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Bianca Difranco

Advisor at Eagle Strategies (NY Life)

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Location

Mount Laurel, NJ 08054

Credentials

Series 63, Series 65

Industry experience

12 years

About

Bianca Difranco is a financial advisor with Eagle Strategies (NY Life) who holds the Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has 12 years of industry experience. She has worked at NYLife Securities LLC and New York Life Insurance Company since 2013 and currently operates under the DBA names Simple Financial Solutions, LLC and Karalius & Associates Insurance and Financial Services, LLC, brokering non-registered insurance products. Eagle Strategies serves individuals, employer-sponsored retirement plans, trusts, charitable organizations, and corporate clients by providing financial planning, investment advisory, and retirement plan consulting services. The firm emphasizes client-directed solutions and uses third-party managers and model portfolios rather than firm-controlled discretionary mandates.

Client services

Based on Eagle Strategies (NY Life)

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

Expertise

Based on Eagle Strategies (NY Life)

Retirement income strategy Retirement plans for business owners (SEP, solo 401k) Annuities

Occupation focus

Based on Eagle Strategies (NY Life)

Retired Founder/Business Owner Executive

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Fee options

Percentage

$0+: Up to 0.80% annually for Eagle Retirement Plan Consulting Program (CP), fees may be tiered based on asset levels $0+: 0.05% to 0.80% annually for ERISA Investment Manager Program (EIMP), fees may be tiered based on asset levels $0+: 0% to 1.25% annually for Co-Advisory Program (fees are negotiable and charged in addition to Co-Adviser fees) $25,000+: 0% to 1.00% annually for New York Life Premier Advisory Variable Annuity (Advisory VA), fee applies only during accumulation phase

Commissions

IARs receive commissions for insurance, annuities (except Advisory VA), and securities products sold as registered representatives or insurance agents, in addition to advisory fees

Project-based

Hourly fee for advice generally ranges from $100 to $400 per hour, engagements typically not exceeding 12 hours

Subscriptions

Ongoing Subscription Agreement for financial planning services with fees agreed for up to five years, paid annually, monthly or quarterly

Other

Account minimum: $25,000 for the New York Life Premier Advisory Variable Annuity; no minimum for other advisory programs though some third-party managers or co-advisers may have minimums which can be waived or negotiated Minimum fee: Financial planning fees generally range from $500 to $45,000 per plan; financial seminar fees generally range from $35 to $200 per attendee; hourly advice fees generally range from $100 to $400 per hour Fee-only: Financial planning fees, fee-based hourly advice, and financial seminar fees as noted under minimum_fee

Location

3000 Atrium Way, Suite 330

Mount Laurel, NJ 08054

Most active in

New Jersey

Work history

Karalius & Associates Insurance and Financial Services, LLC

2024 - Present (2 years)

Eagle Strategies (NY Life)

2023 - Present (3 years)

Simple Financial Solutions, LLC

2020 - Present (6 years)

NYLife Securities Llc

2013 - Present (13 years)

NEW YORK LIFE iNSURANCE COMPANY

2013 - Present (13 years)

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