Awards and Industry Recognition

Forbes

Top Wealth Advisors Best-In State
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About Tom

Tom Pescherine is a Managing Director and a Wealth Partner at J.P. Morgan Wealth Management.

Tom's bicoastal business provides investment advisory services for high-net-worth individuals, trusts, endowments and retirement plans. His client relationships have flourished from his ongoing dedication to a disciplined process of consistent communication, augmented by the company's resources, knowledge base and thought leadership.

Tom has more than 35 years of experience as a financial advisor, emanating from an economics course he took in high school. He was recruited on a football scholarship to college where he focused on business, then headed for Wall Street upon graduation. Tom's commitment to analyzing his clients' needs, educating them about the financial markets and constructing customized investment plans is vital to the success they enjoy. He carefully guides clients in the realities of their spending patterns and long-term liquidity needs balanced against their comfort level in changing markets.

Tom began his career at Dean Witter Reynolds (now Morgan Stanley) in 1984, followed by Oppenheimer CIBC/WorldMarkets in 1988. He joined a J.P. Morgan predecessor firm in 2003, transitioning with the company to his present role in 2008.

Tom graduated from the University of Delaware with a B.S. in Business Administration and a concentration in Finance. He and his wife, Maria, live on Manhattan's Upper West Side with their two sons, Max and Sam. An avid history enthusiast, Tom enjoys international travel and theatre.

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