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Kristen Ann Borst

Advisor at Guardian Life — Germantown, WI

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Credentials

Series 66

Experience

12 years

Location

Germantown, WI

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Guardian Life

Enterprise

Total advisors

1,910

Across 510 offices

Clients per advisor

42 Low

Avg AUM per client

$230,599 Low

HNW client ratio

22% Typical

About

Kristen Borst is a Series 66-licensed financial advisor with 11 years of industry experience, currently affiliated with Primerica Advisors. She has worked at Park Avenue Securities and Guardian Life Insurance Company since 2017 and previously spent four years at Robert W. Baird & Co. Outside of her advisory work, she serves as a Germantown Village Trustee for District 4. Park Avenue Securities LLC serves a diverse retail client base, providing brokerage and advisory services along with financial planning and retirement consulting. The firm employs a range of investment strategies through proprietary model portfolios and third-party managers, supporting both discretionary and non-discretionary accounts.

Client services

Based on Guardian Life

Financial planning Portfolio management Selection of other advisers Educational seminars or workshops

Expertise

Based on Guardian Life

Retirement income strategy Business exit / sale strategy Wealth management Private / alternative investments

Occupation focus

Based on Guardian Life

Founder/Business Owner Retired Executive

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Fee options

Fixed

Flat fees for financial planning, consulting, business exit consulting generally $500 to $30,000.

Percentage

$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)

Commissions

Brokerage commissions on transaction-based accounts; ticket charges $10 per transaction for Park Avenue Portfolio Select.

Project-based

Hourly fees for financial planning and consulting generally $100 to $500 per hour.

Subscriptions

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.

Other

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.

Location

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Germantown, WI

Germantown WI

Advisors at this office

1

Most active in

Wisconsin

Work history

12 years of industry experience

Park Avenue Securities, Llc

2018 - Present • 8 years

Germantown, WI

Guardian life Insurance Company

2018 - Present • 8 years

Germantown, WI

Park Avenue securities

2018 - 2018 • 1 year

Germantown, WI

Park Avenue Securities, LLC

2017 - 2018 • 1 year

Atlanta, GA

GUARDIAN LIFE INSURANCE CO of AMERICA

2017 - 2018 • 1 year

Atlanta, GA

Robert W. Baird & CO

2013 - 2017 • 4 years

Milwaukee, WI

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