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Vision Retirement

171 East Ridgewood Avenue Suite 205, Ridgewood, NJ 07450 • United States

Current Registrations

AuthorityCategoryStatusDate
NJ RA APPROVED 2026-01-05
  • NJ RA
    APPROVED
    Since 2026-01-05

Branch Locations

171 East Ridgewood Avenue Suite 205, Ridgewood, NJ 07450 • United States

171 East Ridgewood Avenue Suite 201, Ridgewood, NJ 07450 • United States

Disclosures

3 disclosure categories reported Yes on this SEC record. Read each Yes below, then review the firm’s Form ADV Item 11 guide for how disclosure questions work.

  • Regulatory action Yes
  • Criminal Yes
  • Bankruptcy No
  • Civil judicial No
  • Bond No
  • Judgment / lien No
  • Investigation No
  • Customer complaint Yes
  • Termination No
Employment History
OrganizationCityStateFromTo
Anthony Passerino, Cpa Ridgewood NJ 05/1993 Present
Cetera Financial Specialists Llc Schaumburg IL 10/2005 09/2018
Cetera Investment Advisers Llc Schaumburg IL 10/2005 09/2018
Advisor Group Cpa'S, Llc; Ridgewood NJ 01/2018 Present
Lpl Financial Llc Ridgewood NJ 09/2018 Present
The Lanza Financial Group Ridgewood NJ 11/2024 Present
  • 05/1993 → Present
    Anthony Passerino, Cpa
    Ridgewood, NJ
  • 10/2005 → 09/2018
    Cetera Financial Specialists Llc
    Schaumburg, IL
  • 10/2005 → 09/2018
    Schaumburg, IL
  • 01/2018 → Present
    Advisor Group Cpa'S, Llc;
    Ridgewood, NJ
  • 09/2018 → Present
    Lpl Financial Llc
    Ridgewood, NJ
  • 11/2024 → Present
    The Lanza Financial Group
    Ridgewood, NJ
Previous Registrations
Other Businesses

1)09/17/2018 - Coach - Saint Thomas Aquinas College Soccer Coach / Accts - 1% - NOT INVESTMENT RELATED - SPARHILL, NY 10976 - Start Date: 6/2015 - 8 Hrs/Mth - 0 Hrs During Trading. 2)09/17/2018 - Business Owner - Aggressive Hockey Management Inc - 0% - NOT INVESTMENT RELATED - RIDGEWOOD, NJ 07450 - Start Date: 5/1996-0 Hrs/Mth - 0 Hrs During Trading. 3)09/17/2018 - Business Entity For Tax/Investment Purposes Only - Advisor Group CPA LLC - 1% - NOT INVESTMENT RELATED - At Reported Business Location(s) - Start Date: 1/1/2018 - - 1 Hrs/Mth - 1 Hrs During Trading 4) 9/17/2018 - Anthony Passerino CPA - Investment Related - At Reported Business Location(s) - Tax Prep/Accounting/CPA - Started 4/1990 - 80 Hours Per Month/4 Hours During Securities Trading - Time Spent 35% - Tax Return Preparation. 5)09/17/2018 - Outside/W-2 Employment - Professor (ST Thomas Aquinas College) - 1% - NOT INVESTMENT RELATED - SPARHILL, NY 10976 - Start Date: 1/1/2016 - 0 Hrs/Mth - 0 Hrs During Trading. 6) 1/25/2019 - The Lanza Financial Group, LLC - Investment Related - At Reported Business Location(s) - DBA for LPL Business (entity for LPL business) - Start Date: 09/19/2018 - 160 Hours Per Month/160 Hours During Securities Trading. 7) 10/5/2020 - No Business Name - Investment Related - At Reported Business Location(s) - Non-Variable Insurance - Started 09/13/2018 - 1 Hrs/Mth - 0 Hrs During Trading. 8) 01/25/2022 - Prestige Management LLC - Investment Related -Home Based- Real Estate Rental - Start Date: 10/16/2021 - 4 Hours Per Month/0 Hours During Securities Trading - Buy real estate and rent out and/or flip. 9) 1/25/2023 - Schwack, Garbutt and Passerino CPA's LLC - Investment Related - 303 Molnar Dr - Ste 201 Elmwood Park, NJ 07407 - Tax Prep/Accounting/CPA - CPA - Start Date - 01/01/2023 - 20 Hours Per Month/0 Hours During Securities Trading 10) 06/24/2025 -Vision Retirement, LLC - Investment Related - Registered Investment Advisor Hybrid - At Reported Business Location(s) - Start Date:11/15/2024 - 80 Hrs/Mth - 80 Hrs During Trading.I provide investment advisory services through Vision Retirement, LLC, an independent investment advisor firm. I started this business activity in 6/2025. I expect to spend approximately 80 hours per month on this activity. Please see the advisory firm's Form ADV for more information about its address, the nature of its business, its owners, and its services at http://www.adviserinfo.sec.gov/IAPD. The firm is separate from and independent of LPL Financial. 11) 08/27/2025 - Advisor CPAs PC - Investment Related - Tax Prep/Accounting/CPA - At Reported Business Location(s) - Start Date:07/01/2025 - 20 Hrs/Mth - 0 Hrs During Trading.

Exams
CodeExamDate
S65 Uniform Investment Adviser Law Examination 2004-02-03
S63 Uniform Securities Agent State Law Examination 2001-05-17
  • S65 Uniform Investment Adviser Law Examination
    2004-02-03
  • S63 Uniform Securities Agent State Law Examination
    2001-05-17

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