John Gerard Bonasso
Advisor at Guardian Life — Morgantown, WV
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Credentials
ChFC®, Series 63, Series 65
Experience Industry experience
32 years
Location
Morgantown, WV 26505
Guardian Life
Enterprise
John Bonasso is a financial advisor with Primerica Advisors based in Morgantown, WV, holding the ChFC® designation along with Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. He has 31 years of industry experience, including 25 years with Park Avenue Securities and Guardian Life Insurance Company. Outside of his advisory role, he serves as an assistant adjunct professor at West Virginia University’s School of Medicine. Park Avenue Securities LLC serves a broad retail client base, offering both brokerage and advisory services along with financial planning and retirement-plan consulting. The firm uses a mix of proprietary and third-party investment strategies and supports various account-level services including lending solutions 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.
Morgantown, WV
2002 White Willow Way
Morgantown WV 26505
Advisors at this office
5
Georgia · Kentucky · Michigan · Pennsylvania · Texas · Virginia · West Virginia
32 years of industry experience
Park Avenue securities
2001 - Present • 25 years
Morgantown, WV
Guardian Life Insurance Company
2001 - Present • 25 years
Morgantown, WV
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