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Nicholas J. Taber

VISION RETIREMENT
Ridgewood, NJ 07450
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CRD#: 7006691
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Professional summary


Nicholas Joseph Taber, who also goes by Nicholas Taber, Nick Joseph Taber, is a registered financial advisor currently at VISION RETIREMENT located in Ridgewood, New Jersey and LPL FINANCIAL LLC located in Ridgewood, New Jersey.

Nicholas is registered as an IAR (Investment Advisor Representative) and RR (Registered Representative) and started their career in finance in 2018. Nicholas has worked at 3 firms and has passed the Series 65, Series 63, Series 7TO, SIE and Series 6 exams.

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Are you a "fiduciary"?
Yes

Aliases


Nicholas Taber | Nick Joseph Taber

Other business activities


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1) 05/2024 - Ridgewood Financial Advisors / DBA for LPL Business (entity for LPL business) - Investment related - At reported business location(s) 2) 09/24/2024 - Vision Retirement LLC - Registered Investment Advisor Hybrid - IAR - Investment Related - At Reported Business Location(s) - Start Date 09/04/2024 - 160 Hours Per Month/ 8 Hours During Trading - I provide investment advisory services through Vision Retirement, LLC, an independent investment advisor firm. I started this business activity in 9/2024. I expect to spend approximately 100 hours per month on this activity. Please see the advisory firm's Form ADV for more information about its address, the nature of its business, its owners, and its services at http://www.adviserinfo.sec.gov/IAPD. The firm is separate from and independent of LPL Financial.

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CRS (Client Relationship Summary) - RIA


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CRS (Customer Relationship Summary)

Certified licenses


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None

Experience


Current

July 9, 2024 - Present

VISION RETIREMENT

Office #1: 171 East Ridgewood Avenue Suite 205, Ridgewood, NJ 07450
RIA
CRD#: 173064
Ridgewood, NJ
Current

May 21, 2024 - Present

LPL FINANCIAL LLC

Office #1: 171 E Ridgewood Ave., Ste 205, Ridgewood, NJ 07450
RIA
BD
CRD#: 6413
RIDGEWOOD, NJ
Past

September 10, 2018 - May 13, 2024

JOHN HANCOCK DISTRIBUTORS LLC

BD
CRD#: 5249
BOSTON, MA

Primary Firm SEC Registration


This SEC-registered firm can serve clients nationwide. Some states may require the firm to submit a notice filing if the firm has more than 5 clients or a physical office there. You can view these state-level filings under the section titled "State Registrations and Notice Filings".
VR
VISION RETIREMENT
THE LANZA FINANCIAL GROUP | VISION RETIREMENT, LLC | VISION RETIREMENT

CRD#: 173064 / SEC#: 801-126524

RIA
Registered Investment Advisory firm - (9/8/2022 Approved)
New Jersey
Registered Investment Advisory firm - (9/30/2022 Terminated)
New York
Registered Investment Advisory firm - (9/14/2022 Terminated)

State Registrations and Notice Filings


Listed states reflect where the advisor is authorized to serve clients under state regulations.

IAR
means the advisor is registered as an Investment Advisor Representative in this state and is authorized to provide investment advice to clients there.
RR
indicates the advisor is registered as a Registered Representative in this state, allowing them to offer securities such as stocks, bonds, and mutual funds through a broker-dealer.

Visual representation of state registrations

RR
New Jersey
(5/21/2024)
IAR
New Jersey
(7/9/2024)

Exams


State Security Law Exam
IAR
Series 65
Date: 7/2/2024
Uniform Investment Adviser Law Examination
State Security Law Exam
General Industry/Product Exam
RR
Series 7TO
Date: 3/29/2019
General Securities Representative Examination
General Industry/Product Exam
General Industry/Product Exam
SRO Registrations
RR
FINRA

Current Firm


VR
VISION RETIREMENT
THE LANZA FINANCIAL GROUP | VISION RETIREMENT, LLC | VISION RETIREMENT

CRD#: 173064 / SEC#: 801-126524

RIA
Registered Investment Advisory firm - (9/8/2022 Approved)
New Jersey
Registered Investment Advisory firm - (9/30/2022 Terminated)
New York
Registered Investment Advisory firm - (9/14/2022 Terminated)
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Contact information


Main Address
171 East Ridgewood Avenue Suite 205, Ridgewood, NJ 07450
Mailing Address
Phone number
(201) 447-2212
Established
Firm type
Fiscal year end
# of Employees
14

SEC notice filing (13 States and Territories)


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Documents


Customer Relationship Summary (CRS / SEC)Latest Form ADV

Part 2 Brochures

ADV 2A - VISION RETIREMENT (7/17/2025)

Regulatory assets under management


Total Number of Accounts856
AUM (Assets Under Management)$ 497,261,766

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Company Information


VISION RETIREMENT

CRD#: 173064Ridgewood, NJ 07450

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