Gary Hersch is a seasoned CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNERTM professional with two decades of experience in the financial services industry. A native of San Fernando Valley, Gary began his finance career in 2004 and has since developed a robust practice specializing in retirement planning. His primary goal is to assist families and individuals in building wealth and in helping them to work towards recreating their paycheck during retirement.
In 2023, Gary joined Equitable Advisors as a Vice President of the Southern California Branch, in the Retirement Benefits Group. In this role, he helps families and individuals establish financial goals and crafts tailored plans to achieve them, as well as mentoring new advisors to do the same.
Gary holds an MBA from the Marshall School of Business at USC (fight ON!) and a Bachelor of Arts in Business Administration from CSU, Northridge. He resides in West Hills with his wife, Julie. They have two grown children and two mini-golden doodles.
Outside of his professional life, Gary enjoys building guitars in his garage workshop and cooking-he's a classically trained chef.
CA Insurance License #: 0E69646
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Retirement Benefits Group is a specialized division of Equitable Advisors, LLC (Equitable Financial Advisors in MI & TN).