David Whitcomb Karr
Advisor at Equitable Advisors — Southampton, NY
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Credentials
ChFC®, Series 63, Series 65
Experience Industry experience
38 years
Location
Southampton, NY
Equitable Advisors
Institution
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.
Based on Equitable Advisors
$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
Variable life and annuity sales commissions and renewal commissions are received in brokerage capacity, not advisory fees.
Financial planning hourly fees generally range from $100 to $400 per hour.
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.
Southampton, NY
Southampton NY
Advisors at this office
1
New York · Pennsylvania
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
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