David Chieco

David Anthony Chieco is a Partner and Founding Partner at The Jeffrey Matthews Financial Group, L.L.C., a Florham Park, New Jersey-based securities brokerage firm established in 1996. The firm describes itself as having originated as a specialty provider of municipal bonds and later evolving into a full-service securities brokerage firm offering fixed income securities, equities, mutual funds, and insurance.

Chieco has specialized in fixed income securities since 1986. His firm biography says he has worked both as an institutional trader and as a retail financial professional, and that he also serves as the firm’s Mutual Fund Coordinator. He is a graduate of William Paterson University.

FINRA BrokerCheck lists Chieco as active and associated with The Jeffrey Matthews Financial Group beginning November 29, 1996. BrokerCheck also lists prior registrations with Halpert and Company, Inc. from 1993 to 1996, R. Seelaus & Co., Inc. from 1992 to 1993, and HYM Financial, Inc. from 1987 to 1991. His listed exams include Series 7, Series 63, and the Securities Industry Essentials exam.

• Chieco’s public profile is as a securities professional focused on fixed income, not as a venture-capital or startup angel investor. I found no verified public source supporting the stub’s “Angel Investors” or “Seed Round” classification.
• The Jeffrey Matthews Financial Group says it began as a specialty provider of municipal bonds, focused on wealth preservation and tax-free fixed income, and now offers a broader range of fixed income, equities, mutual funds, and insurance products.
• The firm serves retail investors, high-net-worth individuals, charitable foundations, institutional clients, 401(k)/pension plans, and bond funds.
• Chieco’s own firm bio emphasizes fixed income expertise, with experience as both an institutional trader and a retail financial professional.