Christopher Morello
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Experience
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myCIO Wealth Partners
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United States
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Investment Management
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1 - 100 Employee
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Partner
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Sep 2006 - Present
• Develop and manage new and existing client relationships with high net worth individuals ($5 -$500 million) and corporate executives of Fortune 500 Companies. • Advise clients on appropriate investment strategy incorporating Modern Portfolio Theory and tax efficiency. • Due diligence on Hedge Funds/Alternative Investments, Separate Account Managers and Mutual Funds. • Review executive client’s employee and executive benefits, including creation of schedules outlining non-qualified and incentive stock option grants, restricted stock grants and retirement deferral plans. • Created options volatility analysis to determine appropriate sale prices for executive stock and option grants. • Developed tax efficient strategies for exercising company stock options. • Create cash flow models for retirement planning, college planning, risk management and accumulation savings. • Prepare individual federal and state returns and provide quarterly tax forecasts to gauge client potential federal and state tax liabilities. • Analyze client’s estate and philanthropic plan, preparing estate tax analysis and addressing deficiencies. • Develop & present group educational seminars on financial planning and corporate benefits.
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Friends of Seger Park Playground
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Non-profit Organizations
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President
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2015 - Nov 2017
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1934 Group
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Greater Philadelphia Area
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Underwriting Director
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2004 - 2006
• Managed existing client relationships for small life insurance firm with focus on client service, underwriting and marketing. • Worked on the technical design of individual life and disability programs through utilization of optimal insurance carrier, type of product, and policy funding configuration. • Prepared client-specific presentations, enrollment materials, and modeling analysis, with a particular focus on income & transfer tax efficiency; topics include executive benefit programs, business transition planning, and estate planning techniques. • Attended client meetings and coached both individual and corporate clients on the technical aspects of their insurance programs, including nuances specific to their particular insurance carrier / product. • Intimately involved in program implementation and the underwriting process, including helping to negotiate most favorable underwriting offers. • Conducted quantitative analysis supporting firm’s annual reviews of clients’ estate plans for all of its numerous estate planning relationships. • Responsible for hiring and supervising the firm’s new business coordinator position and training of new employees.
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SUNY Maritime College
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United States
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Higher Education
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100 - 200 Employee
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Director of Student Activities
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2003 - 2005
• Responsible for organization of student events and activities, both on and off campus. • Coordinated new student orientation program and resident assistant programs and served as primary judicial officer and Student Government liaison and advisor. • Co-chair of Maritime College Alcohol Abuse Prevention Campaign. • Responsible for organization of student events and activities, both on and off campus. • Coordinated new student orientation program and resident assistant programs and served as primary judicial officer and Student Government liaison and advisor. • Co-chair of Maritime College Alcohol Abuse Prevention Campaign.
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Education
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Swarthmore College
BA, Political Science -
Temple University
Certificate in Financial Planning, Financial Planning and Services -
West Islip Senior High School
NY State Regents