Advisor at Primerica Advisors
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Location
Laredo, TX 78041
Credentials
Series 63, Series 65
Industry experience
13 years
Gerardo Castellanos is a financial advisor with Primerica Advisors in Laredo, TX, holding Series 63 and Series 65 designations and 13 years of industry experience. He has worked with PFS Investments Inc. and Primerica Financial Services since 2011. Outside of advisory work, he is involved in the sales of loan products and home-related services for affiliated companies. Primerica Advisors provides discretionary asset management through its Lifetime Investment Program, serving individual and high-net-worth clients with model-delivery strategies and separately managed accounts. The firm curates third-party asset managers and uses a tiered wrap-fee structure for its services.
Based on Primerica Advisors
$0 - $250,000: 1.74% (1.25% Advisory Fee + 0.49% Program Fee) $250,000.01 - $500,000: 1.71% (1.25% Advisory Fee + 0.46% Program Fee) $500,000.01 - $1,000,000: 1.52% (1.10% Advisory Fee + 0.42% Program Fee) $1,000,000.01 - $3,000,000: 1.38% (1.00% Advisory Fee + 0.38% Program Fee) $3,000,000.01 - $5,000,000: 1.15% (0.85% Advisory Fee + 0.30% Program Fee) $5,000,000.01 - $10,000,000: 1.00% (0.80% Advisory Fee + 0.20% Program Fee) $10,000,000.01+: 0.85% (0.75% Advisory Fee + 0.10% Program Fee)
Account minimum: $25,000
6423 Mcpherson Rd, Ste 12
Laredo, TX 78041
Texas
PFS Investments inc
2013 - Present (13 years)
Primerica Financial services
2011 - Present (15 years)
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