Thomas O’Connell

Thomas O’Connell, is President and Managing Principal of International Financial Advisory Group, Inc. (IFA), in Parsippany, New Jersey. As one of New Jersey’s premier advisors – assisting families in the financial advisory field for over two decades – Tom is a nationally recognized author and speaker on the various subjects of estate planning, retirement planning and wealth management. His firm specializes in working with high net worth individuals and business owners in all aspects of financial and wealth planning.
A cornerstone to the strategies utilized by IFA is to protect clients from unnecessary and unintentional wealth transfers, the efficient use of all moneys and protecting their assets from the ravages of the stock markets. There is more opportunity in never losing money than trying to chase returns.
Tom has been trained as an elite IRA expert by Ed Slott, CPA, who is recognized nationally as America’s leading IRA expert as well as an Nelson Nash Institute Practitioner, trained by Nelson Nash founder of the institute. Tom continues his education in the industry by attending relevant courses that keep him updated in areas such as Medicaid law, estate tax planning, investment and retirement planning as well as risk-management-planning. In his spare time, Tom is an avid mountain climber using his hobby to help raise money and awareness for wounded veteran organizations and children in need.