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Joseph Villa Jr.

Advisor at ValMark Advisers, Inc.

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Location

Livingston, NJ 07039

Credentials

Series 63, Series 65

Industry experience

41 years

About

Joseph Villa Jr. is a financial advisor with ValMark Advisers, Inc., holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and possessing 41 years of industry experience. He has been with ValMark Advisers since 2004 and has a long-standing association with National Life Insurance companies dating back to 1982. Outside of his advisory role, he is involved as an insurance agent with New Jersey Life & Casualty Associates, Inc. ValMark Advisers provides investment management, financial planning, and retirement plan advisory services to individuals, plan sponsors, and institutional clients through a network of approximately 280 advisors. The firm emphasizes diversified, goal-based model portfolios primarily utilizing mutual funds, ETFs, and third-party managers, and offers proprietary platforms and sub-advisory services that include ETF-focused portfolio solutions.

Client services

Based on ValMark Advisers, Inc.

Financial planning Portfolio management Pension consulting Selection of other advisers Consulting

Expertise

Based on ValMark Advisers, Inc.

Annuities College savings (529s, UTMA, etc.) Business succession planning Wealth management Retirement income strategy

Occupation focus

Based on ValMark Advisers, Inc.

Founder/Business Owner Retired

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Fee options

Fixed

Flat fees negotiated between $50 and $50,000 or more; disclosed in advisory agreement.

Percentage

Less than $1,000,000 - $1,000,000: 1.95% annually $1,000,001 - $2,000,000: 1.75% annually $2,000,001+: 1.50% annually

Commissions

Commissions received by IARs for securities transactions through affiliated broker-dealer Valmark Securities, Inc.

Project-based

Hourly fees vary depending on client needs and complexity; exact rates disclosed in advisory agreement.

Other

Account minimum: $50,000 Fee-only: Advisory fees negotiated between client and IAR, not exceeding tiered percentages above.

Location

354 Eisenhower Parkway, Plaza Ii, Suite 2900

Livingston, NJ 07039

Most active in

Florida · Maryland · New Jersey · New York · North Carolina · Pennsylvania · Vermont

Work history

ValMark Advisers, Inc.

2004 - Present (22 years)

Valmark Securities, inc.

2004 - Present (22 years)

National Life Ins Co

1982 - Present (44 years)

NationalLife of Vermont

1982 - Present (44 years)

Disclosures

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