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Beacon Trust

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Client assets under management

$4,138,106,308

Clients

2,830

71% high-net-worth

Advisors

37

of 51 employees

Firm type

Multi-team

30-300 advisors or >$3B in AUM

Clients per advisor

76

High

Average account size

$1,462,228

About

Beacon Trust provides financial planning, discretionary portfolio management, retirement-plan advisory, and trustee services to individuals (including high‑net‑worth clients), trusts, pension and charitable entities. The firm also advises an SEC‑registered mutual fund and offers a wrap‑fee program and 401(k) participant advisory services, and it managed roughly $4.26 billion in discretionary assets as of the end of 2025.

Investment advice is delivered via an open‑architecture platform that blends in‑house equity and fixed‑income strategies, factor‑based and ETF model portfolios, separately managed accounts, and monitored independent managers; the firm emphasizes tax awareness, active loss harvesting, and customized fixed‑income portfolios using direct bond ownership. Beacon Trust’s proprietary Beacon Planned Return Strategy Fund employs option‑based, tranche‑rolling exposures to U.S. equity indices alongside its factor and behavioral‑finance ETF models, representing a specialized implementation within its suite of strategies.

A distinctive aspect of Beacon Trust’s structure is its ownership and affiliation: it is owned by Beacon Trust Company (a limited‑purpose trust company) and ultimately by Provident Bank/Provident Financial Services, so the firm operates with both bank and trust affiliates. The brochure discloses potential conflicts arising from these affiliations and its proprietary fund and describes remedial measures such as separate disclosures and fee‑calculation exclusions for fund assets.

Client services

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Expertise

Active portfolio management Factor investing / smart beta Tax-loss harvesting Private / alternative investments Options & derivatives strategies

Occupation focus

Founder/Business Owner Retired

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Fee options

Percentage

$0 - $2,000,000: 1.25% $2,000,001 - $5,000,000: 1.00% $5,000,001 - $10,000,000: 0.90% $10,000,001 - $15,000,000: 0.75% $15,000,001+: 0.50%

Other

Account minimum: $500,000 Minimum fee: Generally a minimum annual fee of $5,000 when minimum portfolio size is waived. Fee-only: Fixed financial planning fees generally ranging from $5,000 to $15,000 depending on scope; planning fee component waived for clients with AUM over $1,000,000.

Main office location

Beacon Trust

163 Madison Avenue

Morristown NJ 07960, United States

Number of offices

5

Most active in

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Advisors at this firm

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Denis B

Series 65

Morristown, NJ

Beacon Trust

Denis Belinskiy is a financial advisor at Beacon Trust with one year of industry experience. He holds the Series 65 designation and has been with Beacon Investment Advisory Services, Inc. since 2013. Beacon Trust provides financial planning, tax preparation, and discretionary portfolio management to individuals, trusts, estates, retirement plans, charitable organizations, and business entities. The firm manages approximately $4.3 billion in regulatory assets and employs a multi-team advisory staff, offering an open-architecture investment platform with a risk-first framework and tax-aware management.

Active portfolio management Factor investing / smart beta Tax-loss harvesting Private / alternative investments Options & derivatives strategies Founder/Business Owner Retired
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Timothy K

CFP®

Morristown, NJ

Beacon Trust

Timothy Kazachkov is a CFP® professional with four years of industry experience, currently advising at Beacon Trust since 2021. His prior experience includes roles at AJF Financial Services and Bridgewater Advisors. He also spent several years in full-time education before starting his advisory career. Beacon Trust provides financial planning, tax preparation, and discretionary portfolio management to individuals, trusts, estates, retirement plans, charitable organizations, and certain business entities. The firm employs an open-architecture investment approach with a risk-first framework and offers integrated trust and banking services through its affiliated entities.

Active portfolio management Factor investing / smart beta Tax-loss harvesting Private / alternative investments Options & derivatives strategies Founder/Business Owner Retired
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Stefan H

Series 63, Series 65

Morristown, NJ

Beacon Trust

Stefan Hermann is a financial advisor at Beacon Trust with 18 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at Beacon Trust since 2016, following nine years at Fisher Investments. Beacon Trust provides financial planning, tax preparation, and discretionary portfolio management to individuals, including high-net-worth clients, as well as trusts, estates, retirement plans, charitable organizations, and certain business entities. The firm manages approximately $4.3 billion in assets and offers an open-architecture platform that includes in-house strategies, independent managers, and tax-aware portfolio management within a risk-first framework.

