Melvin Oscar Hobson
Advisor at Guardian Life — Bolingbrook, IL
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Credentials
Series 63, Series 65
Experience Industry experience
18 years
Location
Bolingbrook, IL
Guardian Life
Enterprise
Melvin Hobson is a financial advisor at Guardian Life with 18 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and has worked with several firms, including Transamerica Financial Advisor and World Financial Group, Inc. His professional background includes roles in insurance brokerage and advisory services. Guardian Life’s subsidiary, Park Avenue Securities LLC, serves individuals, pension plans, charitable organizations, and corporate clients by providing brokerage services, financial planning, and investment advisory programs that include model portfolios and a hybrid digital advisory solution.
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.
Bolingbrook, IL
Bolingbrook IL
Advisors at this office
1
Florida · Illinois · Indiana · New Jersey · Texas
18 years of industry experience
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2026 - Present • 1 year
Bolingbrook, IL
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2026 - Present • 1 year
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Transamerica Financial Advisor
2016 - 2024 • 8 years
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World Financial Group, Inc.
2015 - 2026 • 11 years
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Midwest Insurance Broker Service, INC
2013 - 2022 • 9 years
Arlington Heights, IL
HBW Advisory Services LLC
2013 - 2015 • 2 years
MSI Financial Services, Inc.
2009 - 2012 • 3 years
IL
Edward Jones
2008 - 2008 • 1 year
St Louis, MO
World Equity Group, Inc.
2007 - 2008 • 1 year
IL
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