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Christopher Brendan Baker

Advisor at Equitable Advisors — Hatfield, MA

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Credentials

CFP®, Series 66

Experience

4 years

Location

Hatfield, MA 01038

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Equitable Advisors

Institution

Total advisors

4,620

Across 968 offices

Clients per advisor

16 Very Low

Avg AUM per client

$570,841 High

HNW client ratio

47% Very High

About

Christopher Baker is a financial advisor with Equitable Advisors, holding a Series 66 designation and three years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Patrick Belniak/FCG, LLC/Equitable Advisors, LLC, as well as experience outside finance with Baker Mason Contractors, Inc. and Syracuse University. Equitable Advisors serves individual investors, retirement plan sponsors, corporations, and charitable organizations by providing financial planning, retirement-plan support, and access to asset management through LPL programs and a broad range of third-party asset managers. The firm employs a hybrid referral and implementation model, offering both advisory and brokerage/insurance services tailored to clients’ goals, risk tolerance, and time horizon.

Client services

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

Expertise

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Retirement income strategy Social Security optimization

Occupation focus

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Founder/Business Owner Retired Executive

Demographic focus

Based on Equitable Advisors

Approaching retirement Baby Boomers (Born 1946-1964)

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Fee options

Percentage

$0+: 0.20% to 2.50% annually (varies by program and asset level; see product-specific minimum and maximum fees) $0+: Financial planning fixed fees: $250 - $25,000 for new plans; $250 - $12,500 for reviews $0+: Financial planning hourly fees: $100 - $400 per hour

Commissions

Variable life and annuity sales commissions and renewal commissions are received in brokerage capacity, not advisory fees.

Project-based

Financial planning hourly fees generally range from $100 to $400 per hour.

Other

Minimum fee: Financial planning fixed fees may range from $250 to $25,000 for new clients; follow-on plan review fees generally range from $250 to $12,500; hourly fees generally range from $100 to $400 per hour. Fee-only: Fee-based financial planning services are offered, including fixed and hourly fees as noted above.

Location

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Hatfield, MA

65 D Elm St, Suite 101

Hatfield MA 01038

Advisors at this office

5

Most active in

Rhode Island

Work history

4 years of industry experience

Equitable Advisors

2022 - Present • 4 years

New York, NY

Patrick Belniak/FCG, LLC/Equitable Advisors, LLC

2021 - 2022 • 1 year

Wellesley, MA

Syracuse University

2018 - 2022 • 4 years

Syracuse, NY

Baker Mason Contractors, Inc.

2018 - 2021 • 3 years

Wilbraham, MA

Southwick Regional High School

2014 - 2018 • 4 years

Southwick, MA

Disclosures

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Series 66

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Wealth management Real estate investing
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Series 63, Series 65

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CFP®, ChFC®, Series 63

Amherst, MA

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Series 63, Series 65

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