Seasoned, options & derivatives strategies financial advisors in New Jersey
The right financial advisor for you depends on how you weigh location, expertise, experience, the clients they typically serve, and how they work with you.
If you trade or manage options and derivatives, you need an advisor who understands the complex risks and tax implications involved. Without deep experience, it's easy to misprice risk or overlook how these strategies affect your overall portfolio.
- Risk management expertise. Confirm how they assess and hedge the unique risks options and derivatives introduce, beyond standard stock and bond strategies.
- Tax impact awareness. Ask how they handle the often complicated tax treatment of derivatives gains and losses, especially in a high-tax state like New Jersey.
- Strategy integration. Look for advisors who consider how options and derivatives fit with your broader financial goals, not just as isolated trades.
- Experience depth. Seasoned advisors here bring decades of navigating market cycles and regulatory changes affecting derivatives, which can protect you from costly mistakes.
Here are top matches to get you started. Review each profile to compare experience, credentials, and approach.
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Anthony A
Series 63, Series 65
South Orange, NJ
DGM Asset Management, L.L.C.
Anthony Apostolico brings 22 years of experience managing options and derivatives strategies, making him well-equipped to handle the complex risks and tax implications involved in these instruments in New Jersey. As an independent advisor serving high-net-worth clients, he offers discretionary investment management with a blend of fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis, providing tailored portfolios that balance long-term holdings and short-term trading, typically avoiding market timing.
Experience: 22 years
Avg account: $1,129,600
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Peter N
CFP®, Series 66
Moorestown, NJ
Quaker Wealth Management LLC
Peter News brings 23 years of experience managing options and derivatives strategies, making him well-equipped to handle the complex risks and tax implications in New Jersey. His firm, Quaker Wealth Management, manages $365 million with a focus on strategic asset allocation, tax-aware tools, and offers a unique Family CFO service, differentiating him through a blend of macro analysis and personalized financial planning with negotiable flat fees.
Experience: 23 years
Avg account: $988,949
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Richard H
Series 63, Series 65
Parsippany, NJ
Hennion & Walsh Asset Management, Inc.
Richard Hveem's 30 years of experience and specialization in options and derivatives strategies equip him to manage the complex risks and tax implications these instruments entail, especially in New Jersey's high-tax environment. His firm, Hennion & Walsh Asset Management, serves high-net-worth individuals with both discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, applying fundamental and technical analysis, and charges a 1.50% annual fee for equity and balanced strategies, distinguishing him from advisors with different fee structures or client focuses.
Experience: 31 years
Avg account: $665,411
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Kenneth F
Series 63, Series 65
Madison, NJ
Mariner
Kenneth Furman specializes in options and derivatives strategies, bringing 36 years of experience and a strong background in private and alternative investments, making him well-equipped to manage the complex risks and tax implications of these strategies in New Jersey. As part of Mariner Wealth Advisors, a large firm offering both active and passive strategies with comprehensive financial planning and family-office style services, he serves high-net-worth clients with a flat-fee structure, differentiating him from advisors at smaller firms or with different fee models.
Experience: 36 years
Avg account: $2,116,909
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Devang P
CFP®, Series 63, Series 65
Cranford, NJ
Virtus Wealth Solutions
Devang Patel's 23 years of experience and CFP® certification equip him to manage the complex risks and tax implications of options and derivatives strategies in New Jersey. Operating from Virtus Wealth Solutions, he offers flat-fee consulting and serves a diverse client base including high-net-worth individuals, distinguishing him with a broad investment approach and substantial firm assets under management.
Experience: 24 years
Avg account: $1,793,660
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