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Diversified Planning Strategies Advisors LLC

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Client assets under management

$154,398,323

Clients

364

11% high-net worth

Advisors

4

of 6 employees

Firm type

Supported

1-3 advisors or $200M+ in AUM

Clients per advisor

91

High

Average account size

$424,171

About

Diversified Planning Strategies Advisors LLC is a four-advisor registered investment adviser that provides financial planning and portfolio management to individuals, high‑net‑worth clients, trusts, estates, and other entities. The firm offers standalone financial plans and ongoing discretionary management, and it may recommend insurance products through an affiliated licensed insurance agency (insurance sales are separate and may generate commissions).

The firm implements client strategies primarily by using third‑party model portfolios and a sub‑adviser (Foundations Investment Advisors LLC) for day‑to‑day trading, reporting, and billing, while retaining supervisory, rebalancing, and client‑facing responsibilities. Portfolios can include equities, mutual funds, ETFs and fixed income, and the firm also assists clients with securities‑backed lines of credit (SBLOCs), disclosing the specific risks and conflicts those arrangements can create.

Distinctive features include the firm’s affiliation with an insurance brokerage and the fact that several associated persons are licensed insurance agents, a relationship the firm discloses and monitors as a potential conflict of interest. The brochure also highlights the firm’s reliance on multiple third‑party model providers, explicit disclosures around SBLOCs, cybersecurity, political and AI‑related risks (including use of AI tools to record meetings with an opt‑out option), and its management of roughly $154 million across several hundred client accounts.

Client services

Financial planning Portfolio management

Expertise

General retirement planning Income planning Life insurance needs analysis Long-term care insurance College savings (529s, UTMA, etc.)

Fee options

Fixed

Financial planning fixed fee up to $5,000

Percentage

$0 - $250,000: 2.00% $250,001 - $1,000,000: 1.80% $1,000,001 - $2,000,000: 1.50% $2,000,001 - $3,000,000: 1.35% Over $3,000,000+: 1.00%

Commissions

Commission-based compensation for insurance products through affiliated insurance agency

Project-based

Up to $400 per hour for financial planning services

Other

Account minimum: $150,000 Fee-only: Financial planning fixed fee up to $5,000; hourly fee up to $400/hour

Main office location

Diversified Planning Strategies Advisors LLC

101 Eisenhower Pkwy, Suite 108

Roseland NJ 07068, United States

Number of offices

2

Most active in

New Jersey · Texas

Disclosures

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Business activities & affiliations

Advisors at this firm

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Theodore F

Series 63, Series 65

Roseland, NJ

Diversified Planning Strategies Advisors LLC

Theodore Fiore is a financial advisor at Diversified Planning Strategies Advisors LLC with 27 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at firms including NYLife Securities LLC, New York Life Insurance Company, and Citigroup Global Markets Inc. Fiore volunteers as a youth basketball coach at Saint Catherine of Siena School in Cedar Grove, NJ. Diversified Planning Strategies Advisors LLC provides financial planning and portfolio management primarily to individual clients, including high-net-worth individuals, as well as trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and business entities. The firm uses third-party model portfolios managed by a sub-adviser and offers services such as discretionary portfolio management and broad financial planning.

General retirement planning Income planning Life insurance needs analysis Long-term care insurance College savings (529s, UTMA, etc.)
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Luke P

Series 65

Roseland, NJ

Diversified Planning Strategies Advisors LLC

Luke Papa is a financial advisor at Diversified Planning Strategies Advisors LLC with one year of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has been with the firm since 2022. Prior to his advisory role, he was affiliated with the University of South Carolina for four years. Diversified Planning Strategies Advisors LLC provides financial planning and portfolio management primarily to individual clients, including high-net-worth individuals, as well as trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and business entities. The firm employs third-party model portfolios managed by a sub-adviser and offers services such as discretionary portfolio management and comprehensive financial planning.

General retirement planning Income planning Life insurance needs analysis Long-term care insurance College savings (529s, UTMA, etc.)
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Alyssa L

Series 65

Roseland, NJ

Diversified Planning Strategies Advisors LLC

Alyssa Loughlin is a financial advisor at Diversified Planning Strategies Advisors LLC with a Series 65 credential and one year of industry experience. Prior to joining the firm, she worked at Spark Foundry for nine years and OMD for three years. Diversified Planning Strategies Advisors LLC provides financial planning and portfolio management primarily to individual clients, including high-net-worth individuals, as well as trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and business entities. The firm uses third-party model portfolios managed by a sub-adviser and offers a range of services including discretionary portfolio management and broad financial planning.

General retirement planning Income planning Life insurance needs analysis Long-term care insurance College savings (529s, UTMA, etc.)
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John P

Series 65

Roseland, NJ

Diversified Planning Strategies Advisors LLC

John Papa is a financial advisor with Diversified Planning Strategies Advisors LLC, holding a Series 65 designation and 11 years of industry experience. He has worked at AE Wealth Management and has been involved with Advanced Planning Strategies, doing business as Diversified Planning Strategies, since 1988. Outside of advisory roles, he is president of 1st Tee Investment Group LLC, a commercial building owner and manager. Diversified Planning Strategies Advisors LLC provides financial planning and portfolio management primarily to individual clients, including high-net-worth individuals, as well as trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and business entities. The firm manages approximately $98 million across three advisors and employs a model portfolio approach through third-party sub-advisers and multiple external model providers.

General retirement planning Income planning Life insurance needs analysis Long-term care insurance College savings (529s, UTMA, etc.)
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