The TATRA Wealth Story

About

TATRA Wealth

The name “TATRA” (taa-truh) originates from the Tatra mountains in Slovakia where Matthew’s family emigrated from to provide better opportunities for future generations. Matthew has always been motivated to impact the lives of others, just as his ancestors did.

We serve a diverse set of individuals. Typically, our clients are busy raising a family, pursuing demanding careers, running a business or preparing for retirement while trying to manage their increasingly complex finances.

Wealth is defined by you. Our mission is to help you gain clarity on your desired destination and help guide you on your personal journey.

TATRA Wealth Is a Fee-Only Financial Planning Firm That Acts as a Fiduciary

What Is a Fee-Only Firm?

As a fee-only firm, our compensation is derived entirely from our clients and never in the form of commissions. We are solely focused on providing unbiased advice rather than selling products.

What Does Being a Fiduciary Mean for You?

We adhere to a fiduciary standard, which legally requires TATRA Wealth to act in the best interest of its clients at all times.

Get to Know Us

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Matthew Stack, CFP®, MBA

Founder & Personal Wealth Advisor

Matt Stack

Matthew Stack, CFP^®, MBA

Founder & Personal Wealth Advisor

mstack@tatrawealth.com

(845) 444-1424

Matthew’s journey to becoming a CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER^TM began with a question – “How well do we direct our lives based on goals and values?” This was a question posed to Matthew while enrolled in Columbia Business School’s Personal Leadership program and led him to uncover his “why”: doing impactful work that makes a difference in peoples’ lives, while leading by example for his children to give them the courage to pursue their own dreams. This culminated in Matthew founding TATRA Wealth.

Matthew combined his passion for finance and personal development to help others gain clarity on their goals and use money as a tool to achieve their vision of a life well-lived. As a former college football player, Matthew believes in the importance of a collaborative, team-based approach with clients. Matthew draws on his 13+ years of financial services experience to build and implement values-based plans for individuals and families that provide peace of mind. Matthew’s experience working in investment banking and corporate strategy enables him to share a unique business perspective with entrepreneurs to maximize the potential of their most valuable asset.

Outside of work, Matthew and his wife Nicole reside in Ramsey, NJ with their two sons (Luke and John) and daughter (Natalie). Beyond spending time with his family, Matthew enjoys anything that gets him outdoors, including golfing, hiking and biking. Matthew also serves as a member of the Board of Trustees for St. Nicholas of Myra Orthodox Church in New York City, a parish that his family founded over 100 years ago.

Experience

Modera – Financial Advisor
Evercore, Deutsche Bank – Investment Banker
S&P Global – Corporate Strategy and Finance

Credentials

Certified Financial Planner (CFP^®)

Education

MBA, Columbia Business School
BA, University of Rochester

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Renee Adkins

Administrative Assistant

Renee Adkins

Renee Adkins

Administrative Assistant

radkins@tatrawalth.com

A dedicated and experienced administrative assistant, Renee collaborates with Matthew and his team throughout the financial planning process. From client communications and service requests to account opening and appointment scheduling, Renee works as a dependable team player using critical thinking to solve even the most complex questions.

Her responsibilities include:

Client Service
New Accounts and Account Transfers
Money Movement – Contributions/Disbursement
Schedule Management

Prior to working with Matthew, Renee spent 21 years at her previous firm as a registered office assistant to five financial advisors, including their top advisor. It is in this role that Renee realized her unique ability to work independently in a fast-paced environment. She understands the importance of relationship building with clients, coworkers, and sponsor companies and is knowledgeable of many aspects of the business.

Outside of the office, Renee enjoys visiting her two older children in Texas, in addition to doing things and going places with her son that is still at home. Other favorite pastimes include reading, hiking, kayaking, going for walks, hanging out with friends and her dog, Odin.

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Rob Brown, PhD, CFA

Chief Investment Officer

Rob Brown

Rob Brown, PhD, CFA

Chief Investment Officer

As Chief Investment Officer, Rob has 31 years of experience as an industry veteran in portfolio management for large, sophisticated foundations, endowments, pensions, and ultra-high net worth individuals. Rob oversees the portfolios within IWC and helps educate, mentor and provide joint work assistance to IFP advisors working with larger, more complicated clients. Rob takes a consultative, educational approach to all advisor interactions. He has a unique ability to adjust the technical level and chemistry of dialogue to fit the audience and to make the complex, remarkably intuitive and straightforward.

Rob Brown is solely an investment advisor representative of Integrated Wealth Concepts, and not affiliated with LPL Financial.

