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Sidney Ma

Advisor at Equitable Advisors — Wayland, MA

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Credentials

Series 63, Series 66

Experience

25 years

Location

Wayland, MA

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Equitable Advisors

Institution

Total advisors

4,620

Across 969 offices

Clients per advisor

16 Very Low

Avg AUM per client

$570,841 High

HNW client ratio

47% Very High

About

Sidney Ma is a financial advisor at Equitable Advisors with 21 years of industry experience. He has held his current role since 2001 and previously worked at AXA Advisors, LLC. Ma holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and serves as an administrator or executor of estates and trusts for family and non-family members. Equitable Advisors provides financial planning, retirement-plan support, and asset management services to individual investors, retirement plan sponsors, corporations, and charitable organizations. The firm operates a hybrid referral and implementation model, leveraging third-party asset managers and programs through LPL while offering both advisory and brokerage channels.

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

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Wayland, MA

Wayland MA

Advisors at this office

1

Most active in

Rhode Island

Work history

25 years of industry experience

Equitable Advisors

2001 - Present • 25 years

New York, NY

AXA Advisors, LLC

2001 - 2020 • 19 years

New York, NY

Disclosures

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Business activities & affiliations

Kevin F

CFP®, CFT-I™, CPA

Dover, MA

Walk You To Wealth

Kevin Feig is a CFP®, CPA, CFT™, professional affiliated with Walk You To Wealth in Dover, MA, with over 20 years of industry experience including executive-level roles at Fidelity Investments and digital asset firms such as Coinbase and Kraken. He currently serves as an Adjunct Professor of Financial Planning at Columbia and Regis Colleges. Walk You To Wealth provides financial coaching and comprehensive planning to individuals and families, including portfolio management and money-mindset coaching for a flat monthly fee.

Passive / index investing College savings (529s, UTMA, etc.) General retirement planning General tax planning Roth conversion strategy Self-Employed Executive Spending planning aligned with values ('Die with Zero') Financial coaching / therapy Behavioral coaching / decision support
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Series 65

Waltham, MA

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Wealth management Private / alternative investments ESG / Sustainable investing Tax-loss harvesting

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CFP®, Series 66

Westborough, MA

Financial Independence Advisors

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Tax-loss harvesting Retirement income strategy Social Security optimization Retired Educators, Teachers, and Academics Public Service Employee University Employee Approaching retirement Retired
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Sangita G

Lincoln, MA

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Active portfolio management
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Adam A

CFA®, Series 65

Cambridge, MA

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Passive / index investing Active portfolio management Options & derivatives strategies
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Charles L

Series 65

Wayland, MA

Levin Financial Planning

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General retirement planning College savings (529s, UTMA, etc.) Debt management Cash flow / budgeting
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