Laura Mattia, MBA, CFP®, CRPS®, CDFA ™, NAPFA-Registered Financial Adviser (lauram@baron-financial.com) is a Wealth Management Principal with the Baron Financial Group.
Laura has provided financial leadership for over 20 years. The focus of her work is helping the baby boom generation make informed income decisions by providing purely unbiased and responsible information and guidance.
Laura has been honored as one of our Best 50 Women in Business for 2009 by NJBIZ. In 2008 she was recognized as a Five Star Financial Advisor by Paladin Registry and her firm received the honor of the Most Dependable Financial Firm by Forbes magazine. A Certified Financial Planner professional (CFP®), Chartered Retirement Plan Specialist (CRPS®) and a Certified Divorce Planner (CDFA™), Laura is also a member of the National Association of Personal Financial Advisors (NAPFA), the Financial Planning Association (FPA) and the Institute of Certified Divorce Planners (ICDP). Laura serves as the New York City Metro Study Group Leader for NAPFA and has been actively involved in the pro-bono efforts to promote financial literacy and encourage all financial advisors to adhere to a higher standard. Laura is an adjunct professor at William Paterson University and Fairleigh Dickinson University, teaching investing and estate planning. Laura has also recently been hired as a consultant by Rutgers University to help modify their financial planning program for future financial planners.
Laura Mattia is quoted in the media on a regular basis in periodicals such as; The Star Ledger, The Record, The Wall Street Journal, Daily Record and Investment News and can often be seen on television on shows such as; Channel 12, Channel 9, CNN, the Today Show or local Cable TV. Laura has recently launched a new web site, The Wealthy and Wise.com, an independent educational internet site and resource offering words of wisdom on protecting and growing wealth, located at http://www.thewealthyandwise.com.
Laura is currently pursuing her doctorate in financial planning at Texas Tech University, where she is conducting research on how to help the underserved middle market boomers make informed retirement income decisions. This is one of the most critical issues facing the financial planning industry today. She received a Masters in Business Administration with a concentration in Accounting/Finance and a Bachelor of Arts degree in Psychology from Montclair State University. Before her affiliation with Baron Financial Group, Laura held various senior financial executive positions at M&M/Mars in Hackettstown, NJ, Telcordia Technologies in Redbank, NJ and Cendant Corp in Parsippany, NJ. She has also provided CFO expertise to smaller entrepreneurial businesses seeking financial guidance on things such as; how to obtain financing, how to take their business public and how to establish a retirement plan for their employees.
Laura lives in Mountain Lakes, NJ with her husband Mark and four children, Christopher, Kyle, Alexandra and Leamarie. Her involvement in her community includes serving as a captain at a local soup kitchen, participating as a board member at a local church and serving on the advisory board of her Alma Mater.
