Who We Are
Our Story
Advisory Investor Services (AIS) is an experienced and disciplined Investment Advisory Firm, founded in 2014.
“AIS goes the extra mile to ensure that no aspect of a family’s financial needs goes unmet”
“At AIS each client is unique.”
“Our open architecture platform enables our firm to carry out our mission to better serve you”
“Every day we continue to innovate and improve our wealth management process, always involving our clients every step of the way, as we intend to provide a highly tailored experience”
Vision Statement
Our vision is to become trusted lifelong advisors to help our clients achieve financial well-being
Mission Statement
To guide our clients in the development and implementation of their family wealth legacy plan.
Investment Goals
An effective and customized financial strategy starts with a clear understanding of the current financial status, risk tolerance and short and long term objectives. This step is critical for long term performance and success of the investment strategy.
Open Architecture Platform
A 360-degree approach through a comprehensive open architecture platform offering a suite of investment products and services. This approach enhances our capacity for delivering professional unbiased advice to meet the financial goals within each profile.
Outstanding Service
We pay careful attention to delivering excellent service and maintaining an open communication with our clients. We strive on achieving high levels of commitment and customer satisfaction.
Firm Values
Family-centered Philosophy
We prioritize our clients' financial well-being with trust, support, and enduring partnership, treating them like cherished family members.
Satisfying client experience
By truly knowing our clients, we aim to anticipate their needs through clear and constant communication, driven by a passion to provide gratifying client experience.
Integrity
Always aiming to surpass our fiduciary duty, we hold ourselves to the highest ethical standards through transparency and personal accountability while serving our clients.
Client-focused solutions
We provide tailored solutions by prioritizing our clients' needs, always respecting their aspirations and goals.
Why choose us?
With more than 30 years of experience, our promise is to work hand in hand with our clients to conduct an in-depth assessment of current needs, financial status, risk tolerance and capacity, but also taking a step back in order to provide a perspective of the “big picture” as well.
We work closely with our clients to create a true partnership.
- Open communication culture, available to connect whenever you have questions.
- Strong discipline of periodic follow up meetings, including onsite visits.
- Periodic performance reporting.
- Frequent distribution of relevant market information and statistics.
We ensure your legacy is protected through the appropriate legal structure through our network of highly qualified professional services providers, including trust companies, lawyers, accountants, insurance agents, among others; these providers are recommended to clients or engaged directly by the client on an as-needed basis.
Conflicts of interest related to recommendations of other professionals will be disclosed to the client in the event they should occur. Third party fees may apply.
We assist you to reach beyond the scope of a traditional investment account through access to a whole suite of insurance instruments, real assets, private equity and private lending investments.
Take a complete view of your investments. Potential Benefits:
- Make your planning more effective.
Optimize your tax opportunities. - Reduce your commissions and fees.
Consolidated cash flow report analysis. - Direct data feeds from various custodians, TAMPs and other entities.
- Visualize in one report the investment distribution of multiples accounts.
- Manage the interrelations of investments among more than one financial portfolios, overlapping, and concentration of risk.
“Our goal is to provide the strategy and guidance to maximize your resources, your time, and most importantly, your financial wellbeing.’ needs.”
Meet Our Team
Vicente Ferrera
Vicente Ferrera
President - Investment Manager
Vicente Ferrera is a Founding Partner and President of Advisory Investor Services. He ensures each client receives the appropriate level of services including investment management, trust implementation, financial planning, wealth protection, and family office services. He works closely with his team and third-party professionals to help manage the overall ongoing client’s goals and experience.
Vicente has over 30 years of experience in the financial industry. He has worked for multinational companies, where he developed a strong understanding of working with people from different cultures and nationalities, successfully doing business and advising clients in their own language from their home countries.
Vicente also serves as the Business Development President, and Client Relationship Manager for Broker Dealer Miura Capital, LLC. The Miura Group manages over $2 billion for institutional clients and high net worth families. Moreover, he is a member of the Investment Committee of Advisory Investor Services.
Prior to joining Miura Capital, Mr. Ferrera served as Managing Director - Investment Officer at Wells Fargo Advisors Miami, Financial Advisor at Prudential Securities NY, and as Regional Corporate Vice-President at Santander Central Hispano Group in Valencia, Venezuela.
Vicente has an Executive Master’s in Finance from Baruch College, Zicklin School of Business in New York City, July 2000; also, a Specialization in Corporate Economics from Universidad Católica Andrés Bello, Caracas, July 1994. Vicente has a BS in Economics, USM, Caracas, July 1990. He also holds securities industry licenses series(S7); (S24); (S63); and (S66).
Daniel Martinez
Daniel Martinez
Chief Operating Officer - Investment Analyst CIMA ®
Daniel Martinez joined Advisory Investor Services as a partner in 2014. Since then he has helped manage client assets across equity, fixed income, hedge funds, and private equity. He also manages the day to day operations of the firm and works closely alongside our Advisors with ongoing reporting of client data and handles all client requests.
Daniel has 10 years of experience in the industry and started his tenure at the firm asan Investment Analyst helping manage equity, fixed income research, and the firm’s client portfolio construction.
His current responsibilities include overseeing the investment and divestment processes, liaising with asset managers, and assisting with risk mitigation measures. He also manages the integration of AIS preferred custodian Banks, technology platforms, and strategic reporting.