Active portfolio management Factor investing / smart beta Tax-loss harvesting Private / alternative investments Options & derivatives strategies Founder/Business Owner Retired
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Courtney F

Series 65

Morristown, NJ

Beacon Trust

Courtney Frost is a financial advisor at Beacon Trust in Morristown, NJ, holding a Series 65 designation with six years of industry experience. She has been with Beacon Trust since 2017 and previously worked at Romparoo. Beacon Trust provides financial planning, tax preparation, and discretionary portfolio management to individuals, trusts, estates, retirement plans, charitable organizations, and certain business entities. The firm manages approximately $4.3 billion in assets and uses an open-architecture investment platform with a risk-first framework, tax-aware management, and offers integrated trust and banking referral capabilities.

Active portfolio management Factor investing / smart beta Tax-loss harvesting Private / alternative investments Options & derivatives strategies Founder/Business Owner Retired
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Patrick O

Series 65

Morristown, NJ

Beacon Trust

Patrick O’Hare is a financial advisor at Beacon Trust in Morristown, NJ, holding a Series 65 designation with three years of industry experience. He joined Beacon Trust in 2021 after a brief tenure at Mass Mutual and nine years in full-time education prior to entering the financial sector. Beacon Trust serves high-net-worth individuals, trusts, estates, retirement plans, charitable organizations, and certain business entities, offering financial planning, tax preparation, and discretionary portfolio management. The firm manages approximately $4.3 billion in assets and employs a multi-team advisory model, delivering investment advice through an open-architecture platform that emphasizes risk diversification, tax-aware management, and customization.

Active portfolio management Factor investing / smart beta Tax-loss harvesting Private / alternative investments Options & derivatives strategies Founder/Business Owner Retired
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Christina D

Series 65, Series 66

Morristown, NJ

Beacon Trust

Christina Duffy is a financial advisor at Beacon Trust with 18 years of industry experience. She holds Series 65 and Series 66 licenses and has worked at several firms including Chilton Trust Company, Truist Bank, and Merrill Lynch. Beacon Trust provides financial planning, tax preparation, and discretionary portfolio management to individuals, trusts, estates, retirement plans, charitable organizations, and certain business entities. The firm employs an open-architecture investment platform with a risk-first approach and offers integrated trust and banking referral services.

Active portfolio management Factor investing / smart beta Tax-loss harvesting Private / alternative investments Options & derivatives strategies Founder/Business Owner Retired
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Samantha B

CFP®, ChFC®, Series 66

Morristown, NJ

Beacon Trust

Samantha Booth is a CFP®, ChFC®, and Series 66 licensed advisor with six years of industry experience. She currently works at Beacon Trust and previously held roles at Orange Investment Advisors, Bank of America, Merrill Lynch, Haymarket Wealth Management, Market Street Mission, and Drew University. Beacon Trust serves individuals, trusts, estates, retirement plans, charitable organizations, and certain business entities with financial planning, tax preparation, and discretionary portfolio management. The firm employs an open-architecture investment approach focused on risk diversification, tax-aware management, and customization, and it maintains affiliations with a chartered trust company and a bank holding company.

Active portfolio management Factor investing / smart beta Tax-loss harvesting Private / alternative investments Options & derivatives strategies Founder/Business Owner Retired
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Louis R

Series 66

Morristown, NJ

Beacon Trust

Louis Russo is a financial advisor at Beacon Trust in Morristown, NJ, holding a Series 66 designation with two years of industry experience. He previously worked at Truist Investment Services, Inc. and PNC Bank, with a combined 18 years in the financial sector. Beacon Trust provides financial planning, tax preparation, and discretionary portfolio management services to individuals, trusts, estates, retirement plans, charitable organizations, and certain business entities. The firm manages approximately $4.3 billion in assets, utilizing an open-architecture platform that emphasizes risk diversification, tax-aware management, and customized fixed-income strategies.

Active portfolio management Factor investing / smart beta Tax-loss harvesting Private / alternative investments Options & derivatives strategies Founder/Business Owner Retired
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Patricia H

CFP®

Morristown, NJ

Beacon Trust

Patricia Hall is a CFP® professional with 22 years of industry experience. She has been with Beacon Investment Advisory Services, Inc. since 2015. Beacon Trust provides financial planning, tax preparation, and discretionary portfolio management to individuals, including high-net-worth clients, as well as trusts, estates, retirement plans, charitable organizations, and certain business entities. The firm manages approximately $4.3 billion in regulatory assets and offers an open-architecture investment platform that emphasizes a risk-first framework, tax-aware management, and customization across equity, fixed income, and separately managed accounts.

