anthony@atlanticwa.com

Anthony Assante, AIF, MBA
Co-Founder

Anthony is an Accredited Investment Fiduciary (AIF) and co-founder of Atlantic Wealth Advisors. Having close to 30 years of professional experience, Anthony has built a reputation for his enthusiastic, innovative, and personable approach to wealth management. He earned his MBA from the University of Hartford in 1993 with a focus on international business. During his graduate studies, he traveled throughout the Pacific Rim and Australia and developed an appreciation for emerging economies and unique cultures.

Immediately after graduate school, he started his financial services career at a Fortune 500 company. In 1999, Anthony and a group of young entrepreneurs with an eye on the future joined one of the nation’s largest privately held independent broker/dealers, Commonwealth Financial Network. He is a Registered Representative and Investment Adviser Representative of Commonwealth Financial Network®, member FINRA/SIPC, a Registered Investment Adviser.

An active member in the community, Anthony has provided support for numerous philanthropies including World Affairs Council, Connecticut Radio Information Systems (CRIS), Dollars for Scholars, Friends of Gillette Castle, Northern Middlesex YMCA, MARC Community Resources, Red Sox Foundation, Birdies for the Brave, and Middlesex Hospital Cancer Center. He served five years as chair of the East Haddam Economic Development Commission and six years as co-chairman of the legislative committee for the Middlesex County Chamber of Commerce, the largest chamber in the state of Connecticut. Anthony served as chairperson of the board for the Middlesex County Chamber of Commerce from June 2009 to May 2010 and remains active in other capacities. He currently chairs the executive compensation committee for the Chamber and oversees the investment committee for the Northern Middlesex YMCA.

Anthony takes pride in being a husband, father, and civic leader. He and his best friend and spouse, Amy, can be found running around Glastonbury, Connecticut, attending the many school and sporting activities of their three children. All of which provide great memories and friendships. When Anthony is not wearing a suit or running the kids around town, he is fishing somewhere along the east coast, working on his golf game, or watching a baseball game with friends and family.

Anthony is proud to have been recognized as a President’s Club advisor for 2021—a distinction based on annual production that places him among the top 13 percent of advisors affiliated with Commonwealth Financial Network.

Each year, Commonwealth, the broker/dealer–RIA that helps us process investment transactions on your behalf, recognizes President’s Club advisors by inviting them to an exclusive gathering of their peers, leading industry experts, and Commonwealth home office staff. President’s Club advisors benefit from an intensive learning and networking experience designed to help them hone their expertise, share best practices, and provide ever-higher levels of service, education, and leadership to their clients.