Who We Are

Charlie Capasso grew up in Atlanta, GA, where he played competitive soccer from a young age and graduated from Marist High School. He is a graduate of The University of Vermont, where he obtained his Bachelors degree in Business Administration and Finance. Charlie completed his CFP® coursework at Boston University and achieved the CFP® marks in 2009. He has been on the board of the South Carolina Financial Planning Association, has been quoted in the Wall Street Journal and US News & World Report, and interviewed on SC National Public Radio. In his community he has given workshops at the Medical University of South Carolina and for other local businesses to promote financial literacy in the region. Charlie has also been involved in his local community, volunteered at Habitat for Humanity and the Boys and Girls club, as well as mentored at-risk youth.

Since 2005, Charlie has helped build and create Registered Investment Advisory firms based in Charleston, SC, Chicago, IL, and Lake Tahoe, NV, and recently founded Capasso Planning Partners, LLC. His expertise in advising individuals, families, and businesses in applying strategic financial planning to actualize measured, tangible long-term goals has been the foundation of his career. Equally important is Charlie’s keen understanding that every client’s situation and relationship with their planning and goals are unique and personal. Charlie serves as a fiduciary for his clients and is a fee-only financial advisor.

Charlie and his two sons Angelo and Carlo live on Daniel Island and enjoy golfing, the beach, traveling, and of course, enjoying the different culinary experiences found in the Holy City.

Prior to joining Capasso Planning Partners, Dan worked for a large fee-only investment advisory firm as a senior advisor and portfolio manager. Here, his focus included managing clients investment portfolios, developing financial plans, implementing wealth management strategies, and advising on small company retirement plans. During this time, he had the privilege of working closely with a diverse group of clients all across the country. Earlier in his career, Dan worked as an investment analyst and operations manager for a fee-only investment advisory firm.

Dan is a graduate of the College of Charleston, where he earned his Bachelors degree in Business Administration with a concentration in Finance. Dan passed the Series 65 exam in 2011 and holds the Chartered Financial Analyst® designation, one of the most recognized and respected credentials in the industry. Outside of work, Dan is active in multiple basketball leagues, enjoys playing golf, and likes being outside as much as possible taking in the perfect Charleston weather.

Drew has been an advisor since 2008, and he became a financial advisor because of an experience in his past. His father passed away from cancer in the summer of 2002 and he witnessed how, with proper planning, finances do not have to become a burden for families who find themselves in tough circumstances. This is when Drew decided to make financial planning his life’s work, so that he could help others in the way that his family had been helped. This is also why you may see him in the halls of MUSC, as he regularly volunteers in the Hollings Cancer Center.

In early 2020, he decided to make the change to Capasso Planning Partners to fulfill personal and professional goals of giving 100% unbiased advice, made possible by the fee-only planning structure at Capasso. He believes, through his experience, this is the best model to unite the client and advisor towards the client’s goals, as it ties them to each others’ success.

In his free time he enjoys traveling the world, spending time with his girlfriend, golfing, and taking advantage of everything Charleston (the place he’s called home for 15 years) has to offer.

Angels’ primary goal as a financial planner is helping his clients light a financial path to dignity, awareness, hope and a worry-free life. Angels experience working with both the large broker-dealers and small family offices has allowed him to create a financial planning experience that is both personal and actionable allowing the client to achieve financial peace of mind faster.

Angel is an active volunteer in VITA, which is a nonprofit program that assists low-income individuals in getting their taxes done free-of-charge. Being involved in this program to help give back to the community is something Angel takes pride in.

In his free time, Angel enjoys being active, trying out new locally-owned restaurants, breweries, theaters, and other local businesses.

Before coming to Capasso Planning Partners, Dan spent 2 years working as a senior wealth advisor for a large registered investment advisor in Southern California. Prior to his move to California, Dan spent 8 years working as a senior investment advisor in the private wealth group of a large multi-national bank at their US headquarters in Chicago. He also has experience as a market maker in the US Treasury bond markets for a Chicago based trading firm.

At CPP, Dan enjoys leveraging his expertise to solve unique financial challenges for a diverse group of high-net-worth individuals and families from different industries and backgrounds. He’s excited about the opportunity to join the Capasso Planning Partners serving families across the country while contributing to the growth of the firm.

Dan relocated back to Chicago in 2020, after spending 2 years in San Diego, to be closer to family. A former Division I soccer player, Dan enjoys running and spending time outside, as well as spending time with his 10-year-old twins. Dan is also an avid Cleveland sports fan.

After earning a BBA from the University of Texas at San Antonio, Brett began his career working with individuals and families as a representative with an independent broker/dealer. In 2012, he started his own Registered Investment Advisor firm, leaving the commissioned-based business behind. Brett quickly gained a solid reputation as a portfolio manager for other investment advisors, leading his RIA to rebrand and rebuild in early 2015 to a firm that provides an infrastructure where advisors can come into and thrive. Starting as a solo shop with just two million dollars in AUM in 2012, the firm grew to five full-time advisors with one hundred thirty million dollars in AUM by the end of 2017.

Through this growth, Brett gained experience as a chief investment officer and portfolio manager and further developed his skills in key leadership roles and in compliance, branding and operations management. Based on his experience, Brett knows what it takes to start and successfully run a new, independent RIA practice, and he understands the goals and challenges RIAs face in relating to and assisting advisors with the goal of creating a successful experience for the client.

Over the years Brett has recognized a service void in the independent RIA industry of advisory firms like the one he began. Such firms need professional, white glove portfolio management and oversight services, but many do not have the means or ability to hire the staff necessary for such services. This recognition helped lead to the development of Advisor Logistics.

An Austin, Texas native, Brett has lived in San Antonio for almost fourteen years where he currently resides with his wife and two young children. Brett is active in his church, enjoys golfing and playing chess, and is an avid salt water angler.

Eric is a proud graduate of Indiana University where he earned a B.S. in Finance. Eric also earned the Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) designation in 2001 and continues to stay involved in the local CFA society. Eric has been quoted several times in the Wall Street Journal and has written extensively on topics covering asset allocation, manager due diligence, financial markets, and economic events.

Eric enjoys traveling with his wife, Laura, and their two sons, Scott and Jack. In his spare time, Eric is an avid cyclist and includes finishing a Half-Ironman as one of his greatest athletic accomplishments.

Learn more and connect with Eric on LinkedIn.

His personal connection to his roots of his Chinese heritage stem from being raised in a traditional Asian-American household. Growing up, he watched as his immigrant parents and many others similarly to them work tirelessly for 10+ hours while being uncertain where they could invest their earnings. He believes that many families and individuals do not take the opportunity to build wealth through fundamental financial planning due to uncertainties. His goal is to create awareness and build bridges to allow hard working people the opportunity to create a plan that will satisfy their needs and remove doubts about their financial decisions. He truly believes that the advisors and partners at Capasso Planning Partners will not only assist these families in understanding financial fundamentals but allow them to create their own direction by providing the resources and unbiased knowledge.