Active portfolio management Factor investing / smart beta Tax-loss harvesting Private / alternative investments Options & derivatives strategies Founder/Business Owner Retired
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Lauren C

Series 65

Morristown, NJ

Beacon Trust

Lauren Cecala is a Series 65-licensed advisor at Beacon Trust in Morristown, NJ, where she has been with the firm since 2013. She has no prior industry experience before joining Beacon Trust. Beacon Trust provides financial planning, tax preparation, and discretionary portfolio management to individuals—including high-net-worth clients—as well as trusts, estates, retirement plans, charitable organizations, and certain business entities. The firm manages approximately $4.3 billion in regulatory assets and employs a multi-team advisory staff, delivering investment advice through an open-architecture platform with a risk-first framework and tax-aware management.

Active portfolio management Factor investing / smart beta Tax-loss harvesting Private / alternative investments Options & derivatives strategies Founder/Business Owner Retired
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Jason A

Series 66

Morristown, NJ

Beacon Trust

Jason Apuzzio is a financial advisor at Beacon Trust with 14 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked previously at Truist Investment Services Inc. and PNC Investments LLC. Beacon Trust serves individuals, trusts, estates, retirement plans, charitable organizations, and business entities, offering financial planning, tax preparation, and discretionary portfolio management. The firm employs an open-architecture investment approach with a risk-first framework and provides integrated trust and banking referral capabilities through its affiliation with a chartered trust company and bank holding company.

Active portfolio management Factor investing / smart beta Tax-loss harvesting Private / alternative investments Options & derivatives strategies Founder/Business Owner Retired
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Diane A

CFP®, Series 65

Morristown, NJ

Beacon Trust

Diane Allard is a CFP® and holds a Series 65 license with 17 years of industry experience. She has been with Beacon Trust since 2012. Beacon Trust serves individuals, including high-net-worth clients, as well as trusts, estates, retirement plans, charitable organizations, and certain business entities. The firm offers financial planning, tax preparation, and discretionary portfolio management through an open-architecture platform that emphasizes a risk-first investment approach and tax-aware management.

Active portfolio management Factor investing / smart beta Tax-loss harvesting Private / alternative investments Options & derivatives strategies Founder/Business Owner Retired
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Maria D

Series 65

Morristown, NJ

Beacon Trust

Maria Dizio is a financial advisor at Beacon Trust in Morristown, NJ, holding a Series 65 designation with nine years of industry experience. She has been with Beacon Trust since 2012. Beacon Trust provides financial planning, tax preparation, and discretionary portfolio management to individuals, trusts, estates, retirement plans, charitable organizations, and certain business entities. The firm manages approximately $4.3 billion in regulatory assets and offers an open-architecture investment platform with a risk-first framework, tax-aware management, and customized portfolio options.

Active portfolio management Factor investing / smart beta Tax-loss harvesting Private / alternative investments Options & derivatives strategies Founder/Business Owner Retired
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John L

CFA®

Morristown, NJ

Beacon Trust

John Longo is a CFA® charterholder with 22 years of experience in the financial industry. He is currently with Beacon Trust and is also the founder and principal of Cyborg Capital Management, where he manages a limited partnership and provides investment consulting. Additionally, he has been affiliated with Rutgers University since 1993. Beacon Trust serves individuals, trusts, estates, retirement plans, charitable organizations, and business entities, offering financial planning, tax preparation, and discretionary portfolio management. The firm utilizes an open-architecture investment platform with a risk-first framework and integrates tax-aware management and loss harvesting strategies.

Active portfolio management Factor investing / smart beta Tax-loss harvesting Private / alternative investments Options & derivatives strategies Founder/Business Owner Retired
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Brian M

Series 63, Series 66

Morristown, NJ

Beacon Trust

Brian Mcgann is a financial advisor at Beacon Trust with 24 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has worked at Beacon Investment Advisory Services since 2017, following a two-year tenure at UBS. Beacon Trust serves individuals, including high-net-worth clients, as well as trusts, estates, retirement plans, charitable organizations, and certain business entities. The firm offers financial planning, tax preparation, and discretionary portfolio management through a multi-team advisory staff and manages approximately $4.3 billion in regulatory assets under management.

Active portfolio management Factor investing / smart beta Tax-loss harvesting Private / alternative investments Options & derivatives strategies Founder/Business Owner Retired
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