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Shawn K. Smith is the Principal of Financial Advisor Placement Services and founded it in 2009. Shawn has 32 years of investment industry experience and has worked directly with Financial Advisors during this time. Prior to founding Financial Advisor Placement Services, he worked at Ameriprise Financial as the Recruiting Manager for the Northeast. Before Ameriprise, Shawn worked as a Vice President of Sales at Sun Life Financial, in Wellesley, MA. Shawn was Assistant Vice President of Sales for Pioneer Investments in Boston and a Wholesaler at North American Funds in Boston in the late 1990's. Shawn holds an MBA, from Bentley University and a BA in Economics from Princeton University.


Financial Advisor Placement Services also has several recruiters working on their team:



John Abraham, National Recruiting Director


​Nate Ciolek, National Recruiting Director


Kyle Clinch, National Recruiting Director


Deb Dimatteo, National Recruiting Director


Trevor Smith, National Recruiting Director











Financial Advisor Placement Services
36 Brownville Avenue, Ipswich, MA 01938
Office: (978) 312-1656
Cell/Text: (978) 973-7577
[email protected]