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William Baffuto

Advisor at Equitable Advisors

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Location

Pleasantville, NY

Credentials

Series 66

Industry experience

5 years

About

William Baffuto is a financial advisor at Equitable Advisors with five years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked previously at UBS Financial Services Inc. Outside of finance, he has experience working at Greenburgh Recreational Day Camp. 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 various third-party managers and LPL programs. The firm operates a hybrid referral and implementation model, offering both advisory and brokerage channels to implement client recommendations.

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

Pleasantville, NY

Most active in

New York · Texas

Work history

EQUITABLE

2024 - Present (2 years)

Equitable Advisors

2023 - Present (3 years)

Equitable

2023 - 2024 (1 year)

Greenburgh Recreational Day camp

2023 - 2023 (1 year)

Unemployed

2023 - 2023 (1 year)

UBS Financial Services Inc

2021 - 2023 (2 years)

Equitable Advisors

2020 - 2021 (1 year)

Axa Advisors, Llc

2020 - 2020 (1 year)

Unemployed

2019 - 2019 (1 year)

Tzatziki Greek Grill

2018 - 2018 (1 year)

PICA 9

2018 - 2018 (1 year)

Laser LAX

2017 - 2017 (1 year)

Camp Tumbleweed

2016 - 2016 (1 year)

Bard College

2015 - 2019 (4 years)

Disclosures

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