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Christopher Santelli

Advisor at Eagle Strategies (NY Life)

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Location

Palmyra, NY 14522

Credentials

Series 63, Series 65

Industry experience

26 years

About

Christopher Santelli is a financial advisor with Eagle Strategies (a New York Life company) based in Palmyra, NY. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has 26 years of industry experience. Santelli has operated Santelli Financial Group, LLC since 2015 and has been affiliated with Eagle Strategies, NYLIFE Securities, and New York Life Insurance Company since 2003. Outside of his advisory work, he serves on the board of the Anthony Poselovich Memorial Foundation, a nonprofit supporting families of children with cancer, and is a certified pyrotechnician who conducts professional fireworks shows a few times per year. Eagle Strategies provides financial planning, investment advisory, and retirement plan consulting services to individuals, employer-sponsored retirement plans, trusts, charitable organizations, and corporate clients. The firm emphasizes client-directed solutions and the use of third-party managers and model portfolios, operating as an indirect subsidiary of New York Life with a broad network of advisors.

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

New York Life 229 E. Main Street, Suite B

Palmyra, NY 14522

Most active in

New York

Work history

Santelli Financial Group, LLC

2015 - Present (11 years)

Eagle Strategies Corp

2003 - Present (23 years)

NYLIFE Securities Inc

2003 - Present (23 years)

New york Life Insurance Company

2003 - Present (23 years)

Disclosures

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