Richard Alan Backer
Advisor at Apella Wealth — Atlantic Beach, NY
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Credentials
None foundExperience Industry experience
20 years
Location
Atlantic Beach, NY
Apella Wealth
Multi-team
Richard Backer is a CPA with over 20 years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at Apella Wealth. He has held roles at Park Piedmont Advisors and runs his own accounting practice, Richard A. Backer, CPA, P.C., where he spends a significant portion of his time. Apella Wealth serves a diverse client base including individuals, retirement plan sponsors, and institutions, offering investment management, financial planning, and consulting services. The firm utilizes a model-driven, quantitative investment approach featuring factor-oriented equity strategies and integrates multiple third-party technologies to support client solutions.
Based on Apella Wealth
$0 - $1,000,000: 1.50% $1,000,000+: tiered decreasing rates apply (details not fully specified in brochure)
Account minimum: $500,000 Fee-only: Fixed fees for financial planning services ranging from $1,000 to $25,000 based on complexity; hourly fees also available (specific hourly rates not clearly stated).
Atlantic Beach, NY
Atlantic Beach NY
Advisors at this office
1
Connecticut · New York
20 years of industry experience
Apella Wealth
2025 - Present • 1 year
West Hartford, CT
BACKER & MAURO CPAs LLP
2018 - Present • 8 years
New York, NY
Park Piedmont Advisors, LLC
2003 - 2025 • 22 years
New York, NY
Richard A. Backer, CPA. P.C.
1992 - Present • 34 years
New York, NY
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