About Us

Our Difference

Objective Advice, Focused on Your Needs

Because of our independence, we are able to offer truly objective advice, avoiding the potential conflicts of interest inherent in working with a large Wall Street firm. As independent advisors, we are free to recommend best-of-breed solutions for our clients, steering clear of high-cost, suboptimal investment products.

Use of Evidence-Based Investment Strategies

Your investment program is informed by academic research about what works in investing and employs established techniques to help effectively manage risk, control costs and taxes designed to maximize potential returns. These strategies can include factor tilting, opportunistic rebalancing, tax-smart asset location, specific tax lot accounting, and tax-loss harvesting.

Financial Plan Stress-Testing

Your financial plan is stress-tested under both historical and simulated bull and bear market conditions to help ensure its value as a forecasting, decision making and planning tool.

High-Touch Client Service

Our goal is to make managing and planning finances as simple as possible for you. We stay in contact with clients regularly, return all calls promptly and are always available to answer any questions you may have.

More than Just Investment Advice

We seek to optimize your financial strategy by considering all aspects of your financial life, such as cash flow and net worth analysis, investment management, insurance and risk management, education expense planning, retirement planning, tax and estate planning strategies.

David A. Schneider, CFP®

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David A. Schneider, with over 34 years of experience, is dedicated to personalized wealth management. As an independent advisor, he tailors financial plans to individual needs, avoiding outside influences. He's a respected speaker and commentator, featured in publications like The New York Times and CNBC. Based in the New York Metropolitan area, he serves successful business owners, professionals, and retirees. Contact him through this website or his office for customized financial planning and investment solutions.

Wanda Mercado


As Client Service Manager, Wanda is responsible for managing client communications, opening accounts, expediting account transfers, and facilitating day-to-day office operations. With experience both in financial services and as a legal assistant, Wanda Mercado has devoted more than 24 years to administrative support and client service. A committed professional, Wanda provides attentive and highly personalized service to our clients in order to ensure that their needs are addressed promptly and accurately. When she is not in the office, Wanda enjoys New York City’s rare bookshops, classic movies, exotic cuisine and music of all kinds.

Our RIA-Broker/Dealer


We are proud to collaborate with Commonwealth, a Registered Investment Adviser and broker/dealer that empowers independent advisors like us to better serve their clients. As of December 31, 2023, Commonwealth manages total account assets amounting to $296.3 billion.


Being independently owned and operated, Commonwealth prioritizes the interests of its financial advisors and their clients over those of shareholders. Our alignment with Commonwealth reinforces our dedication to acting in your best interest, free from any obligation to endorse proprietary products or strategies.


Commonwealth provides the scale, stability, and resources that enable us to deliver the solutions you need. The robust infrastructure and ever-growing resources they offer allow us to provide you with exceptional guidance and the prompt, personalized service you deserve.


In J.D. Power's U.S. Financial Advisor Satisfaction Studies, Commonwealth earned the highest score among independent advisors for the years 2010, 2012, 2013, 2014, and 2018–2024. This recognition, presented on July 10, 2024, for data collected between January and May 2024, reflects feedback from 4,072 advisors affiliated with the firms included in the study. Results may not predict future performance, and individual experiences may differ. The study is conducted independently, and participating firms do not pay to be included. Use of the study results for promotional purposes requires a licensing fee.

Contact us today to learn how we can help you!

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