The 20 Rising Stars of Retirement Plan Advisors 2007 - (Page 22) 7 ANTHONY M. FRANCHIMONE 2 1 Partner National Retirement Partners/DFI Advisors, Inc., La Jolla, Calif. Age: 39 Education: San Diego State University, B.S., Business Mentor: David B. Utter, former senior v. p., Wachovia Securities As a partner and co-founder, Franchimone is responsible for client retention and marketing for new business and relationship management with numerous vendors. He currently advises on approximately $2 billion in assets. Franchimone’s first post was as financial advisor with Prudential Securities in 1991. He and a colleague from Prudential decided to partner and go independent, creating DFI Advisors in 2003, and became affiliated with National Retirement Partners. Franchimone is both an Accredited Investment Fiduciary and a PLANSPONSOR Retirement Plan Professional. He has spoken at the Fidelity Investment Retirement Leadership Due Diligence conference in 2006, an annual meeting for retirement professionals nationally. He served as a panelist at the 2006 Plan Advisor National Conference. He has also been quoted in several industry publications including PLANSPONSOR magazine, Plan Advisor magazine and Forbes Online. “One of the biggest challenges is getting the retirement world to understand the true value of a dedicated, competent retirement advisor/consultant. We attempt to bridge the gap by persistently communicating that value through ongoing workshops, seminars, articles and industry forums and panels.” 8 MICHAEL GOSS 1 Executive Vice President Fiduciary Investment Advisors, LLC, Windsor, Conn. Age: 37 Education: Boston College, B.A., English, Babson College, MBA Mentors: Mark Wetzel, president, Fiduciary Investment Advisors Goss founded FIA in 2006. He works with clients on all aspects, including vendor search and selection, investment manager search, asset allocation modeling, performance measurement and reporting, investment policy statement design, employee education meetings, and asset liability modeling. He has about $2 billion in assets under management. Previously, he had been a senior v.p. and PRIME Consultant at UBS Financial Services from 1994-2006. He is a PLANSPONSOR Retirement Plan Professional as well as a Certified Investment Management Analyst. The CIMA is awarded by Investment Management Consultants Association. Goss recently spoke about “Soft Dollars” at the International Foundation of Employee Benefits to Taft Hartley and Government Pension Trustees and has spoken numerous times at Government Finance Officer Association events—composed of CFOs and others in charge of city/state pension plans. He is a founding member of the Connecticut Public Pension Forum, a nonprofit that conducts seminars for government retirement plan trustees. Goss has been quoted over the years in Bottomline Magazine, a national Boardroom publication. “For years, plan sponsors have been confused about fees and revenue, yet ERISA requires that fiduciaries understand their fees and determine that they are reasonable. Too many advisors are vague about compensation and revenue sharing. Too many vendors do not make it easy for plan sponsors to determine revenue sharing and costs. While I believe the record keeping vendors are working quickly toward fixing this, it seems that advisors could do a better job.” 22 RETIREMENT PLAN ADVISORS RISING STARS SEPTEMBER 2007
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