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Waightstill Scales IV

Advisor at Equitable Advisors

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Location

Greenville, NC 27858

Credentials

Series 66

Industry experience

15 years

About

Waightstill Scales IV is a financial advisor with Equitable Advisors in Greenville, NC, holding a Series 66 designation and 14 years of industry experience. He has worked at Equitable Advisors since 2011 and previously at Axa Advisors and The Scales Agency. Scales serves on the boards of the Barnie and Ed Rawl Scholarship Fund, East Carolina Vocational Center, and ECU Health Foundation, and is involved in life settlements through Ashar Group. 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 third-party asset managers and LPL programs. The firm uses a hybrid referral and implementation model that combines advisory and brokerage channels to tailor services based on client goals, risk tolerance, and time horizon.

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

1105 A Corporate Drive

Greenville, NC 27858

Most active in

North Carolina

Work history

Equitable Advisors

2011 - Present (15 years)

Axa Advisors, Llc

2011 - 2020 (9 years)

The Scales Agency

2009 - 2019 (10 years)

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