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Credentials
Series 63, Series 65
Experience Industry experience
38 years
Location
Yorktown, VA 23692
Equitable Advisors
Institution
Sterling Brightman is a financial advisor with Equitable Advisors in Yorktown, VA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and 38 years of industry experience. He has been with Equitable Advisors and its predecessor, Axa Advisors, since 1999. Outside of his advisory work, he serves as president of the Harwood Village Association. Equitable Advisors serves individual investors, retirement plan sponsors, corporations, and charitable organizations by offering financial planning, retirement-plan support, and access to asset management through third-party programs. The firm operates a hybrid referral and implementation model, providing both advisory and brokerage channels to implement client recommendations.
Based on Equitable Advisors
$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
Variable life and annuity sales commissions and renewal commissions are received in brokerage capacity, not advisory fees.
Financial planning hourly fees generally range from $100 to $400 per hour.
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.
Yorktown, VA
4030 G Washington Mem Hwy, Suite D
Yorktown VA 23692
Advisors at this office
1
Virginia
38 years of industry experience
Equitable Advisors
1999 - Present • 27 years
New York, NY
Axa Advisors, Llc
1999 - 2020 • 21 years
New York, NY
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CFP®
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Series 66
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Series 65
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Bond Financial Planning, LLC
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CFP®
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CFP®, Series 63, Series 65
Williamsburg, VA
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