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Access Wealth

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Client assets under management

$525,997,138

Clients

363

33% high-net worth

Advisors

14

of 14 employees

Firm type

Team

4-10 advisors or $500M+ in AUM

Clients per advisor

26

Very Low

Average account size

$1,449,028

About

Access Wealth provides discretionary portfolio management and comprehensive financial planning to a diverse client base that includes individuals, high-net-worth clients, pension and profit‑sharing plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations and business entities; the firm reports about $539 million in regulatory assets under management across its accounts. Its services include investment management, ongoing financial planning covering retirement, estate, tax and insurance planning, and an account‑aggregation and reporting offering for clients who want consolidated views of holdings.

The firm applies Modern Portfolio Theory principles to construct diversified asset allocations and uses an Investment Committee to evaluate and select managers based on multi‑year track records, acceptable risk (standard deviation), historical returns and fee considerations; portfolios are monitored and rebalanced as economic conditions warrant. Access Wealth manages client accounts on a discretionary basis, provides quarterly reports and encourages regular communication and annual plan reviews to align recommendations with changing client circumstances.

The brochure discloses several features that differentiate the firm from many peers: some supervised persons are registered representatives of Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments and may engage in commission‑based brokerage activities outside the advisory relationship, a potential conflict the firm discloses; principals also have business relationships with and provide back‑office services to other advisory entities and maintain ownership links with a related firm (EKS), which the brochure notes as a source of conflicts that the firm seeks to address. The firm’s combination of paid account‑aggregation services, separate implementation relationships with selected managers, and the disclosed non‑advisory activities of certain personnel are presented as operational characteristics clients should consider.

Client services

Financial planning Portfolio management Selection of other advisers Account aggregation services

Expertise

Charitable giving & philanthropy General estate planning guidance Cash flow / budgeting

Fee options

Fixed

Financial planning fees typically range from $1,500 to $5,000; Combined financial planning and investment advisory fees typically range from $8,000 to $18,000 per year; Account aggregation services fees range from $1,000 to $5,000 per year.

Main office location

Access Wealth

120 Eagle Rock Avenue, Suite 230

East Hanover NJ 07936, United States

Number of offices

1

Most active in

California · Florida · New Jersey · New York · North Carolina · Pennsylvania · Rhode Island · South Carolina · Texas · Virginia

Disclosures

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Business activities & affiliations

Advisors at this firm

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Lawrence Z

Series 65

Roseland, NJ

Access Wealth

Lawrence Zagarola is a Series 65 licensed financial advisor with 23 years of industry experience. He has been with Access Wealth Planning LLC since 2004. Access Wealth serves individual and high-net-worth clients, as well as institutional entities, providing discretionary portfolio management and comprehensive financial planning. The firm employs Modern Portfolio Theory principles and uses an investment committee to construct diversified models and evaluate third-party managers.

Charitable giving & philanthropy General estate planning guidance Cash flow / budgeting
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Carl C

Series 65

East Hanover, NJ

Access Wealth

Carl Cappadona is a financial advisor at Access Wealth with 18 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has been with Access Wealth Planning LLC since 2006. Outside of his advisory role, he provides business development and accounting and tax services at JH COHN LLP and consults on management controls and reporting for St. John Vianney High School. Access Wealth serves individual and high-net-worth clients as well as institutional entities, offering discretionary portfolio management and comprehensive financial planning. The firm employs Modern Portfolio Theory principles, utilizing an investment committee to create diversified portfolios and evaluate third-party managers based on performance, risk, and fees.

Charitable giving & philanthropy General estate planning guidance Cash flow / budgeting
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Howard H

CFP®, Series 63

East Hanover, NJ

Access Wealth

Howard Hook is a CFP® with 23 years of industry experience, currently affiliated with Access Wealth. He has worked at DHH Advisors, LLC since 2013 and has been involved with Access Wealth Planning LLC since 2001. In addition to his advisory role, he provides income tax preparation services as a CPA. Access Wealth serves individual and high-net-worth clients as well as institutional entities, offering discretionary portfolio management and comprehensive financial planning. The firm applies Modern Portfolio Theory through an investment committee that constructs diversified models and evaluates third-party managers based on performance, risk, and fees.

Charitable giving & philanthropy General estate planning guidance Cash flow / budgeting
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Michael C

Series 65

East Hanover, NJ

Access Wealth

Michael Chomiak is a financial advisor at Access Wealth with 19 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has been with Access Wealth Planning LLC since 2001. Access Wealth serves individual and high-net-worth clients, as well as institutional entities, providing discretionary portfolio management and comprehensive financial planning. The firm employs Modern Portfolio Theory principles and uses an investment committee to construct diversified models and evaluate third-party managers.

Charitable giving & philanthropy General estate planning guidance Cash flow / budgeting
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Howard M

Series 66

East Hanover, NJ

Access Wealth

Howard Milove is a financial advisor with Access Wealth and holds a Series 66 designation. He has 26 years of industry experience and has worked at Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments, DHH Advisors, LLC, and Access Wealth Planning LLC. Milove also maintains individual insurance licenses in New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut and is active as an insurance agent. Access Wealth serves individual, high-net-worth, and institutional clients, providing discretionary portfolio management and comprehensive financial planning. The firm uses Modern Portfolio Theory principles and an investment committee to construct diversified models and evaluate third-party managers.

