Our Management Staff
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Jonathan Phan, Founder and President
JPhan@FinancialGuide.com Karen Bowman, Chief Financial Officer and Business Manager
KarenSBowman@FinancialGuide.com Jim Goldberg, Agency Supervisory Officer
JimGoldberg@FinancialGuide.com Danny Lee, Sales Manager
YongLee@FinancialGuide.com Justin Suh, Sales Manager
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Fernando Escaffi, Agency Sales Manager
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Frank Loys, Agency Training Director
FLoys@FinancialGuide.com Larry Whiteside, Long Term Care Specialist and Brokerage Director
LWhiteside@FinancialGuide.com Julia Seroskie, Vice President of Investments
JSeroskie@FinancialGuide.com Sarah Shildneck, Recruiting and Marketing Director
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Jonathan Phan is the founder and President of the Asset Management Group, Inc. He graduated from the University of Massachusetts with a Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration and Marketing. Jonathan’s special focus is Retirement Planning, Employee Benefits, Executive Compensation, Risk Management and Investment Services.
Jonathan was awarded his CLU (Charter Life Underwriter) designation from American College in 2006. Jonathan holds FINRA Series 6, 7, 24 & 26 registrations. Jonathan is a Registered Principal and offers securities through MML Investors Services, LLC., member SIPC. Jonathan joined a major financial firm in Boston, Massachusetts in 1986. In his first 5 years of serving his clients, Jonathan qualified as a member of the Million Dollar Roundtable, and received numerous company and industry awards for production and quality client service. In 1990, Jonathan entered management and was recognized for his outstanding efforts in leadership and building a successful organization - earning him many prestigious awards on a national level. Within ten years, Jonathan had worked his way up to partner, and enjoyed one of the best records and reputations in the industry. As his time in the industry increased, Jonathan saw the need for a firm based on the most innovative financial strategies available, and founded Asset Management Group in 2000. The Agency continues to expand, adding several area specialists, manamagement teams and staff members, and has nearly doubled in size in the last year. Jonathan Phan is a registered principal of and offers securities, investment advisory and financial planning services through MML Investors Services, LLC., member SIPC. Supervisory office: 3975 Fair Ridge Drive, Suite 315N, Fairfax, Virginia, 22033. Tel. 703-273-1002.
Karen Bowman serves as the Chief Financial Officer and Business Manager at Asset Management Group. She is responsible for overseeing all financial operations of the firm. Her duties include hiring and managing staff, as well as working closely with producers to successfully underwrite and track all new business.
Karen began her career in the insurance industry in 1969 in Illinois with a General Agency of Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company (MassMutual). Her career has taken her to many different companies and agencies, finally landing her at Asset Management Group over seven years ago.

Jim Goldberg is the Agency Supervisory Officer and monitors compliance for Asset Management Group. He helps ensure our financial professionals conduct their business in an ethical manner and in compliance with the regulations that apply to our business. Jim has over 16 years of experience in Financial Services, is a licensed agent and registered principal, has passed the Series 4, 7, 24, 53 and 63 exams, and has insurance and FINRA registrations in Virginia, Washington, D.C., Maryland and Pennsylvania. He is a graduate of the United States Military Academy in West Point, New York, and earned his MBA from Monmouth University in New Jersey. Jim and his wife Cindy are both retired Lieutenant Colonels. They have three grown children and reside in Olney, Maryland.
Jim Goldberg is a registered principal of and offers securities and investment advisory services through MML Investors Services, LLC., member SIPC. Supervisory office: 3975 Fair Ridge Drive, Suite 315N Fairfax, VA 22033, Tel.: (703) 273 – 1002.
Yong (Danny) Lee recently joined Asset Management Group as a Sales Manager. He has spent over 7 years in the industry with Woodmen as an Agent and Area Manager, and most recently, with New York Life as a Partner.
Danny holds both an undergraduate and graduate degree in Chemical Engineering from a university in South Korea, and a Diploma of Graduates from the Bible College of New Zealand. Danny holds his insurance license, as well as FINRA Series 6 – Investment products and Variable Contracts, Series 7 - General Securities Representative and Series 63 - Uniform Securities State Law registrations. Danny enjoys his membership with NAIFA - National Association of Insurance and Financial Advisors, as well as being a Cell Leader of Light Global Mission Church located in Fairfax, Virginia. Danny Lee is a registered representative of and offers securities through MML Investors Services, LLC., member SIPC. Supervisory office: 3975 Fair Ridge Drive, Suite 315N, Fairfax, Virginia, 22033. Tel. 703-273-1002.
