Tina Sun, CFA CAIA EA
Top Best-in-State Financial Security Professionals (2022, 2023)*
Tina Sun is a partner, co-founder, and LPL Financial Advisor at Taurus Financial.
Prior to Taurus Financial, Tina spent 10 years working at Credit Suisse equity derivatives trading desk, originating and distributing complex derivatives products to large private banks, brokers-dealers, and Registered Investment Advisors, with an annual trading volume of over $1 billion. Tina also participated in launching various derivatives-based Exchange Traded Products and successfully listed them on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE).
During her tenure at Credit Suisse, a big part of Tina’s job was to work with financial advisors to design customized products to meet end clients’ goals. Tina travelled across the nation to provide training and education sessions to financial advisors, conduct product marketing intelligence, collect feedbacks, and design bespoke solutions to meet clients’ unique needs. This experience equipped Tina with valuable firsthand knowledge and a profound understanding of the wealth management products market in the US. Tina received her Financial Engineering Master’s degree from University of Michigan and Economics/Law dual Bachelor’s degree from Nanjing University.
Tina has received her CFA, CAIA and EA professional designations, maintains her Series 7, 24, 55, 63, and 65 securities registrations with LPL Financial in 24 states, and has her life and health insurance license.
*Neither SHOOK nor Forbes receives any compensation in exchange for placement on its Top Financial Security Professional (FSP) rankings, which are determined independently (see methodology). FSP refers to professionals who are properly licensed to sell life insurance and annuities. FSPs may also hold other credentials and licenses which would allow them to offer investments and securities products through those licenses. Ranking algorithm is based on qualitative measures learned through telephone, virtual and in-person interviews to measure best practices, client retention, industry experience, credentials, review of compliance records, firm nominations; and quantitative criteria, such as: assets under management, sales figures and revenue generated for their firms. Investment performance is not a criterion because client objectives and risk tolerances vary, and these professionals rarely have audited performance reports. Individuals must carefully choose the right FSP for their own situation and perform their own due diligence. SHOOK’s research and rankings provide opinions intended to help individuals choose the right FSP and are not indicative of future performance or representative of any one client’s experience. Past performance is not an indication of future results.
Yisha Wang, CPA, CFP
Yisha Wang is a partner, co-founder, and LPL Financial Advisor at Taurus Financial.
Prior to Taurus Financial, Yisha spent the last decade working between Goldman Sachs and one of the Big Four accounting firms, Ernst & Young. Yisha is a licensed CPA, who has extensive experience with sophisticated business tax mitigation strategies and is able to identify additional revenue-generating opportunities that relate to equity compensation, advanced estate planning, and retirement planning.
She received her Master’s in Accounting from St. John’s University. In addition to her CPA license, Yisha also maintains her Series 7, 66, and 24 securities registrations with LPL Financial and life and health insurance license.
Henry Chi
Henry began his career in the spring of 2022 as a client service associate with Taurus Financial. As a client service associate with Taurus Financial, Henry aims to provide professional and advanced client services. Henry is primarily responsible for maintaining constant communication with clients, managing administrative and operational requests, and providing customer support. With his prior experience in insurance, Henry is also assisting in insurance-related administrative services.
Henry finished his bachelor’s degree in Actuarial Sciences from New York State University at Binghamton. The prior experiences in the Accounting industry and education in Actuary equip Henry with advanced knowledge and technical skills in both accounting and actuary fields.
Daniel Zhang
Daniel started his position as a client service associate at Taurus Financial in Spring 2022. He is primarily responsible for assisting LPL Financial Advisors in setting up a retirement plan. He is also actively collaborating with his colleague on a day-to-day basis to provide administrative support to other business segments at Taurus Financial. Daniel's ultimate goal is to provide outstanding customer service to the clients and help improving the business results at Taurus Financial.
Prior to Taurus Financial, Daniel earned his Master of Science in Global Finance at Fordham University Gabelli School of Business and his Bachelor’s degree in Finance at Miami University Oxford.