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Misty M Weltzien

Advisor at Guardian Life — Bermuda Dunes, CA

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Credentials

CFP®, ChFC®, Series 63

Experience

18 years

Location

Bermuda Dunes, CA

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Guardian Life

Enterprise

Total advisors

1,910

Across 506 offices

Clients per advisor

42 Low

Avg AUM per client

$230,599 Low

HNW client ratio

22% Typical

About

Misty Weltzien is a CFP® and ChFC® with 18 years of experience, currently serving at Primerica Advisors. Her career includes extensive work with Guardian Life Insurance Company and Park Avenue Securities. Outside of advising, she is an author working on a book about mental toughness and mindset, and she serves on the FINSECA Leadership and Career Development Community Advisory Board. She is also a shareholder in a mechanic shop owned by her husband. Primerica Advisors is part of a large enterprise serving a broad retail client base with both brokerage and advisory services. The firm offers proprietary and third-party investment programs, financial planning, and lending solutions, managing approximately $15 billion in assets with a network of nearly 2,000 advisors.

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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Bermuda Dunes, CA

Bermuda Dunes CA

Advisors at this office

1

Most active in

California · Colorado · Nevada · New Jersey · Texas · Washington

Work history

18 years of industry experience

Guardian life Insurance Company

2024 - Present • 2 years

Bermuda Dunes, CA

Park Avenue securities

2024 - Present • 2 years

Bermuda Dunes, CA

Park Avenue securities

2023 - 2024 • 1 year

Irvine, CA

Guardian life Insurance Company

2023 - 2024 • 1 year

Irvine, CA

Guardian life Insurance Company

2022 - 2023 • 1 year

Palm Desert, CA

Park Avenue securities

2022 - 2023 • 1 year

Palm Desert, CA

Guardian Life Insurance

2020 - 2022 • 2 years

Irvine, CA

Park Avenue securities

2020 - 2022 • 2 years

Irvine, CA

Park Avenue securities

2012 - 2020 • 8 years

New Port Beach, CA

Guardian Life Ins Co

2012 - 2020 • 8 years

New Port Beach, CA

Northwestern Mutual Investment Management

2011 - 2012 • 1 year

Irvine, CA

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