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Richard E. Austin, JD, LLM, CIMA®

Executive Director

Richard E. Austin

Richard E. Austin, JD, LLM, CIMA^®

Executive Director

Rich Austin specializes in working with business owners and Fortune 500 executives to build comprehensive strategies for their complex situations. By offering creative ideas for investment, estate and charitable gifting strategies, he helps high net worth clients build legacies for them and their families. Rich concentrates on working with advisors in the design and implementation of thoroughly researched tax reduction strategies. Rich was previously an attorney in private practice and a corporate staff attorney specializing in tax issues and financial analysis.

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William Beaudoin, CFS, CBEC

Vice President of Case Design

William Beaudoin

William Beaudoin, CFS, CBEC

Vice President of Case Design

Bill Beaudoin, CFS, has been a member of our case design team since 1994. One of Bill's areas of specialization lies within the personal risk management area where he is able to deliver prudent strategies and tactics supported by product selections. He also works to provide creative solutions to help address the needs of business owners and individuals regarding wealth preservation and estate planning.

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Raymond J. Lucas, Jr., CFP®, CRPC®

Senior Vice President of Financial Planning & Training

Raymond J. Lucas, Jr.

Raymond J. Lucas, Jr., CFP^®, CRPC^®

Senior Vice President of Financial Planning & Training

Ray Lucas, CFP^® is the head of Integrated Financial Solutions™, the case design and case consultation division of Integrated Financial Partners. An accounting graduate of Bentley College, Ray is a former faculty member of the Boston University program for financial planning. An author and contributor to various publications, Ray's expertise has put him in demand as a speaker on the topics of estate and retirement planning. He was also the keynote speaker at the Worcester Centrum college planning forum.

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Ann L. Swartz, CLU, ChFC®, CASL, CLF®

Chief Operations Officer

Ann L. Swartz

Ann L. Swartz, CLU, ChFC^®, CASL, CLF^®

Chief Operations Officer

Ann Swartz has been in the financial industry since 1988. In her role as Chief Operations Officer, she focuses on streamlining processes, improving communications and finding creative solutions to the challenges inherent in building a strong financial organization.

A graduate of Clark University with a degree in Economics, Ann is a firm believer in ongoing education in maintaining the highest levels of professionalism. She received her Chartered Life Underwriter (CLU) designation, her Chartered Financial Consultant (ChFC) designation, her Chartered Advisor for Senior Living, (CASL) designation, and the Chartered Leadership Fellow (CLF). In addition to earning numerous awards in the financial industry, she completed a Leadership Best Practices degree at Harvard Business School in 2010.

Chartered Advisor for Senior Living (CASL) conferred by The American College.

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John G. Cataldo, ESQ.

President – Advisory Services, Chief Legal Officer

John G. Cataldo

John G. Cataldo, ESQ.

President – Advisory Services, Chief Legal Officer

As President of Advisory Services John manages the operations and oversight of Integrated Wealth Concepts. This includes oversight of SEC and FINRA regulations, supervision of advisory representatives, IAR programs and maintaining the operations of the independent Registered Investment Advisory firm.

As Chief Legal Officer John provides regulatory affairs oversight, legal advice, and support of IFP and its advisors. On a daily basis John drafts contracts, manages litigations, assists with estate planning and serves as a general legal resource to the firm and its affiliated advisors.

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Gregory Freeman

Advanced Planning Specialist

Gregory Freeman

Gregory Freeman

Advanced Planning Specialist

Greg has over 10 years of experience building comprehensive financial plans for high net worth individuals and business owners. He has accumulated significant knowledge with the use of the planning software, eMoney. Through live modeling, Greg creates an interactive client experience. Greg has over 10 years of experience building comprehensive financial plans for high net worth individuals and business owners. He has accumulated significant knowledge with the use of the planning software, eMoney. Through live modeling, Greg creates an interactive client experience. He is a graduate of Bentley University with a degree in Finance.

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Derek Chesley

Derek Chesley

Case Design

Derek Chesley has more than a decade of comprehensive experience in the financial services industry. He plays an integral part in case design and development as a member of the Solutions Team. His knowledge in the Financial Profiles software programs, Monte Carlo simulations and portfolio analysis provides a valuable resource for IFP advisors and their clients.

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John C. Pastore, Jr., CRPC®

Senior Vice President

John C. Pastore, Jr.

John C. Pastore, Jr., CRPC^®

Senior Vice President

John Pastore is a Senior Vice-President at IFP. He provides advice and counsel to advisors, staff and partners. John's dedication to improving the quality of life of clients, advisors and partners is unparalleled.

Chartered Retirement Planning Counselor (CRPC) conferred by College for Financial Planning.

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