Fernando Escaffi joined Asset Management Group (AMG) over 10 years ago as financial professional. Originally from Lima, Peru, Fernando has lived in the US for over 20 years. He established a money transfer business and began building a clientele. His business expanded into a travel agency, an income tax preparation firm and finally real estate before joining the financial services industry with AMG. While with Guardian Life Insurance Company as a producer, Fernando earned many high honors including Financial Representative of the Year, Life Agent of the Year, Leader’s Club and Million Dollar Round Table. Fernando has three children. Fernando Jr is currently finishing his graduate degree, Seham, who has joined him in the business as a financial professional, and three year old Michael. He and his wife Ana live in Fairfax, Virginia.
Frank began his insurance career in 1978 in Dallas, TX. He was a club qualifier the first year in the business writing over 100 lives. After 2 years in personal production, Frank was asked to move into management to train and develop new agents requiring a relocation to Colorado. He spent 4 years in Denver, building a top-producing agency from scratch.
After some management changes to an agency in Maryland, Frank was asked to transfer back and help run the agency. A large number of the agents he trained are still in the insurance industry, some of them with successful careers at Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company (MassMutual). Frank has been asked by MassMutual to be a speaker at several events including Rising Leaders. Frank is still active in personal production and after 30 years in the business is still having fun.
Frank Loys is a registered representative of and offers securities through MML Investors Services, LLC., member SIPC. Supervisory office: 3975 Fair Ridge Drive, Suite 315N, Fairfax, Virginia, 22033. Tel. 703-273-1002.
Larry Whiteside, Asset Management Group’s Brokerage Director, has been in the financial services industry for over 24 years, spending the last 15 years focused on the senior market.
Larry has a passion for Long Term Care and has conducted several hundred seminars on the topic for the government and major companies nationwide. He has insurance licenses in Virginia, Maryland, and Washington D.C. and holds a FINRA Series 6 registration. Additionally, Larry is a certified CE instructor in Virginia. If you’re interested in becoming a broker with Asset Management Group, please visit the Career Opportunity section of the Website or contact Larry directly at LWhiteside@FinancialGuide.com. Larry Whiteside is a registered representative of and offers securities through MML Investors Services, LLC., member SIPC. Supervisory office: 3975 Fair Ridge Drive, Suite 315N, Fairfax, Virginia, 22033. Tel. 703-273-1002.
Julia Seroskie has been in the financial services industry for the past 5 years, joining Asset Management Group as the Vice President of Investments and Director of Financial Planning. She focuses on comprehensive financial planning and retirement planning. Additionally, Julia is responsible for helping agency representatives construct client portfolios, giving advice on investments, training the representatives on security products, and helping grow the agency, specifically with security registered representatives.
Julia earned her Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration with a concentration in Marketing from James Madison University. She is licensed in North Carolina, Virginia, Maryland, Washington, D.C., West Virginia, Illinois, Florida and Colorado to sell Life and Health Insurance, and holds her FINRA Series 7 & 66 securities registrations and is a registered representative of MML Investors Services, LLC, member SIPC.
Julia completed Georgetown University's CFP program in May 2011. She currently lives in Manassas, Virginia with her husband Nick and their dog Brad.
Julia Seroskie is a registered representative of and offers securities and investment advisory and financial planning services through MML Investors Services, LLC., member SIPC. Supervisory Office: 3975 Fair Ridge Drive, Ste 315N, Fairfax, VA 22033, Tel: 703 – 273 – 1002 x 105.
Sarah Shildneck recently joined Asset Management Group as the Recruiting and Marketing Director. Her duties include all recruiting programs for the agency as well as branding and marketing initiatives for individual producers. Her prior experience includes marketing and communications at a boutique market research firm and new home sales. She earned her Bachelor’s degree from Virginia Tech.
Sarah enjoys networking at the Dulles Regional Chamber of Commerce, playing and coaching field hockey for the Loudoun Field Hockey Association and playing on a recreational soccer league in Dulles. She and her husband Brian live in Fairfax, VA. If you’re interested in a career opportunity with Asset Management Group, please visit the Career Opportunity section of the Website or contact Sarah directly at SShildneck@FinancialGuide.com.
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