Christopher Kamnitsis

Chris is a founding member of Beacon Financial Group which was established in July, 1996. Prior to joining Beacon, he worked on Wall Street for Lehman Brothers, Inc. and Oppenheimer & Co. where he advised individual stock and bond portfolios. Now, as a Senior Partner at Beacon, he oversees the Flemington office as Branch Manager. With over 3 decades as an advisor, he has gained the experience and knowledge to become a prudent wealth manager.

In addition to helping his clients plan for and pursue their goals, Chris is involved in many projects designed to help individuals and small businesses understand and manage their retirement assets. Areas of focus include 401(k), 457 and 403(b) plans; IRA Rollovers, Stretch IRAs, pre 59 1/2 early distributions (early plan distributions may be subject to tax and 10% penalty), and 72(t).

As a specialist in retirement distribution and income planning, Chris is a Chartered Retirement Planning Counselor™, and he has been accepted into Ed Slott’s Elite IRA Advisor Group^SM* where he is a Master Elite advisor and serves on the board. Ed Slott’s Elite IRA Advisor Group^SM* is a group of financial advisors dedicated to solving the country’s biggest and most complex financial problem — effectively managing the distribution of assets from Individual Retirement Accounts (IRAs).

Chris is also a highly sought-after public speaker, having done hundreds of presentations for small groups to large corporations as well as the New York City Police Department, educating the audience on Retirement and Income Planning.

Chris is a graduate of the University of Hartford with a BA in Political Science and Economics and has completed the Certified Financial Planning™ program at Fairleigh Dickinson University.