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Claire Diele

Advisor at Equitable Advisors

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Location

Peekskill, NY

Credentials

Series 63, Series 65

Industry experience

27 years

About

Claire Diele is a financial advisor at Equitable Advisors with 26 years of industry experience. She has held the Series 63 and Series 65 designations and has been with Equitable Advisors since 2001, having also worked at AXA Advisors, LLC during that time. Outside of her advisory role, she was involved with American Dream Promotions Inc. for over four decades. Equitable Advisors serves a diverse client base including individual investors, retirement plan sponsors, corporations, and charitable organizations. The firm offers financial planning, retirement-plan support, and access to asset management through LPL programs and third-party asset managers, using a hybrid referral and implementation model.

Client services

Based on Equitable Advisors

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

Expertise

Based on Equitable Advisors

Retirement income strategy Social Security optimization

Occupation focus

Based on Equitable Advisors

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

Peekskill, NY

Most active in

New York

Work history

Equitable Advisors

2001 - Present (25 years)

AXA Advisors, LLC

2001 - 2020 (19 years)

American Dream Promotions Inc.

1982 - 2023 (41 years)

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