Andrew N. Leithe, CFP®

Managing Director and Investment Committee Member
aleithe@sfcorps.com    



Andrew began his career at Frontpoint Partners (previously owned by Morgan Stanley and as seen in the movie “The Big Short”) in which he covered various fundamental, quantitative, event-driven, long/short equity, and credit strategies that targeted investments across multiple sectors and geographies. After assisting the firm separate from Morgan Stanley through a partner led buyout, Andrew joined JP Morgan's Private Equity and Real Estate Services (located in New York City) that specializes in managing the operational and back-office components of private equity and real estate investing. Soon after, he joined Apollo Global Management, LLC, a leading private equity and credit asset management firm located in New York City, to assist the firm in its marketing and investor relations efforts within strategies that targeted undervalued U.S and European leverage loans, high yield bonds, opportunistic credit, and structured credit. To advance his skillset, Andrew left Apollo Global Management and joined Siguler Guff & Company, L.P., a large multi-strategy private equity and credit asset management firm located in New York City. His role at Siguler Guff eventually evolved into assisting the firm advance its separate account platform and help develop customized separate account strategies that would seek to invest in U.S. and international private equity, distressed debt, and opportunistic credit.

 

Andrew joined Strategic Financial in which he brings his extensive analytical, asset management, and technological expertise to the Firm's platform. He has assisted individuals from various backgrounds (business owners, sole proprietors, doctors, lawyers, fortune 500 executives, entrepreneurs, widows, academia professionals, etc.) and businesses from varying sectors (technology, property managers, construction, farming, etc.) pursue their personal and financial goals. 

 

Education and Designations

  • College: Furman University; Bachelor of Arts in Business Administration
  • Earned CFP® designation and completed required pre-requisites at The American College

Licenses & Registrations

  • Series 65, Series 7, Series 63 (please contact us to determine the states held)
  • Life, health and annuity from the NJ Insurance Department (please contact us to determine the states held)

Affiliations

  • Committee Member of the Furman Metropolitan Fellowship
  • Sigma Alpha Epsilon
 
Victor A. Tedesco, CFP®, ChFC, MSFS

President and Investment Committee Member
vtedesco@sfcorps.com
 

Vic has been providing financial advice to clients since 1982. As one of the founding partners, he founded Strategic Financial Advisors Corporation and Strategic Financial Services Corporation in 1987 to build a comprehensive financing planning and wealth management platform in order to assist individuals and businesses reach their personal and financial goals and objectives. Vic was integral in developing and establishing Strategic Financial's customized financial planning methodology, business consulting services, and philosophical approach to “Serve Clients First”. Over the years he has designed hundreds of comprehensive financial plans for clients of all backgrounds (business owners, sole proprietors, doctors, lawyers, fortune 500 executives, entrepreneurs, widows, academia professionals, etc.) and businesses from varying sectors (technology, property managers, construction, farming, etc.) pursue their personal and financial goals.  

 

Starting in 1990 and ending 2004, Vic founded and hosted Talking Dollars & Sen$e® (a financial talk and radio program), which provided key financial advice to the public and aired on WPHT 1210 AM (Philadelphia, PA), WPEN 950 AM (Philadelphia, PA), Talk Radio 96.5 FM WWDB (Philadelphia, PA), and various other local stations. Additionally, Mr. Tedesco was also involved in a televised version of his radio show throughout the years. 

 

Education and Designations

  • High school: Collingswood High School
  • College: Kennedy-Western University; Bachelor of Science in Business Administration
  • Earned CFP® designation and completed required pre-requisites at College for Financial Planning (now the National Endowment for Financial Education)
  • Earned Chartered Financial Consultant (“ChFC”) designation from The American College
  • Earned his Master of Science in Financial Services (“MSFS”) degree from The Richard D. Irwin Graduate School of The American College

Licenses & Registrations

  • Series 6, Series 22, Series 63, Series 7, Series 24, and Series 53 (please contact us to determine the states held)
  • Life, health, and annuity from the NJ Insurance Department (please contact us to determine the states held)
 
 
J. Kevin McBride, CFP®

Managing Director and Investment Committee Member
jkmcbride@sfcorps.com


Mr. McBride began his career in financial planning in 1983 at First Investors Corporation and joined Strategic Financial in 1991. From his previous career experiences, Mr. McBride brings both his financial planning and investment analytical skill set to Strategic Financial's platform. Mr. McBride assisted in the development of Strategic Financial's comprehensive financial planning process in which he has helped many clients transition into retirement life and setting up income streams to meet their retirement goals and objectives through their retirement years. Also, he has extensive experience in assisting family members throughout the probate process as well as settling estates.  

 

Mr. McBride earned his high school diploma from Haddon Township High School and obtained his Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration from Drexel University. Mr. McBride is a designated Certified Financial Planner (CFP®).

 

Licenses & Registrations

  • Series 63 and Series 7
  • Life, health, and annuity from the NJ Insurance Department (please contact us to determine the states held)