Charitable giving & philanthropy General estate planning guidance Cash flow / budgeting
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Alan M

Series 66

East Hanover, NJ

Access Wealth

Alan Merker is a financial advisor with Access Wealth in Totowa, NJ, holding a Series 66 designation and 12 years of industry experience. He has been associated with Access Wealth Planning, LLC since 2013 and has longstanding roles at Tuthill & Merker, LLC and Morris Merker & Co, LLC, the latter being a non-investment related business. Access Wealth serves individual and high-net-worth clients, as well as institutional entities, offering discretionary portfolio management and comprehensive financial planning. The firm applies Modern Portfolio Theory through an investment committee that constructs diversified models and evaluates third-party managers based on performance, risk, and fees.

Charitable giving & philanthropy General estate planning guidance Cash flow / budgeting
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Levan C

CFP®, Series 63, Series 65

East Hanover, NJ

Access Wealth

Levan Chubinishvili is a CFP® with 11 years of industry experience, currently serving as an associate wealth advisor at Access Wealth. He has previously worked at Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments and Hennion & Walsh Inc. His role includes client retention support by working closely with senior advisors. Access Wealth serves individual, high-net-worth, and institutional clients by providing discretionary portfolio management and comprehensive financial planning. The firm uses Modern Portfolio Theory through an investment committee to construct diversified models and evaluate third-party managers.

Charitable giving & philanthropy General estate planning guidance Cash flow / budgeting
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Robert E

Series 65

East Hanover, NJ

Access Wealth

Robert Epstein is a financial advisor at Access Wealth with 19 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has been with Access Wealth Planning LLC since 2007. Access Wealth serves individual and high-net-worth clients, as well as institutional entities, offering discretionary portfolio management and comprehensive financial planning. The firm uses principles of Modern Portfolio Theory and an investment committee to construct diversified portfolios and evaluate third-party managers.

Charitable giving & philanthropy General estate planning guidance Cash flow / budgeting
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Eleanore S

CFP®, Series 63, Series 65

East Hanover, NJ

Access Wealth

Eleanore Szymanski is a CFP® professional with 18 years of industry experience, currently serving at Access Wealth. She has worked at The Financial Planning Answerplace, LLC since 2012 and at EKS Associates, LLC since 2000. Access Wealth serves individual and high-net-worth clients as well as institutional entities, providing discretionary portfolio management and comprehensive financial planning. The firm employs Modern Portfolio Theory principles, utilizing an investment committee to construct diversified models and regularly monitoring and rebalancing client portfolios.

Charitable giving & philanthropy General estate planning guidance Cash flow / budgeting
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Darren Z

CFP®, Series 65

East Hanover, NJ

Access Wealth

Darren Zagarola is a CFP® with 19 years of industry experience, currently serving at EKS Associates in Princeton, NJ. He has been involved with Dhh Advisors, LLC since 2013 and Access Wealth Planning, LLC since 2006, where he works as an investment advisor and financial planner. EKS Associates primarily serves high-net-worth individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, and other entities, managing approximately $300 million in client assets. The firm employs a long-term, asset-allocation focused investment approach with a preference for mutual funds and ETFs, providing non-discretionary investment management and individualized financial planning.

Charitable giving & philanthropy General estate planning guidance Cash flow / budgeting
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Jeffrey S

Series 66

Clifton, NJ

Access Wealth

Jeffrey Schwartz is a financial advisor with Access Wealth in Clifton, NJ, holding a Series 66 designation and 23 years of industry experience. He has been a partner at Gregory and Schwartz, a CPA firm, since 1991. He has worked at Access Wealth Planning LLC and Royal Alliance Associates, Inc. since 2001. Access Wealth serves individual and high-net-worth clients as well as institutional entities, providing discretionary portfolio management and comprehensive financial planning. The firm uses Modern Portfolio Theory and an investment committee to construct diversified models and evaluate third-party managers.

Charitable giving & philanthropy General estate planning guidance Cash flow / budgeting
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Mark W

Series 65

East Hanover, NJ

Access Wealth

Mark Weisholtz is a financial advisor at Access Wealth with 19 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has been with Access Wealth Planning LLC since 2006. In addition to his advisory role, he has operated Mark Weisholtz CPA since 1982. Access Wealth serves individual, high-net-worth, and institutional clients by providing discretionary portfolio management and comprehensive financial planning, employing Modern Portfolio Theory and an investment committee to guide diversified investment strategies.

Charitable giving & philanthropy General estate planning guidance Cash flow / budgeting
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John P

Series 66

East Hanover, NJ

Access Wealth

John Petrella is a financial advisor with Access Wealth in Totowa, NJ, holding a Series 66 designation and 12 years of industry experience. He has been with Access Wealth Planning, LLC since 2013 and is also associated with Tuthill and Merker, LLC, and Morris Merker & Co, LLC. Access Wealth serves individual, high-net-worth, and institutional clients, offering discretionary portfolio management and comprehensive financial planning. The firm employs Modern Portfolio Theory principles, utilizing an investment committee to build diversified models and evaluate third-party managers.

Charitable giving & philanthropy General estate planning guidance Cash flow / budgeting
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Bruce M

Series 63

Roseland, NJ

Access Wealth

Bruce Milove is a financial advisor at Access Wealth with 38 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 63 designation and has worked at Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments since 2015. Milove has been involved with Access Wealth Planning LLC since 2001 and BAM Associates since 1985. Access Wealth serves individual and high-net-worth clients as well as institutional entities, providing discretionary portfolio management and comprehensive financial planning. The firm uses Modern Portfolio Theory and an investment committee to construct diversified models, monitor portfolios, and evaluate third-party managers.

Charitable giving & philanthropy General estate planning guidance Cash flow / budgeting
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