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Daniel Bentz

Advisor at Equitable Advisors

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Location

Andover, NY

Credentials

Series 66

Industry experience

8 years

About

Daniel Bentz is a financial advisor at Equitable Advisors with eight years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has been with Equitable Advisors since 2017, previously working at Axa Advisors, LLC. Outside of his advisory role, he serves as power of attorney for his father's TIAA-CREF account. Equitable Advisors serves individual investors, retirement plan sponsors, corporations, and charitable organizations, offering financial planning, retirement-plan support, and access to asset management through LPL programs and third-party asset managers. The firm employs a hybrid referral and implementation model, combining advisory and brokerage channels to tailor services based on client goals, risk tolerance, and time horizon.

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

Andover, NY

Most active in

New York

Work history

Lucas Yankloski

2026 - Present (1 year)

Equitable Advisors

2017 - Present (9 years)

Axa Advisors, Llc

2017 - 2020 (3 years)

unemployment

2014 - 2017 (3 years)

Disclosures

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