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Gary J Helbling

Advisor at Ameriprise — Durham, CT

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Credentials

Series 63, Series 66

Experience

29 years

Location

Durham, CT

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Ameriprise

Institution

Total advisors

12,719

Across 4,079 offices

Clients per advisor

108 High

Avg AUM per client

$471,167 Typical

HNW client ratio

13% Typical

About

Gary Helbling is a financial advisor with Ameriprise in Durham, CT, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and possessing 28 years of industry experience. He previously worked at Oppenheimer from 2014 to 2019 before joining Ameriprise Financial Services Inc. and Ameriprise in 2019 and 2020, respectively. Ameriprise offers a retirement-income planning service focused on individuals approaching or in retirement with substantial investable assets, providing written Recommendation Reports on income sources, Social Security options, and tax-smart withdrawal strategies. The firm combines research, modeling, and tax-efficiency analysis to deliver personalized, non-discretionary retirement income recommendations, primarily for clients maintaining assets in Ameriprise Managed Accounts.

Client services

Based on Ameriprise

Financial planning Portfolio management Pension consulting Selection of other advisers Newsletters or periodicals Educational seminars or workshops Asset allocation services

Expertise

Based on Ameriprise

Retirement income strategy Income planning Social Security optimization Retirement withdrawal strategies

Demographic focus

Based on Ameriprise

Approaching retirement

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Fee options

Percentage

$0 - $999,999: 0.15% $1,000,000 - $1,999,999: 0.12% $2,000,000 - $3,999,999: 0.09% $4,000,000+: 0.07%

Other

Account minimum: $1,000,000 in net investable assets and at least $500,000 in Ameriprise Financial Managed Account assets held at Ameriprise Financial Services and included in your Retirement Portfolio.

Location

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Durham, CT

Durham CT

Advisors at this office

1

Most active in

Connecticut · Texas

Work history

29 years of industry experience

Ameriprise

2020 - Present • 6 years

Westbrook, CT

Ameriprise Financial Services Inc

2019 - 2020 • 1 year

Portland, CT

Oppenheimer

2014 - 2019 • 5 years

Cheshire, CT

Disclosures

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Series 63, Series 65

Cheshire, CT

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PFS™, Series 63, Series 66

East Hampton, CT

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