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Joseph Lanza

39 Years of Experience
Ridgewood, NJ
2 DisclosuresBrokerSells Insurance

Joseph Lanza is a registered investment advisor at Vision Retirement, based in Ridgewood, NJ, with 39 years of industry experience. Joseph operates on a fee-only basis, meaning they do not earn commissions from product sales. Their practice areas include Education Planning, Estate Planning, Financial Planning & Coaching, Insurance Planning, and 2 more. Their firm serves 1,119 clients with $630M in assets under management.

Compensation
Fee-Only (% of Portfolio)Fixed/Hourly
Firm Size
6 advisors
Number of Clients
1,119 clients
Average Client Portfolio
$566K average
Assets Under Management
$633.7M

Fee Structure

Minimum Investment:$5K
Planning is included in investment management (also available separately)

Vision Retirement offers Fiduciary Investment Management services, where they rely on third-party intellectual property for investment allocations and strategies. They also offer Robo-Investment Management (VR Robo) through Betterment LLC, which provides automated investing with guidance from a financial advisor. The fees for Fiduciary Investment Management have a maximum of 1.25% of the dollars invested. Robo Investment Management is a fixed percentage of 0.75% of the account value.

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Location

171 East Ridgewood Avenue, Suite 205, Ridgewood, NJ, 07450

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History

Regulatory History (2)
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Customer Dispute
July 2002
Settled
Customer Dispute
March 2001
Award / Judgment
Other Business ActivitiesSells Insurance

Joseph is involved in several business activities, including real estate rentals, notary services, and ownership of Juice Journey LLC. He also operates Lanza Financial Group, Inc. as a DBA for his LPL business and provides investment advisory services through Vision Retirement, LLC, dedicating nearly full-time hours to these investment-related activities. Joseph also works as an insurance broker for Simplicity Group, spending minimal time on this activity.

Employment History
Current Registrations
Vision Retirement
November 2024 - Present · 1 yr 5 mos
LPL Financial LLCBroker
September 2018 - Present · 7 yrs 7 mos
Previous Registrations
LPL Financial LLC
February 2025 - April 2025 · 2 mos
LPL Financial LLC
September 2018 - February 2025 · 6 yrs 5 mos
Sagepoint Financial, INC.Broker
October 2005 - September 2018 · 12 yrs 11 mos
Sagepoint Financial, INC.
October 2005 - September 2018 · 12 yrs 11 mos
Sentra Securities CORP
June 2002 - October 2005 · 3 yrs 4 mos
Sentra Securities CorporationBroker
June 1994 - October 2005 · 11 yrs 4 mos
Hym Financial, INC.Broker
August 1993 - July 1994 · 11 mos
MML Investors Services, INC.Broker
April 1988 - September 1993 · 5 yrs 5 mos
W. S. Griffith & CO., INC.Broker
September 1986 - March 1988 · 1 yr 6 mos
American Capital Financial Services, INC.Broker
July 1984 - November 1984 · 4 mos
State Registrations33 states
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