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Marilyn Forrester

Advisor at VOYA Financial Advisors, Inc. — Fairfax, VA Monument Drive

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Credentials

Series 63, Series 65

Experience

5 years

Location

Fairfax, VA 22033

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VOYA Financial Advisors, Inc.

Enterprise

Total advisors

742

Across 216 offices

Clients per advisor

22 Very Low

Avg AUM per client

$236,678 Low

HNW client ratio

19% Typical

About

Marilyn Forrester is a financial advisor at VOYA Financial Advisors, Inc. with five years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at firms including New York Life and Citigroup Global Markets. Prior to her financial services career, she spent 13 years focused on homemaking. VOYA Financial Advisors, Inc. offers financial planning, portfolio management, and retirement advisory services to individuals, institutions, and corporate clients. The firm combines proprietary and third-party investment strategies with technology-enabled tools, maintaining both advisory and broker-dealer functions to serve a diverse client base.

Client services

Based on VOYA Financial Advisors, Inc.

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

Expertise

Based on VOYA Financial Advisors, Inc.

Tax-loss harvesting Retirement income strategy General retirement planning Business exit / sale strategy

Occupation focus

Based on VOYA Financial Advisors, Inc.

Founder/Business Owner Executive Retired Self-Employed

Demographic focus

Based on VOYA Financial Advisors, Inc.

Approaching retirement Retired

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Fee options

Fixed

Flat fees up to $100,000 per year for plan sponsor services and for financial planning/consulting services

Percentage

$0 - $250,000: 2.75% $250,001 - $500,000: 2.75% $500,001 - $1,000,000: 2.50% $1,000,001 - $2,000,000: 2.35% $2,000,001 - $5,000,000: 2.10% $5,000,001 - $10,000,000: 2.05% $10,000,001+: 2.00%

Commissions

Commission charges for certain financial products offered through VFA in its broker-dealer capacity

Project-based

Hourly rate up to $500/hour for certain plan sponsor services and financial planning/consulting services

Other

Account minimum: $1,000 Fee-only: Financial Planning and Consulting Services fees on flat fee or hourly basis; financial planning seminar fees up to $500 per person or flat fee up to $10,000 to corporate sponsors

Location

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Fairfax, VA Monument Drive

12150 Monument Drive, Ste 850

Fairfax VA 22033

Advisors at this office

9

Most active in

Maryland · Virginia

Work history

5 years of industry experience

D.H. Gould Company

2023 - Present • 3 years

Bethesda, MD

NYLife Securities Llc

2022 - Present • 4 years

Bethesda, MD

Life Time

2021 - 2023 • 2 years

Rockville, MD

New York Life

2021 - Present • 5 years

Bethesda, MD

Life Time Fitness

2019 - 2021 • 2 years

Rockville, MD

Homemaking

2006 - 2019 • 13 years

Fort Wayne, IN

Citigroup Global Markets

2005 - 2006 • 1 year

Fort Wayne, IN

Disclosures

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Series 65

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Series 65

Brambleton, VA

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Active portfolio management Concentrated stock management
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