Advisor at Eagle Strategies (NY Life)
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Location
Campbell Hall, NY
Credentials
ChFC®, Series 63
Industry experience
41 years
Richard Ernst is a financial advisor with Eagle Strategies (NY Life) holding the ChFC® and Series 63 credentials, and has 41 years of industry experience. He has been with Eagle Strategies since 2021 and has longstanding ties with New York Life Insurance Co. and Nylife Securities Inc. since 1983. Outside of advisory work, he serves as a CFP class instructor and is a notary public. Eagle Strategies LLC provides financial planning, investment advisory, and retirement plan consulting services to individuals, employer-sponsored retirement plans, trusts, charitable organizations, and corporate clients. The firm focuses on client-directed solutions using third-party managers and model portfolios, operating as an indirect subsidiary of New York Life.
Based on Eagle Strategies (NY Life)
Based on Eagle Strategies (NY Life)
$0+: Up to 0.80% annually for Eagle Retirement Plan Consulting Program (CP), fees may be tiered based on asset levels $0+: 0.05% to 0.80% annually for ERISA Investment Manager Program (EIMP), fees may be tiered based on asset levels $0+: 0% to 1.25% annually for Co-Advisory Program (fees are negotiable and charged in addition to Co-Adviser fees) $25,000+: 0% to 1.00% annually for New York Life Premier Advisory Variable Annuity (Advisory VA), fee applies only during accumulation phase
IARs receive commissions for insurance, annuities (except Advisory VA), and securities products sold as registered representatives or insurance agents, in addition to advisory fees
Hourly fee for advice generally ranges from $100 to $400 per hour, engagements typically not exceeding 12 hours
Ongoing Subscription Agreement for financial planning services with fees agreed for up to five years, paid annually, monthly or quarterly
Account minimum: $25,000 for the New York Life Premier Advisory Variable Annuity; no minimum for other advisory programs though some third-party managers or co-advisers may have minimums which can be waived or negotiated Minimum fee: Financial planning fees generally range from $500 to $45,000 per plan; financial seminar fees generally range from $35 to $200 per attendee; hourly advice fees generally range from $100 to $400 per hour Fee-only: Financial planning fees, fee-based hourly advice, and financial seminar fees as noted under minimum_fee
Campbell Hall, NY
New York
Eagle Strategies (NY Life)
2021 - Present (5 years)
Nylife Securities Inc.
1983 - Present (43 years)
New York Life Insurance Co
1983 - Present (43 years)
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