Alexander Smith is a registered investment advisor at Esi Financial Advisors, based in Charlotte, NC, with 31 years of industry experience. Their practice areas include Investment Management, Retirement Planning. Their firm serves 12,116 clients with $2.5B in assets under management.
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ESI Financial Advisors offers investment management through various programs. Fees vary depending on the program chosen and can include platform fees, strategist fees, and service fees.
ESI Illuminations programs charge a platform fee between 0.26% and 0.45% annually, plus strategist fees (0.02%-1.00%) and EFA's service fee (0-2.00%).
American Funds and Schwab Retirement Advisor Services have tiered fees, up to 1.00% annually on the first $1M, decreasing to 0.35% on amounts over $10M.
AssetMark fees are negotiated with the advisor, not to exceed 1.5% annually.
SEI fees are also negotiated, not to exceed 1.75% annually, plus a 0.05% administrative fee.
Location
1515 Mockingbird Lane, Suite 800, Charlotte, NC, 28209
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Alexander is the VP of the North Carolina Association of Insurance & Financial Advisors, dedicating minimal time. He also owns and manages real estate through Without A Clue, LLC, is the owner/president of Spark Financial LLC involved in insurance sales, president of The Block Group, and owner of New Gen Properties, LLC, a real estate rental business.
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Current Registrations
Esi Financial Advisors
Equity Services, INC.Broker
State Registrations13 states
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