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Jonathan Varelas

Advisor at Sterling Legacy Advisors Inc.

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Location

River Vale, NJ

Credentials

Series 63, Series 65

Industry experience

3 years

About

Jonathan Varelas is a financial advisor at Sterling Legacy Advisors Inc. with three years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and previously worked at Equitable Advisors LLC, NYLife Securities LLC, New York Life Insurance Co, and operated JVA Investments LLC for 15 years. He is also an independent insurance agent specializing in various life and disability insurance products. Sterling Legacy Advisors Inc. provides portfolio management, financial planning, family office services, and pension consulting to employee benefit plans, corporations, municipal entities, and select high-net-worth individuals. The firm offers customized investment strategies and participant education as part of its pension consulting services.

Client services

Based on Sterling Legacy Advisors Inc.

Financial planning Portfolio management Pension consulting
Advisory consulting & family office and wealth planning services

Expertise

Based on Sterling Legacy Advisors Inc.

Retirement plans for business owners (SEP, solo 401k) Charitable giving & philanthropy Options & derivatives strategies

Occupation focus

Based on Sterling Legacy Advisors Inc.

Founder/Business Owner

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Percentage

$1,000 - $250,000: 2.00% $250,001 - $1,000,000: 1.50% $1,000,001 - $2,500,000: 1.25% above $2,500,000+: 0.90%

Commissions

Persons affiliated with the firm licensed as insurance agents earn commissions for selling insurance products separate from advisory fees.

Project-based

$250.00 per hour for financial planning, financial consulting, Family Office and Wealth Planning Services; negotiable.

Other

Account minimum: $1,000 minimum Fee-only: Hourly fee of $250.00 for financial planning, financial consulting, Family Office and Wealth Planning Services; fees are negotiable and payable in advance or as invoiced.

Location

River Vale, NJ

Most active in

New Jersey · New York

Work history

Sterling Legacy Advisors Inc.

2025 - Present (1 year)

Equitable Advisors LLC

2022 - 2025 (3 years)

NYLife Securities LLC

2022 - 2022 (1 year)

New York Life Insurance Co

2021 - 2022 (1 year)

JVA Investments LLC

2006 - 2021 (15 years)

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