Daniel also serves as Business Consultant Manager for Miura Capital, LLC. The Miura Group manages over $2 billion for Institutional, Affluent, and high net worth individuals and families. Additionally, he is a member of the Investment Committee of Advisory Investor Services.
Daniel holds a bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, from Universidad Metropolitana, Caracas, Venezuela 2011. He also holds securities industry licenses series General Securities Representative and Principal (S7) and (S24); and Uniform Combined State Law Examination (S66). Daniel is a Certified Investment Management Analyst®.
Maria Torne
Maria Torne
Investment Manager
Maria has over 20 years in the financial services industry specializing in providing her clients with personalized and dedicated care in servicing their financial needs. Among previous institutions where she has worked include Wells Fargo Advisors, Wachovia Securities and First Union Advisors.
Maria attended Barry University where she received a Bachelor of Business Administration. Maria is fluent in both English and Spanish. She holds securities industry licenses series (S7); (S63); and (S65).
Francisco Vaca
Francisco Vaca
Investment Manager
Francisco has over 24 years in the financial services industry, and over two decades of experience in institutional business focusing on emerging markets and US fixed income.
Today, he runs a practice servicing the financial needs of high net worth domestic, offshore, and cross-border clients. Among previous institutions he has worked for include Morgan Stanley, Wells Fargo Advisors and Prudential Financial.
Francisco attended Hunter College in New York where he received a Bachelor of Science degree. He is fluent in both English and Spanish. He holds securities industry licenses series (S3); (S7); (S63); and (S65).
francisco.j.vaca@advisoryinvestorservices.com
+1 (917) 952-7261
Iris Leon
Iris Leon
Chief Compliance Officer
Iris Leon joined Advisory Investor Services as a Senior Vice President of Investments in 2016 and was appointed as Chief Compliance Officer April 2020. Iris enforces compliance policies and procedures, books and records, regulatory training, and AML initial and ongoing reviews.
She works closely with our Investment Manager providing research and analysis of market related events, issuers evaluation, and macroeconomics and financial markets dynamics that may affect portfolios performance.
Iris also develops tools and research that streamline processes, product analysis, compliance, and portfolio construction designs. Iris is responsible for essential key metric reports and statistics such as investment auditand business intelligence reports.
Iris brings over 13 years of experience in the financial industry having previously worked with US and international firms. Her last designation at Citi International Financial Services LLC (CIFS) Caracas, Venezuela, was Investments Specialist and Designated Branch Manager.
Previously Iris worked as a Portfolio Manager Assistant with New Markets Analytics, LLC; as a Market Surveillance Analyst with Bolsa de Valores de Caracas, C.A. Venezuela; and Customer Development Executive at Reuters, Ltd. Caracas, Venezuela.
Iris holds amaster’s degree in Finance from The Institute of Higher Studies of Administration (IESA), Caracas, Venezuela. She has a bachelor’s degree in Economics from Universidad de Carabobo. Iris also holds securities industry licenses series 7, 24, and 65.
Janexit Delgado
Janexit Delgado
Client Relationship Associate - Operations Specialist
Janexit Delgado joined Advisory Investor Services as a Client Relationship Associate in 2014. She works closely with our Advisors providing back office and administration services to our affluent and high net worth clients.
Her responsibilities include, among others, providing Advisors with all matters of client operational support, onboarding transition account opening support, and account maintenance. She also performs customer services responsibilities, providing access to AIS preferred custodian Banks, technology platforms, and solving client inquiries regarding operational matters.
She previously worked over 10 years at “Citibank” Caracas, Venezuela, providing back office support to a top tier team of financial advisors. Janexit graduated as a Public Accountant from Instituto Universitario Alberto Adriani, Caracas, 2015.
Andreina Garcia
Andreina Garcia
Life and Health Insurance Manager
Andreina Garcia is a Founding Partner and Life Insurance Manager of Advisory Investor Services. Andreina has a unique background as she has worked, not only in the Healthcare industry, but alsoin Financial Services.
Andreina worked as a dentist for many years in her home country, Venezuela, before making a transition to the business side in 2001 working for a pharmaceutical company, Sabinsa Corporation, in New Jersey. As a sales manager, shetook over the Spanish and Portuguese speaking clients in the US and Latin America where she had the opportunity to travel within US and Latin America. A few international destinations being Argentina, Brazil, Chile, and Mexico.
Since 2015, Andreina has being providing insurance solutions to US and International Clients. She goes the extra mile to ensure that no aspect of a family’s insurance needs goes unmet. Andreina ensures that AIS has access to multiple insurance carriers allowing us to pick from the best in the industry. In addition, she has provided back office and administration support to the Firm since 2014.
Andreina holds an MBA Business Administration from St. John’s University, NY. She is a DDS from Universidad Central de Venezuela. Andreina holds a FL Health and Insurance License.
Maurizio Paniz
Maurizio Paniz
Business Development Associate
Maurizio Paniz joined Advisory Investor Services as a Business Development Associate.
Maurizio holds a bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, from the University of Denver, in Denver CO 2018. And is proficient in English, Spanish and Italian.
His responsibilities include assisting our team of advisors in identifying client needs, analyzing client information, defining investment goals, and building investment plans to aid our clients in achieving their investment goals and individual investment strategies.