Advisor at Equitable Advisors
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Location
Ottawa, IL 61350
Credentials
Series 63, Series 65
Industry experience
37 years
Stephen Killelea is a financial advisor with Equitable Advisors in Ottawa, IL, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 37 years of industry experience. He has been with Equitable Advisors and its predecessor, Axa Advisors, since 1999. Outside of his advisory work, he volunteers with Marquette High School in fundraising activities. 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 LPL programs and third-party asset managers. The firm employs a hybrid referral and implementation model, combining advisory and brokerage channels to tailor services based on client goals, risk tolerance, and time horizon.
Based on Equitable Advisors
$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
Variable life and annuity sales commissions and renewal commissions are received in brokerage capacity, not advisory fees.
Financial planning hourly fees generally range from $100 to $400 per hour.
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.
823 Clinton Street
Ottawa, IL 61350
Illinois
Equitable Advisors
1999 - Present (27 years)
Axa Advisors, Llc
1999 - 2020 (21 years)
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Accountant / CPA / tax prep
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Series 66
Ottawa, IL
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Series 66
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CFP®, Series 63
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Series 63, Series 65
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ChFC®, Series 66
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ChFC®, Series 63
Oglesby, IL
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