacation property in Gatlinburg, Tennessee. FamilyWealth Asset Management serves individual investors, including high-net-worth clients, as well as institutional clients such as pension plans, trusts, and foundations. The firm employs a multi-asset, dynamic investment approach combining passive core exposures with active and alternative strategies, delivering services through a platform and Turnkey Asset Management Program.

Wealth management Passive / index investing Active portfolio management Private / alternative investments Retirement plans for business owners (SEP, solo 401k) Founder/Business Owner Executive
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