Advisor at Eagle Strategies (NY Life)
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Location
Due West, SC
Credentials
Series 63, Series 65
Industry experience
36 years
Rick Stivers is a financial advisor with Eagle Strategies (New York Life) who holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has 36 years of industry experience. He has worked at New York Life Insurance Company and its affiliated entities since 1988 and currently operates Lens Financial & Insurance Solutions and Stivers Financial and Insurance Services, LLC. Stivers serves as a director of the Aiden Foundation, a nonprofit organization. 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 emphasizes client-directed solutions through a network of over 2,000 investment adviser representatives and integrates advisory services with affiliated insurance and broker-dealer capabilities 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
Due West, SC
Florida · South Carolina
Lens Financial & Insurance Solutions
2023 - Present (3 years)
Stivers Financial and Insurance Services, LLC
2009 - Present (17 years)
Nylife Securities LLC
1988 - Present (38 years)
New York Life Insurance Company
1988 - Present (38 years)
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