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Terry Hood Sr.

Advisor at Eagle Strategies (NY Life)

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Location

Florence, AL 35634-2959

Credentials

ChFC®, Series 63

Industry experience

40 years

About

Terry Hood Sr. is a financial advisor with Eagle Strategies (NY Life) based in Florence, AL, holding the ChFC® and Series 63 designations and bringing 40 years of industry experience. He has been with Eagle Strategies since 2008 and operates Terry Hood Financial Group, LLC, through which he sells New York Life products and brokers non-registered insurance products. Outside of his advisory work, he serves as a pastor-minister at Family Life Church. 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 and the use of third-party managers and model portfolios, offering a range of programs and collaborating with affiliated insurance and broker-dealer entities as part of the New York Life group.

Client services

Based on Eagle Strategies (NY Life)

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

Expertise

Based on Eagle Strategies (NY Life)

Retirement income strategy Retirement plans for business owners (SEP, solo 401k) Annuities

Occupation focus

Based on Eagle Strategies (NY Life)

Retired Founder/Business Owner Executive

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Fee options

Percentage

$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

Commissions

IARs receive commissions for insurance, annuities (except Advisory VA), and securities products sold as registered representatives or insurance agents, in addition to advisory fees

Project-based

Hourly fee for advice generally ranges from $100 to $400 per hour, engagements typically not exceeding 12 hours

Subscriptions

Ongoing Subscription Agreement for financial planning services with fees agreed for up to five years, paid annually, monthly or quarterly

Other

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

Location

3501 Florence Boulevard

Florence, AL 35634-2959

Most active in

Alabama

Work history

Terry Hood Financial Group, LLC

2017 - Present (9 years)

Eagle Strategies (NY Life)

2008 - Present (18 years)

Nylife Securities Inc.

1990 - Present (36 years)

New York Life Ins Company

1989 - Present (37 years)

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