Pasquale J. Sacchetta

Pasquale J. Sacchetta has worked in the financial services and insurance industry since 1984. He is president of Fairfield County based CFIG Wealth Management, LLC. He is president and an investment adviser representative of Continental Five Investment Group, LLC., a Registered Investment Adviser. He is a CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER practitioner and an Accredited Estate Planner professional. He was admitted to the Paladin Registry and was awarded Paladin's Five Star quality designation. He specializes in retirement planning, estate planning and business planning.

Mr. Sacchetta is a member of the Society of Financial Service Professionals and serves as a chapter officer and a board member of the Fairfield County Chapter. He is a qualifying member of the Million Dollar Round Table, the Premier Association of Financial Professionals®. He is also a member of the Estate Planning Council of Lower Fairfield County and the National Association of Estate Planners & Councils (NAEPC). He has been a member of the National Association of Insurance and Financial Advisors.

Mr. Sacchetta serves as a consulting member of the Gerson Lehrman Group Financial Services Council. He serves as an appointed member of the Insurance Advisory Committee for the Town of Weston. He also represents the Town of Weston on the Municipal Law, Liability and Insurance Committee of the Connecticut Conference of Municipalities. Mr. Sacchetta has served on the Leadership Council of the World Wise Network of the Fordham University Graduate School of Business Administration.

Mr. Sacchetta was born and raised in Connecticut. He graduated magna cum laude from Connecticut State University in New Britain, received his MBA from Fordham University in New York City and his Chartered Life Underwriter (CLU) designation from the American College in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania. He is a life member of the U.S. Tennis Association and a member of the U.S. Golf Association. He is fluent in Italian.

Mr. Sacchetta was recently named in the newly released editions, and has been named in multiple previous editions, of the Marquis Who's Who in Finance and Business, the Marquis Who's Who in the East, the Marquis Who's Who in America and in the Marquis Who's Who in the World. He has earned numerous industry awards and distinctions. He is quoted regularly in local and national media.

The Market is Still Trying to Find Its Way

Investing: Stocks • Published: February 16, 2010

The emotional and irrational fears of a worldwide meltdown dragged the market down to ridiculous levels last March. The bounce back from these super-lows has been improperly characterized as a market rally.

Madoff Sentencing - A Time to Reflect

Finance: Wealth Building • Published: July 7, 2009

In my opinion, due diligence isn't just about checking some one's past. The best way to decide whether to consider a financial or investment advisor is to look at whether they are being held to the fiduciary standard. When an adviser has a fiduciary duty to his or her client, he or she must act in the best interests of the client even above his or her own self interests. The final determination in choosing a financial or investment adviser should be his or her credentials, experience and rapport that the client has with the adviser right from the start.