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David Whitcomb Karr

Advisor at Equitable Advisors — Southampton, NY

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Credentials

ChFC®, Series 63, Series 65

Experience

38 years

Location

Southampton, NY

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Equitable Advisors

Institution

Total advisors

4,620

Across 966 offices

Clients per advisor

16 Very Low

Avg AUM per client

$570,841 High

HNW client ratio

47% Very High

About

David Karr is a financial advisor at Equitable Advisors with 38 years of industry experience. He holds the ChFC® designation along with Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. He has been with Equitable Advisors since 1988 and has managed Karr Barth Financial Planning, Inc. since 2005. Outside of his advisory work, he serves as an administrator or trustee for family estates and trusts. Equitable Advisors serves a broad mix of individual, high-net-worth, retirement plan, corporate, charitable, and institutional clients, offering financial planning, broker-dealer services, insurance distribution, and access to third-party asset management programs. The firm operates through various program sponsors and third-party managers to provide advisory and brokerage solutions, with a delivery model that relies heavily on LPL-sponsored programs and endorsed TAMPs.

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

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Founder/Business Owner Retired Executive

Demographic focus

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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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Southampton, NY

Southampton NY

Advisors at this office

1

Most active in

New York · Pennsylvania

Work history

38 years of industry experience

Karr Barth Financial Planning, Inc.

2005 - Present • 21 years

Bala Cynwyd, PA

Equitable Advisors

1988 - Present • 38 years

New York, NY

Axa Advisors, Llc

1988 - 2020 • 32 years

New York, NY

Disclosures

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Series 63, Series 65

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Series 63, Series 65

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