Howard Bruce Brachfeld
Advisor at Guardian Life — Boca Raton, FL
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Credentials
ChFC®, Series 63, Series 65
Experience Industry experience
51 years
Location
Boca Raton, FL
Guardian Life
Enterprise
Howard Brachfeld is a financial advisor with Primerica Advisors, holding the ChFC® designation along with Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. He has 50 years of industry experience and has worked with Guardian Life Insurance Company since 1977, Primerica Advisors since 1999, and Park Avenue Securities since 2024. He serves as a trustee for a testamentary trust and is the treasurer of the Woodbridge Homeowners Association. Park Avenue Securities LLC serves a broad retail client base, including individual and high-net-worth investors, charitable organizations, and corporate clients. The firm offers brokerage and advisory services with multiple proprietary and third-party investment programs and supports a range of account-level solutions such as lending and donor-advised funds.
Based on Guardian Life
Based on Guardian Life
Flat fees for financial planning, consulting, business exit consulting generally $500 to $30,000.
$0 - $499,999.99: 2.05% (Park Avenue Portfolio Select Program maximum client fee) $500,000 - $999,999.99: 2.00% (Park Avenue Portfolio Select Program maximum client fee) $1,000,000 - $1,999,999.99: 1.95% (Park Avenue Portfolio Select Program maximum client fee) $2,000,000+: 1.90% (Park Avenue Portfolio Select Program maximum client fee)
Brokerage commissions on transaction-based accounts; ticket charges $10 per transaction for Park Avenue Portfolio Select.
Hourly fees for financial planning and consulting generally $100 to $500 per hour.
Subscription-Based Financial Planning fees up to $25,000 per agreement annually; Subscription-Based Business Financial Consulting fees up to $30,000 annually or per engagement.
Account minimum: $5,000 (VestWise minimum), $10,000 (most Park Avenue Proprietary Programs minimums, including Park Avenue Portfolio Select [closed to new investors], Park Avenue Signature Portfolio, Foundations, Quantitative Innovations, Park Avenue Strategist Select and Plus, UMA Select) Minimum fee: Annual Platform Fee minimum $90 per household for Park Avenue Proprietary Programs other than VestWise. Fee-only: Advisory and financial planning fees negotiated; financial planning fees range generally $100/hour to $500/hour or flat fees $500 to $25,000; subscription plans up to $25,000 annually.
Boca Raton, FL
Boca Raton FL
Advisors at this office
1
California · District of Columbia · Florida · Michigan · New Jersey · New York
51 years of industry experience
Guardian life Insurance Company
2024 - Present • 2 years
Boca Raton, FL
Park Avenue securities
2024 - Present • 2 years
Boca Raton, FL
Guardian Life
1999 - Present • 27 years
New York, NY
GUARDIAN LIFE INSURANCE CO of AMERICA
1977 - Present • 49 years
New York, NY
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