Robert Giarraffa attended St. John’s University in Queens, NY, graduating in 1968 with a Bachelor’s Degree in Chemistry. He began his career in the pharmaceutical industry, where he worked for 15 years. Bob was concurrently a member of the Army National Guard, from 1969 to 1976. He went on to attend Fairleigh Dickinson University, graduating in 1976 with an MBA in Finance. Bob began his career in the financial industry as a Financial Advisor in 1978. He went on to found New Horizons Financial Services in 1982 and is an OSJ Principal with TFS Securities, Inc. in Lincroft, NJ. In 1993, he created Backdoor BudgetingSM, a Federally Registered method used to analyze cash flow for. Bob developed and introduced Dynamic Asset Allocation Management to TFS Securities and has been the Lead Portfolio Manager for Innovative Market Trends (formerly TFS Portfolio Advisory) since its inception in 1996. Bob currently manages the Dynamic Asset Allocation Portfolios, the Buy/Hold Plus Portfolios, ESMAP Work Plan Portfolios and Variable Annuity Allocation Models. Bob currently holds FINRA Series 1, 7, 24, 63 and 66 Securities Licenses and is licensed in over 30 states. He also holds Life and Health Insurance Licenses and is a Registered Investment Advisor Representative. He has been a member of the Financial Planning Association (formerly the International Association for Financial Planners) since 1983. Bob sponsors and plays on the New Horizons Financial Services softball team. He enjoys playing ping-pong and pool, as well as designing Microsoft Excel programs and reading non-fiction books. Bob enjoys traveling and is an advocate of complementary medicine. In his hometown, he was a member of the Randolph Open Space Committee from 1999 to 2007 and is a member of the Randolph Chamber of Commerce. |