Advisor at Equitable Advisors
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Location
Chesterton, IN
Credentials
Series 63, Series 66
Industry experience
35 years
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, LPL Financial, and IHT Wealth Management. Outside of his advisory role, he serves as a secondary power of attorney and trustee for his mother. Equitable Advisors serves individual investors, retirement plan sponsors, corporations, and charitable organizations by offering financial planning, retirement-plan support, and access to asset management through LPL programs and third-party asset managers. The firm operates a hybrid referral and implementation model, combining advisory and brokerage channels to tailor services based on client goals, risk tolerance, and time horizon.
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.
Chesterton, IN
Indiana
Equitable
2024 - Present (2 years)
Equitable Advisors LLC
2022 - Present (4 years)
Ameriprise Financial Services, inc.
2019 - 2022 (3 years)
LPL Financial, llc
2018 - 2018 (1 year)
IHT Wealth Management
2018 - 2018 (1 year)
UnEmployed
2016 - 2018 (2 years)
Ameriprise Financial Services, inc.
2013 - 2016 (3 years)
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