Chuck is a leading advocate for fiduciary care and advisor independence in the RIA space.
In addition to founding Sovereign Financial Group, Inc., one of the country’s fastest-growing RIA platforms, he is the host of goRIA: Fueled by InvestmentNews. Through goRIA.com, a media outlet dedicated exclusively to helping advisors transition to and succeed as RIAs, Chuck actively supports advisors exploring independence.
Chuck has been a financial advisor for more than 25 years. He began his career in the early 1990s in New York City as a “cold-calling cowboy” selling individual stocks, but from the start knew his long-term goal was independence.
That vision became reality in 1999 when Chuck opened an independent branch of Raymond James Financial. Around that time, he earned his CFP® designation and shifted his practice from individual stock selection to comprehensive financial planning.
Over time, Chuck’s firm evolved into what is now Sovereign Financial Group, Inc., an SEC-registered RIA with advisors across the country.
A founder and industry advocate, Chuck serves on the Board of Directors of the Financial Planning Association of Connecticut and is frequently quoted in the media on RIA trends, regulation, and the advisor breakaway movement.