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Winston Roswel Stearns

Advisor at Guardian Life — Grover Beach, CA

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Credentials

Series 66

Experience

< 1 year

Location

Grover Beach, CA

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Guardian Life

Enterprise

Total advisors

1,910

Across 510 offices

Clients per advisor

42 Low

Avg AUM per client

$230,599 Low

HNW client ratio

22% Typical

About

Winston Stearns is a financial advisor at Guardian Life with a Series 66 credential and one year of industry experience. Prior to joining Guardian Life and its subsidiary Park Avenue Securities, he was self-employed for a year and has held various roles including coaching youth volleyball clubs and teaching line dance. Outside of finance, he teaches line dance at a local lodge. Park Avenue Securities LLC, operating as Park Avenue® Wealth Management, serves individuals, pension plans, charitable organizations, and corporations with brokerage services, financial planning, and advisory programs that include both proprietary and third-party strategies.

Client services

Based on Guardian Life

Financial planning Portfolio management Selection of other advisers Educational seminars or workshops

Expertise

Based on Guardian Life

Retirement income strategy Business exit / sale strategy Wealth management Private / alternative investments

Occupation focus

Based on Guardian Life

Founder/Business Owner Retired Executive

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Fee options

Fixed

Flat fees for financial planning, consulting, business exit consulting generally $500 to $30,000.

Percentage

$0 - $499,999.99: 2.05% (Park Avenue Portfolio Select Program maximum client fee) $500,000 - $999,999.99: 2.00% (Park Avenue Portfolio Select Program maximum client fee) $1,000,000 - $1,999,999.99: 1.95% (Park Avenue Portfolio Select Program maximum client fee) $2,000,000+: 1.90% (Park Avenue Portfolio Select Program maximum client fee)

Commissions

Brokerage commissions on transaction-based accounts; ticket charges $10 per transaction for Park Avenue Portfolio Select.

Project-based

Hourly fees for financial planning and consulting generally $100 to $500 per hour.

Subscriptions

Subscription-Based Financial Planning fees up to $25,000 per agreement annually; Subscription-Based Business Financial Consulting fees up to $30,000 annually or per engagement.

Other

Account minimum: $5,000 (VestWise minimum), $10,000 (most Park Avenue Proprietary Programs minimums, including Park Avenue Portfolio Select [closed to new investors], Park Avenue Signature Portfolio, Foundations, Quantitative Innovations, Park Avenue Strategist Select and Plus, UMA Select) Minimum fee: Annual Platform Fee minimum $90 per household for Park Avenue Proprietary Programs other than VestWise. Fee-only: Advisory and financial planning fees negotiated; financial planning fees range generally $100/hour to $500/hour or flat fees $500 to $25,000; subscription plans up to $25,000 annually.

Location

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Grover Beach, CA

Grover Beach CA

Advisors at this office

1

Most active in

California · Nevada

Work history

< 1 year of industry experience

Park Avenue Securities

2025 - Present • 1 year

Grover Beach, CA

Park Avenue Securities

2025 - 2026 • 1 year

San Ramon, CA

Guardian Life Insurance Company

2025 - Present • 1 year

Grover Beach, CA

Guardian Life Insurance Company

2025 - 2026 • 1 year

San Ramon, CA

Self-Employed

2024 - 2025 • 1 year

Grover Beach, CA

805 Elite Volleyball Club

2020 - 2024 • 4 years

San Luis Obispo, CA

California Polytechnic State University

2020 - 2023 • 3 years

San Luis Obispo, CA

St Joseph High School

2018 - 2021 • 3 years

Santa Maria, CA

Belsher Becker Roberts and Connell

2018 - 2019 • 1 year

San Luis Obispo, CA

Pacific Riptides Volleyball Club

2018 - 2018 • 1 year

Santa Maria, CA

Central Coast Casino

2017 - 2019 • 2 years

Grover Beach, CA

Point Loma Nazarene University

2013 - 2017 • 4 years

San Diego, CA

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