The Kugel Briegs Group

Merrill Lynch Wealth Management
100 Somerset Corp Center Blvd
Suite 1000
Bridgewater, NJ 08807
(908) 685.3252
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The Kugel Briegs Group
Welcome

The Kugel Briegs Group has served the retirement planning and wealth management needs of clients for over 25 years. We serve hundreds of families who have entrusted us with assets of approximately $2.7 Billion (as of October 2024).Our group provides the intimacy and personal attention of a small boutique and the global resources of one of the world's largest financial services firms. We are easy to reach and highly responsive when clients need us.Wealth Management isn't merely moving money or chasing temporary gains. It is using wealth to turn goals into reality.As senior partner of the team, David Briegs was ranked #1 in NJ on the 2023 and 2024 Barron’s “Top 1,200 Financial Advisors” List and also #1 in Northern NJ on the 2023 and 2024 Forbes “Best-in-State Wealth Advisors” list.(Barron’s list Published annually in March. Rankings based on data as of September 30 of prior year. Forbes list Published annually Jan – April. Rankings based on data as of June 30 of prior year.)

Recognition
David Briegs
Managing Director, Wealth Management Advisor
Forbes "America"s Top Wealth Advisors", 2022
(Published on August 24, 2022. Rankings based on data as of Mar 31, 2022.)
Barron's "America's Top 1200 Financial Advisors State-by-State", 2019-2024
(Published annually in March. Rankings based on data as of September 30 of prior year.)
Forbes "Best-in-State Wealth Advisors", 2018-2024
(Published annually Jan – April. Rankings based on data as of June 30 of prior year.)
The Kugel Briegs Group
Forbes "Best-in-State Wealth Management Teams", 2024
(Published on January 12, 2024. Rankings based on data as of March 31, 2023.)
Barron’s “Top 250 Private Wealth Management Teams”, 2024
(Published on May 10, 2024. Rankings based on data as of December 31, 2023.)
About Us
Philosophy

Our purpose, first and foremost, is to understand you.To take the time, to ask hard, smart questions and to listen carefully until it's understood, in great detail, exactly where your wealth stands today. And where you'd like, and need, it to be tomorrow.Then we help you design, implement and review a customized wealth management plan and investment program that helps you and your family to achieve your personal financial goals without undue sacrifice to your lifestyle or unnecessary investment risk.

Meet Our Team
Elliott M Kugel,

CFP®

Managing Director, Senior Consultant
908.685.3252
David Briegs,

CFP®, CIMA®, CPFA®, CRPC™

Managing Director, Wealth Management Advisor
908.685.3203
Mark Erikson,

CRPC™

Assistant Vice President, Investment Management Specialist
908.685.3230
Steven Parente,

CRPC™

Vice President, Senior Wealth Planner
908.685.3280
Colin Sullivan,

CFP®, CRPC™

Assistant Vice President, Wealth Planner
908.685.3233
Michael Vecchia,

CFP®, CIMA®, CRPC™

Assistant Vice President, Wealth Planner
908.685.3293
The Kugel Briegs Group Team Photo
Daniel Reno,

CFP®, CRPC™

Officer, Wealth Planner
908.685.3256
Rocco A Fiato
Officer, Registered Wealth Management Client Associate
908.685.3202
Kyle Kost,

AAMS™, CPFA®, CRPC™

Senior Financial Advisor
908.685.3282
Nicole Rutigliano
Registered Wealth Management Client Associate
908.685.3232
Additional Resources
The following specialists do not make securities recommendations. Please contact your Merrill Lynch Wealth Management Advisor if you have questions about how a specialist might be able to assist you.
Janet Oleary
Employee Benefits Specialist
Bank of America, N.A.
Omar Zoubi
Wealth Management Lending Officer
Bank of America, N.A.
NMLS #620973
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Certified Financial Planner Board of Standards, Inc. (CFP Board) owns the certification marks CFP®, CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER®, and the CFP® (with plaque design) in the United States, which it authorizes use of by individuals who successfully complete CFP Board’s initial and ongoing certification requirements.
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