John A. Frisch

CPA/PFS, CFP®, AIF®, PPC®

Financial Advisor / Managing Director / Member Owner

At the age of 10, I charted stocks and spent my allowance on books about the stock market and Wall Street. Fifty-plus years later I still learn something new every day.

9161 Liberia Avenue Suite 100 Manassas, VA 20110
703.878.9050
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John has been involved in the financial services industry since 1985 when he started as assistant controller of The Rushmore Group, a mutual fund company, and later managed its broker-dealer. In 1992 he became vice president of Voss & Co., an independent broker-dealer, and in 1995 he founded Alliant Wealth Advisors, where he served as president until it joined with Savant in 2022.

John earned a bachelor’s degree in accounting and information systems from Geneva College in western Pennsylvania. He is a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) and has obtained the Personal Financial Specialist (PFS) credential issued by the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA). John is a CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™ professional, an Accredited Investment Fiduciary® (AIF®), and a Professional Plan Consultant (PPC®).

Strongly committed to community service, John founded the Prince William Financial Institute to provide networking and education opportunities for financial professionals in Prince William, VA. He is the treasurer for Court Appointed Special Advocate (CASA) Children’s Intervention Services (CIS). John served on the three-county Battlefield Advisory Board for Branch Bank & Trust Co. (BB&T) for 15 years and was a four-year member of the Finance Committee for the Prince William Chamber of Commerce.

Due to John’s special concern for the families who lost loved ones in the 9/11 terrorist attacks, he has continuously served as a docent at the 9/11 Pentagon Memorial in Arlington since the program’s inception in 2009. Away from work, John enjoys competitive ultra-running (running distances of 50 km or more) and boating and is an avid fan of D.C.’s professional sports teams. He lives with his family in Manassas, VA, on the Occoquan River.


Education &
Designations

  • Geneva College, PA
    Bachelor’s in Accounting and Information Systems
  • Certified Public Accountant (CPA) / Personal Financial Specialist (PFS)
  • CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™ professional
  • Accredited Investment Fiduciary® (AIF®)
  • Professional Plan Consultant (PPC®)

Affiliations &
Community Service

  • Prince William Financial Institute – founder
  • Court Appointed Special Advocate (CASA) Children’s Intervention Services (CIS) – treasurer
  • 9/11 Pentagon Memorial, Arlington – docent

Certified Financial Planner Board of Standards Inc. (CFP Board) owns the certification marks CFP® and CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™ in the U.S., which it authorizes use of by individuals who successfully complete CFP Board's initial and ongoing certification requirements.