Deerfield Beach, FL Office

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Independent Financial Partners

Enterprise

Firm-wide stats for Independent Financial Partners

Total advisors

315

Across 166 offices

Clients per advisor

167 Very High

Avg AUM per client

$225,569 Low

HNW client ratio

35% High

About

Independent Financial Partners provides investment advisory, financial planning, trust and retirement-plan services through a nationwide network of independent Investment Adviser Representatives. As disclosed in its Form ADV, the firm reported $12,538,891,425 in assets under management as of December 31, 2024 and supports a multi-advisor platform of roughly 261 advisors serving tens of thousands of individual, charitable, corporate and high-net-worth clients.

IFP’s advisory model is decentralized: investment strategies and philosophies are set by individual IARs but clients can also elect to use centralized IFP Asset Management (IFPAM), third‑party asset managers, or wrap programs. Accounts may be managed on a discretionary or non‑discretionary basis, clients can impose written restrictions, and the firm maintains ongoing supervisory and transaction‑review processes overseen by a home‑office compliance and supervision team.

What is most notable versus many peers is the firm’s formal retirement‑plan advisory and pension consulting capability — including both ERISA 3(21) (non‑discretionary) and 3(38) (discretionary) services, IPS development, QDIA and vendor due diligence — and its written processes to comply with DOL rollover guidance (PTE 2020‑02). IFP also partners with National Advisors Trust to provide directed trustee services for trusts and non‑registered assets, and operates affiliated broker‑dealer and insurance entities that the firm discloses and supervises to address related conflicts of interest.

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Expertise

Retirement income strategy Tax-loss harvesting

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Occupation focus

Founder/Business Owner Executive Retired

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Location

455 Fairway Drive, Suite 220

Deerfield Beach FL 33441

Advisors at this office

2

Advisors at this office

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Scott L

CFP®, Series 63, Series 65

Deerfield Beach, FL

Independent Financial Partners

Scott Lanza is a CFP® professional with 30 years of industry experience, currently serving at Independent Financial Partners. He previously worked at LPL Financial from 2005 to 2019. Lanza is a trustee of the Nancy Lanza Trust, a family fiduciary role he performs with limited time involvement. Independent Financial Partners provides investment advisory, financial planning, trust, and retirement plan services through a decentralized platform of independent advisors. The firm supports a large client base including individual, charitable, corporate, and high-net-worth clients and is notable for its formal retirement plan advisory and pension consulting capabilities.

Retirement income strategy Tax-loss harvesting Founder/Business Owner Executive Retired
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Chad S

CFP®, Series 63, Series 65

Deerfield Beach, FL

Independent Financial Partners

Chad Speziale is a CFP® with 30 years of industry experience, currently serving at Independent Financial Partners since 2019. He previously worked at LPL Financial, LLC from 2005 to 2019. Outside of his advisory role, he is involved with Chadwick Wealth Management, Inc., a business entity used for tax and investment purposes, and is a licensed agent for fixed insurance products. Independent Financial Partners offers investment advisory, financial planning, trust, and retirement-plan services through a nationwide network of independent advisors. The firm supports a multi-advisor platform managing over $12.5 billion in assets and is noted for its retirement-plan advisory and pension consulting capabilities, including ERISA services and compliance with Department of Labor rollover guidance.

Retirement income strategy Tax-loss harvesting Founder/Business Owner Executive Retired
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