Melissa Thiemann Cannizzaro

Melissa Thiemann Cannizzaro is a Wealth Management Advisor at Signature Financial Group LLC, a financial-advisory firm based in Paramus, New Jersey (the "mysfg.com" domain in the stub data). She began her career in the financial-services industry in 1995 and has spent roughly three decades in retirement and financial planning for individuals and corporations. Prior to Signature Financial Group, her background includes tenure associated with UBS Financial Services and Pershing. Her securities and advisory business is conducted through Cambridge Investment Research Advisors, Inc.

She earned a Bachelor of Arts in Economics from Ramapo College of New Jersey. She holds the CRC® (Certified Retirement Counselor) and CDFA® (Certified Divorce Financial Analyst) designations, along with FINRA Series 7, 63, and 66 securities registrations and a Life and Health Insurance license. Her practice centers on retirement income planning, tax strategy, and helping clients — particularly women navigating divorce — make informed financial decisions.

Outside of her advisory work, she is a member of the National Association for Female Executives (NAFE) and volunteers with financial-education organizations focused on women and children. She resides in Northern New Jersey with her husband, Chris, and their son.

> Important accuracy note: The stub data classified Melissa Thiemann Cannizzaro as an "Angel Investor" investing in "Seed Round" deals. Research across her firm's team page, LinkedIn, SEC/IAPD and FINRA BrokerCheck records, and InvestorSource found no evidence that she is a startup, seed-stage, or angel investor. She is a licensed wealth-management advisor. The "angel investor / seed round" label appears to be a data-entry or list-scraping error and should be corrected. The sections below reflect the verified reality rather than inventing venture-investing activity.

• No public venture/angel investment thesis exists. Her professional "investing" work is on behalf of retail wealth-management clients, not startups.
• Advisory focus areas: retirement income planning, Certified Divorce Financial Analyst (CDFA®) services, and tax strategy.
• As a CRC®, she describes her retirement-planning role as part of "an elite group of professionals who specialize in helping workers and retirees make well-informed retirement decisions."
• Client base skews toward individuals, families, and corporations seeking retirement and financial planning — not early-stage founders seeking capital.