James W Dargusch
Advisor at Guardian Life — Daytona Beach, FL
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Credentials
Series 63, Series 66
Experience Industry experience
34 years
Location
Daytona Beach, FL
Guardian Life
Enterprise
James Dargusch is a financial advisor with Guardian Life and Park Avenue Securities, holding Series 63 and Series 66 credentials and having 34 years of industry experience. He founded Planned Giving Consultants, LLC, which focuses on planned gift fundraising strategies. He is also involved with several nonprofit boards, including the March of Dimes Philadelphia Market Board and the Jefferson Health Care Foundation. Park Avenue Securities LLC, doing business as Park Avenue® Wealth Management, serves individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, and corporate clients with brokerage services, financial planning, and a range of investment advisory programs. The firm offers discretionary and non-discretionary advisory relationships and employs a combination of proprietary and third-party model portfolios.
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.
Daytona Beach, FL
Daytona Beach FL
Advisors at this office
1
California · Florida · Georgia · Michigan · New Jersey · Pennsylvania · Virgin Islands · Virginia · Wisconsin · Wyoming
34 years of industry experience
Guardian Life Insurance Company
2025 - Present • 1 year
Daytona Beach, FL
Park Avenue Securities
2025 - Present • 1 year
Daytona Beach, FL
Park Avenue Securities
2025 - 2025 • 1 year
Ormond Beach, FL
Guardian Life Insurance Company
2025 - 2025 • 1 year
Ormond Beach, FL
Park Ave Securities
2007 - Present • 19 years
Marlton, NJ
Guardian
2007 - Present • 19 years
Marlton, NJ
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