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Telephone:       520-544-2500
Toll Free:         866-544-2500
Fax Number:    520-544-0499

Securities offered through
First Allied Securities, Inc.
A registered broker/dealer.
Member FINRA/SIPC.

Schannep Investment Advisors is a
registered investment adviser in the
state of Arizona. 

First Allied Securities, Inc. does not
endorse or support this web site, nor
are they affiliated with
Schannep Investment Advisors, Inc.

 

Put our experience to work for you.

Each of us left positions at major brokerage houses because of a real desire to provide better, more honest guidance to our clients. We structured our company with the goal of helping you with all your financial planning and investment portfolio needs.  We strive to be more specific in our knowledge and training than investment brokers you may have worked with at other firms.  We believe that we are more than just brokers.   Our intent is for you to feel as though you have a full team of senior advisors working for you as your personal, private investment consultants.

We believe we have the knowledge, experience, tenacity and insight, to construct and manage an investment portfolio that will do what it’s supposed to do...strive to meet or beat the market benchmarks through good markets and bad.

We attempt to do that for our clients every day.

J. Barton (Bart) Schannep
President
Certified Wealth Strategist®
Licenses: Series 7,8,63,65,66 
BSchannep@SIATucson.Com
 

Bart's primary role in the team is client contact.  His job includes making and receiving incoming and outgoing client communication, delegating jobs and responsibilities throughout the team, and maintaining all supervisory responsibilities.

 

Bart has worked as a broker since 1983.  He was with Morgan Stanley Dean Witter for over fourteen years, serving as Branch Manager in the final four of those years, then served three and a half years as a Branch Manager with US Bancorp Piper Jaffray.  As a result, he has advised clients in both good and bad financial times, gaining experience in selecting the mix of performance and risk appropriate to each client’s needs.  Bart offers securities through First Allied Securities, Inc., serves on their Advisory Council, and has been honored with their Circle of Excellence designation. 

 

In May, 2010 Bart was selected for the distinction of Outstanding Advisor of the Year by Registered Rep Magazine in 2010,  one of 10 financial advisors honored out of a field of several hundred nominees.

 

Since February 2010 Bart has taught the Dave Ramsey Financial Peace University at Resurrection Lutheran Church, 11575 North First Avenue in Oro Valley, AZ.

 

In 2008, Bart become one of the first of 200 professionals obtaining the industry’s newest designation, the Certified Wealth Strategist® designation, and administered by Cannon Financial Institute.  Additionally, Bart is licensed as a general securities sales supervisor, and is an Arbitrator of the FINRA (formerly NASD) Dispute Resolution.
 

He is active in his church, serves as the Vice-President of the Board for Gospel Rescue Mission of Tucson (President from 2007 - 2010), and has served on the Board of Adjustments for the town of Oro Valley from 2002 - 2008. A near native to Tucson, Bart and Marcella have three very active children and enjoy wine tasting, scuba diving and travel ~ preferably all at once!

 

Rob Wright
Partner
Portfolio Manager

Licenses: Series 7,63,66 
 
RWright@SIATucson.Com

Rob's primary role in the team is portfolio management. His job includes reviewing client investment positions, constructing portfolios, and maintaining constant review and communication with mutual fund managers and representatives.

 

Rob began working as a registered representative in the financial services industry in 1994. 
 

Rob and Linda have been happily married since 1981. They have one daughter.  Rob enjoys playing the banjo, (Please click here: www.siatucson.com/tradbanjo.html) golf and occasionally fishing.  He is an active member of the musical community in the Greater Tucson area.
 

Tom Cariseo
CFO
Financial Advisor
Licenses: Series 7,24,63,66 
TCariseo@SIATucson.Com

Tom's primary roles in the team are client contact, research, and office manager.  His job includes client communications, evaluates investment opportunities, effecting transactions, and maintaining the books and records of our company.

 

Tom has been an Investment Advisor since 1995.  He began his career with Morgan Stanley.  Prior to that, he was a CPA for about 10 years specializing in individual and corporate taxation. 

Tom and his wife Sandy have been married since 1988.  They have been blessed with two adopted children.  He enjoys golf, cooking and traveling with his family.  Tom is active in his church and is a member and Past President of the Sunrise Rotary Club.
 

Sherry Hall, CFP®
Financial Advisor
Certified Wealth Strategist® 
Licenses: Series 7,63,66
SHall@SIATucson.Com

Sherry's primary roles on the team are client contact and new business development. Sherry has been a financial advisor since 1985, rising to the title of Vice President with A.G. Edwards and then with Morgan Stanley. She specializes in formulating and executing clients' unique wealth management goals. She partners with their legal and tax professionals to accomplish their goals and keep them on track, considering risk, diversification, estate and tax benefits. Sherry holds the Certified Financial Planner designation, and in 2008, Sherry obtained the industry's newest designation, the Certified Wealth Strategist® administered by Cannon Financial Institute.

Sherry serves as a member and Past Chair on the Board of the Pima Community College Foundation. She has two children and enjoys scuba diving, skiing, hiking and watching musicals.

Certified Financial Planner Board of Standards, Inc. owns the certification mark CFP® in the U.S., which it awards to individuals who successfully complete CFP Board's initial and ongoing certification requirements.
 

First Allied Securities, Inc.
- Back Office Operations

In the financial services business, back office operations involves a great deal of detailed information. Schannep Investment Advisors has utilized the resources of First Allied Securities, Inc. and its predecessor since 2001 to ensure the best operational service for our clients and for our firm. Located in San Diego, California, First Allied Securities has a professional staff in place with specific expertise in each of the critical areas of operations. The Operations Department consists of thirty full-time employees headed by veteran Jennifer Porter.  Each of the individuals who make up her team perform functions that are critical to the business.  Among the functions performed are processing check requests and bank wire requests for our clients and arranging regular monthly and IRA distributions along with stock transfers between accounts or individuals. Other important functions of the department include initiating account transfers and maintaining all account documents. The securities business is highly regulated and the Operations Department functions under strict regulations set up by the National Association of Securities Dealers (FINRA) which are designed to protect investors. We are very pleased with the service that we continue to receive from this well run department.
 

First Allied Securities, Inc.
- Trading

At Schannep Investment Advisors, our portfolio strategy is designed for steady long-term  positioning, but buying and selling securities is also an important part of the process none-the-less. We believe that utilizing the expertise of experienced professionals is the best method to achieve efficiency when transacting trades. We use the Trading Department of First Allied Securities, Inc. which is staffed by professionals with specific expertise in bonds, stocks, mutual funds and other financial products. Quick and efficient trade execution is the result of direct interaction between our staff in Tucson, the Trading Department staff (pictured above), and with professionals on all major exchanges.
 

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