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Shelly Sypien

Advisor at Equitable Advisors

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Location

Sandwich, IL 60548

Credentials

Series 63, Series 65, Series 66

Industry experience

23 years

About

Shelly Sypien is a financial advisor at Equitable Advisors with 23 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63, Series 65, and Series 66 credentials and has previously worked at Cetera, Cetera Wealth Services, LLC, and Edward Jones. Outside of her advisory role, she owns and manages Family Focused Financial, LLC, a non-investment-related business. Equitable Advisors serves individual investors, retirement plan sponsors, corporations, and charitable organizations by providing financial planning, retirement-plan support, and access to asset management through LPL programs and third-party asset managers. The firm employs a hybrid referral and implementation model, offering both advisory and brokerage/insurance channels to meet client needs.

Client services

Based on Equitable Advisors

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

Expertise

Based on Equitable Advisors

Retirement income strategy Social Security optimization

Occupation focus

Based on Equitable Advisors

Founder/Business Owner Retired Executive

Demographic focus

Based on Equitable Advisors

Approaching retirement Baby Boomers (Born 1946-1964)

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Fee options

Percentage

$0+: 0.20% to 2.50% annually (varies by program and asset level; see product-specific minimum and maximum fees) $0+: Financial planning fixed fees: $250 - $25,000 for new plans; $250 - $12,500 for reviews $0+: Financial planning hourly fees: $100 - $400 per hour

Commissions

Variable life and annuity sales commissions and renewal commissions are received in brokerage capacity, not advisory fees.

Project-based

Financial planning hourly fees generally range from $100 to $400 per hour.

Other

Minimum fee: Financial planning fixed fees may range from $250 to $25,000 for new clients; follow-on plan review fees generally range from $250 to $12,500; hourly fees generally range from $100 to $400 per hour. Fee-only: Fee-based financial planning services are offered, including fixed and hourly fees as noted above.

Location

207 E Church St, Unit E

Sandwich, IL 60548

Most active in

Illinois

Work history

Equitable Advisors

2025 - Present (1 year)

Cetera

2023 - 2025 (2 years)

Cetera Wealth Services, LLC

2020 - 2025 (5 years)

Family Focused Financial

2020 - Present (6 years)

Edward Jones

2015 - 2020 (5 years)

Disclosures

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