Eagle Strategies (NY Life)

Eagle Strategies LLC serves individuals (including high net worth clients), employer‑sponsored retirement plans, trusts, charitable organizations and corporate clients by offering financial planning, investment advisory and retirement plan consulting services. It delivers these services through a network of more than 2,000 investment adviser representatives and programs such as the Eagle Retirement Plan Consulting (CP) and ERISA Investment Manager (EIMP) programs, co‑advisory arrangements with third‑party advisers, and the New York Life Premier Advisory Variable Annuity.

The firm’s operating model emphasizes client‑directed solutions and the use of third‑party managers and model portfolios rather than firm‑controlled discretionary mandates; as of December 31, 2024 Eagle reported approximately $25.4 billion in regulatory assets under management, of which about $1.28 billion was discretionary and $24.12 billion was non‑discretionary. For retirement clients the firm acts as a fiduciary under PTE 2020‑02, uses third‑party evaluation tools such as Fi360 in its CP program, and can implement model portfolios (including Franklin Templeton Model Portfolios within the Advisory VA) or refer clients to Co‑Advisers.

Noteworthy for an institution of its size, Eagle combines advisory services with affiliated insurance and broker‑dealer capabilities as an indirect subsidiary of New York Life, coordinating investment advice with affiliates such as NYLIAC, NYLIM and NYLIFE Securities. That combined structure — and related advisor incentive arrangements (for example, New York Life’s Council Credits) — is disclosed in the brochure and addressed through the firm’s due diligence, supervisory reviews and program‑level governance.