Colby Blake Mckelva
Advisor at Guardian Life — Tyler, TX
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Credentials
Series 63, Series 65
Experience Industry experience
8 years
Location
Tyler, TX 75701
Guardian Life
Enterprise
Colby Mckelva is a financial advisor with Guardian Life and holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. He has eight years of industry experience, including tenure at Northwestern Mutual and Park Avenue Securities. Mckelva also maintains an insurance broker role outside of Guardian Life. Park Avenue Securities LLC, operating as Park Avenue® Wealth Management, is a broker-dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser serving individuals, pension plans, charitable organizations, and corporate clients. The firm provides brokerage services, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and a variety of investment advisory programs.
Based on Guardian Life
Based on Guardian Life
Flat fees for financial planning, consulting, business exit consulting generally $500 to $30,000.
$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)
Brokerage commissions on transaction-based accounts; ticket charges $10 per transaction for Park Avenue Portfolio Select.
Hourly fees for financial planning and consulting generally $100 to $500 per hour.
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.
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.
Tyler, TX
3328 SSW Loop 323
Tyler TX 75701
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