Advisor at Eagle Strategies (NY Life)
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Location
Ruston, LA 71270
Credentials
Series 63, Series 65
Industry experience
25 years
Edward Madden is a financial advisor with Eagle Strategies (New York Life) based in Ruston, Louisiana. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has 25 years of industry experience. Madden has been affiliated with New York Life Insurance Company since 2000 and operates Elm Financial, a business focused on selling New York Life products and brokering non-registered insurance. Outside of his advisory work, he serves as a board member and range officer for the Ruston Gun Club and chairs the Administrative Council and Executive Committee at Trinity Methodist Church. Eagle Strategies LLC provides financial planning, investment advisory, and retirement plan consulting services to individuals, employer-sponsored plans, trusts, charitable organizations, and corporate clients. The firm emphasizes client-directed solutions and uses third-party managers and model portfolios, combining advisory services with affiliated insurance and broker-dealer capabilities as an indirect subsidiary of New York Life.
Based on Eagle Strategies (NY Life)
Based on Eagle Strategies (NY Life)
$0+: Up to 0.80% annually for Eagle Retirement Plan Consulting Program (CP), fees may be tiered based on asset levels $0+: 0.05% to 0.80% annually for ERISA Investment Manager Program (EIMP), fees may be tiered based on asset levels $0+: 0% to 1.25% annually for Co-Advisory Program (fees are negotiable and charged in addition to Co-Adviser fees) $25,000+: 0% to 1.00% annually for New York Life Premier Advisory Variable Annuity (Advisory VA), fee applies only during accumulation phase
IARs receive commissions for insurance, annuities (except Advisory VA), and securities products sold as registered representatives or insurance agents, in addition to advisory fees
Hourly fee for advice generally ranges from $100 to $400 per hour, engagements typically not exceeding 12 hours
Ongoing Subscription Agreement for financial planning services with fees agreed for up to five years, paid annually, monthly or quarterly
Account minimum: $25,000 for the New York Life Premier Advisory Variable Annuity; no minimum for other advisory programs though some third-party managers or co-advisers may have minimums which can be waived or negotiated Minimum fee: Financial planning fees generally range from $500 to $45,000 per plan; financial seminar fees generally range from $35 to $200 per attendee; hourly advice fees generally range from $100 to $400 per hour Fee-only: Financial planning fees, fee-based hourly advice, and financial seminar fees as noted under minimum_fee
601 N Trenton Street, Suite #2
Ruston, LA 71270
Louisiana · Texas
Eagle Strategies (NY Life)
2022 - Present (4 years)
Elm Financial
2015 - Present (11 years)
New York Life Insurance Company
2000 - Present (26 years)
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