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Paladin Research Report For:

Eric Mancini

Traphagen Financial Group

CAIA®CFP®CFA®
234 Kinderkamack Rd
Oradell, NJ 07649
201-345-5155

About Eric Mancini

Eric Mancini is a CFA® Charter holder (CFA®), a Certified Financial Planner (CFP®), a Chartered Alternative Investment Analyst (CAIA®), partner, and the director of investment research at Traphagen. Eric graduated Penn State University with a BS in Economics. He specializes in portfolio management and personal financial planning while also working with clients on insurance and tax planning. Eric has obtained the CFA designation, Certified Financial Planner CFP® designation, the NASD Series 65 license, the NJ Life and Health Insurance license, the CAIA® (Chartered Alternative Investment Analyst) designation.

Prior to joining TFG, Eric worked as a wealth advisor for high net worth individuals at Brinton Eaton Advisors (now Mariner). Previously, Eric was a financial advisor and investment analyst at BLS Advisors, LLC, where he worked on elder care estate and investment planning.

He is also a NAPFA (National Association of Personal Financial Advisors) registered advisor.

Eric is currently teaching a series of investment and retirement planning courses at Bergen County Community College. Eric is a staff writer for Benzinga, where he regularly writes articles on portfolio management, economic analysis, and stocks. His work has appeared on other financial websites such as Yahoo! Finance, CNBC, Fox Business News, among others. He has recently been interviewed by the Wall street Journal and US News & World Report.

Over the past 3 years, Eric has been a regular guest host on the 'Your Money' radio show which airs on SiriusXM.

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General Information

Firm Start Year
  • 1970
No. of Employees
  • 20-49
CRD#
  • 5231486
Firm CRD#
  • 107764
Insurance License#
  • 9073284
Name of Broker/Dealer
  • Fidelity, Schwab
Name of Custodial Firm
  • Fidelity, Schwab
States Licensed in
  • Insurance: NJWealth Advising/Investment Management: All
Years of Experience in Financial Services
  • 16
Number of Years with Current Firm
  • 13
Work Experience
  • Partner & Director of Investment Research/Wealth Advisor (Traphagen CPAs & Wealth Advisors): Oradell, NJ 10/2009 - Current Wealth Advisor/Financial Analyst (Brinton Eaton; now Mariner): Madison, NJ 10/2007 - 4/2009 Financial/Estate Planner (BLS Advisors): Riverdale, NJ 3/2006 - 10/2007
Work with the following types of clients
  • Businesses, Individual Investors, Non-Profit Organizations
Advisory Services Provided
  • Tax Advice and Services, Financial Advice & Consulting, Investment Advice & Management, Financial Planning for Businesses, Financial Planning for Individuals, Education Funding and Planning, Risk Management, Wealth Management, 401K Rollovers, Retirement Planning, Portfolio Management, Financial Planning, Insurance Products & Annuities, Estate Planning & Trusts

Qualifications & Membership

Certifications, Accreditations & Designations
  • CFP®, CFA®, CAIA®
Securities Licenses
  • Series 65
Insurance and Annuity Licenses
  • Life, Health
Financial Organization Memberships
  • National Association of Personal Financial Advisors (NAPFA)

Firm Information

Firm's Number of Clients
  • 1200
Firm's Number of Planning Clients
  • 600
Firm's Number of Managed Clients
  • 1100
Assets Managed by Firm
  • $1.3B
Advisor's Number of Clients
  • 120
Advisor's Number of Managed Clients
  • 110
Advisor's Number of Planning Clients
  • 90
Assets Managed by Advisor
  • $1.2 Billion (Firm)

Compensation and Fees

Fee Structure
  • Fee-Only
Minimum Portfolio Size for New Managed Accounts
  • $500,000
Compensation Methods
  • Based on Assets, Hourly
Fee % Based on Assets
  • 0.5%-1.0%

Education

Bachelors of Science - Economics (Focus in Finance)

Pennsylvania State University
8/1997 -8/2001

Disclosures

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