Janney Montgomery Scott LLC ("Janney"), a leading full-service wealth management, financial services and investment banking firm headquartered in Philadelphia, announced today that H. Jeffrey Spivack has joined the established team of professionals in the Firm's Wealth Management department as Director of Financial and Estate Planning, bringing 22 years of financial service experience to Janney's established team of professionals.
In the role, Mr. Spivack is responsible for the day-to-day internal strategic planning, oversight and management of the Financial and Estate Planning Group. His responsibilities include plan development and execution and FC education initiatives on the financial planning process, as the Firm continues to emphasize and support the implementation of comprehensive wealth management and financial planning for its clients.
"Bringing a professional of Jeff's caliber to our team allows us to better extend the resources the Wealth Management department has to offer," said Randall Carbone, Director of Wealth Management. Mr. Spivack replaces Christopher Haidinger Jr., who was recently named Director, Private Wealth Consulting, and will lead the consultation arm of financial planning from outside of the corporate headquarters, traveling to Janney's over 100 branch offices.
"Chris's planning expertise is unmatched at Janney and, coupled with his professional experience in advising affluent clients, the most fitting role for him is interacting directly with Janney's Financial Consultants and their clients." Carbone continued, "Jeff brings 20-plus years of experience in financial planning and practice management to our Firm and was the ideal candidate to take the department to the next level, building upon the tradition of excellence that Chris helped to engender."
Mr. Spivack began his career as a Financial Consultant at Wheat First Butcher and Singer. From there, he built a career around the practice management, training and client services aspects of comprehensive financial planning. Over the course of his accomplished career, he's held leadership and management roles in FC practice management, training and sales management with firms such as Merrill Lynch, and most recently, Ryan Beck & Co. (now Stifel Nicolaus), where he served as Director of Financial Planning.
"I'm extremely pleased to have joined Janney - a Firm for which I've always had great respect," said Spivack. "It is clear that Janney places great emphasis on the importance of sound, comprehensive financial planning, and is taking the steps necessary to expand that platform, translating into future success and growth for the Firm and its clients."
Mr. Spivack earned his B.S. from Drexel University in Finance, Economics and Marketing, and continued his professional education, earning a Certificate in Financial Planning from Kaplan University and the CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNERTM and Accredited Asset Management Specialist designations. Extremely active in both the industry and his community, he has served as a member of the Securities Industry Association, Financial Planning Association, as well as a founding Member on the Sungard Advisory Board. Additionally, he has served as a fundraiser for the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, a member of the Young Friends of the Philadelphia Art Museum and as an active volunteer for Habitat for Humanity, Philadelphia.
Mr. Spivack currently resides in Long Island, NY, with his wife, Barbara and their 7 year old son, Jordan.
About Janney Montgomery Scott LLC
Established in 1832, Janney Montgomery Scott LLC provides comprehensive financial advice and superior service to individual, corporate and institutional investors. A full-service, financial services firm, Janney is committed to providing our clients advice through a wealth management approach by focusing on the delivery of strategic financial plans that utilize a variety of financial products and services best suited to help meet their financial goals. Janney is equally committed to providing our corporate and institutional clients objective advice for the successful execution of their unique business plans. Janney provides advice and service to clients through a network of professionals in branch offices located along the entire east coast. Janney is an independently operated subsidiary of The Penn Mutual Life Insurance Company, one of the 15 largest mutual insurance companies in the nation, and is a member of the New York Stock Exchange, Financial Industry Regulatory Authority and the Securities Investor Protection Corporation.