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Michael Robert Cohen

Advisor at OSAIC — Toms River, NJ Beaver Hollow Dr

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Credentials

ChFC®, Series 63

Experience

43 years

Location

Toms River, NJ 08755

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OSAIC

Institution

Total advisors

7,847

Across 3,556 offices

Clients per advisor

73 Low

Avg AUM per client

$398,336 Typical

HNW client ratio

10% Low

About

Michael Cohen is a financial advisor with Osaic, holding the ChFC® designation and Series 63 license, and has 43 years of industry experience. He has worked at Royal Alliance Associates, Inc. since 2018, with prior experience at Signator Investors, Inc. and NEL Equity Services Corporation. Cohen is also president of MRC Wealth Management Inc., where he sells fixed life, disability, long-term care, and health insurance products. Osaic Wealth serves a wide range of retail and institutional clients through a multi-advisor platform offering brokerage and advisory services, including financial planning, managed portfolios, and retirement plan consulting. The firm employs a model-based investment process emphasizing asset allocation and portfolio optimization, and is notable for its scale, complex affiliate network, and recent consolidation activity.

Client services

Based on OSAIC

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

Expertise

Based on OSAIC

Annuities Private / alternative investments

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Fee options

Fixed

Fixed or flat fees for financial planning and consulting services generally range from $500 to $25,000, can exceed for high net worth clients.

Percentage

$0+: Up to 3% annually for Plan Participant Retirement Program $0 - Program minimum varies by investment product and manager: Advisory fees negotiable; examples include up to 1.50% annually on certain program annuities $0+: Advisory Representatives negotiate fees individually, ranging up to several percentage points depending on service and client

Commissions

Advisory Representatives receive commissions on securities and insurance product sales made through the affiliated broker-dealer.

Project-based

Hourly rates for financial planning and consulting services generally range from $50 to $750 per hour.

Other

Account minimum: $5,500 Minimum fee: No specific minimum fee amount disclosed; fees are negotiable and negotiated individually by Advisory Representatives. Fee-only: Financial planning and consulting services offered on hourly basis ($0 - $750/hour) or fixed fee basis (up to $25,000 or more for complex cases).

Location

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Toms River, NJ Beaver Hollow Dr

1559 Beaver Hollow Dr

Toms River NJ 08755

Advisors at this office

1

Most active in

Massachusetts · New Jersey · New York · Texas

Work history

43 years of industry experience

Royal Alliance Associates, INC.

2018 - Present • 8 years

Brooklyn, NY

Signator Investors, inc.

2016 - 2018 • 2 years

Brooklyn, NY

NEL Equity Services Corporation

1982 - Present • 44 years

Boston, MA

Disclosures

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Series 66

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Series 65, Series 66

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CFP®, Series 63

Wall, NJ

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