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Gregory Alfredo Chona

Advisor at Equitable Advisors — Chesterton, IN

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Credentials

Series 63, Series 66

Experience

35 years

Location

Chesterton, IN

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Equitable Advisors

Institution

Total advisors

4,620

Across 967 offices

Clients per advisor

16 Very Low

Avg AUM per client

$570,841 High

HNW client ratio

47% Very High

About

Gregory Chona is a financial advisor at Equitable Advisors with 35 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has worked previously at Ameriprise Financial Services, IHT Wealth Management, and LPL Financial. Outside of his advisory role, he serves as a secondary power of attorney and trustee for his mother. Equitable Advisors serves a diverse client base including 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 as both an SEC-registered investment adviser and broker-dealer, utilizing LPL-sponsored programs and multiple endorsed third-party managers.

Client services

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Financial planning Portfolio management Pension consulting Selection of other advisers Educational seminars or workshops

Expertise

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Retirement income strategy Social Security optimization

Occupation focus

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Founder/Business Owner Retired Executive

Demographic focus

Based on Equitable Advisors

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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Chesterton, IN

Chesterton IN

Advisors at this office

1

Most active in

Indiana

Work history

35 years of industry experience

equitable

2024 - Present • 2 years

Oak Brook, IL

Equitable Advisors LLC

2022 - Present • 4 years

New York, NY

Ameriprise financial services, Inc.

2019 - 2022 • 3 years

Crown Point, IN

IHT Wealth Management

2018 - 2018 • 1 year

Chicago, IL

LPL Financial, llc

2018 - 2018 • 1 year

Chicago, IL

UnEMPLOYED

2016 - 2018 • 2 years

Bradenton, FL

Disclosures

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Series 65

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