John comes to us with over 12 years of experience in the financial services industry. Prior to joining us, he was a partner at New York Life. Throughout his career, John achieved many different accolades, such as MDRT, case rate leader, top recruiter, annuity elite, Life Gold, and Platinum awards, and has been recognized by GAMA as a frontline leader. His extensive work experience also includes working as a broker for Ladenburg Thalmann and as a mortgage broker for AmeriQuest.
I love mentoring financial advisors and working with and educating clients on all aspects of financial services. -John R.
John is very passionate about his work. In addition to financial services, he will be assisting with recruiting, training, and developing his team. In his spare time, he enjoys coaching the little league teams of Massapequa and spending time with his family. He grew up in Canarsie, Brooklyn, and currently resides in Massapequa with his wife Marianne, twin girls Ariana and Luciana, son Lorenzo, and their red teacup poodle, Lola.
John Raffaele, CLTC® is licensed to sell Insurance Products in the following jurisdictions:
New York
Insurance Representative of Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company (MassMutual), Springfield, MA 01111‐0001, and its affiliated US insurance companies. Registered Representative of and securities offered through MML Investors Services, LLC, Member SIPC and a MassMutual subsidiary. 1393 Veterans Memorial Highway, Suite 307 S. Hauppauge, NY 11788, 631-851-5413.Local sales agencies are not subsidiaries of MassMutual or its affiliated companies.
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2024 Frontline Leaders Award was issued by GAMA International (GAMA) in March 2024 based on the prior calendar year. Must be a sales manager supervising at least five full-time sales representatives and a current GAMA member to be considered. To be selected, must meet production requirements for prior calendar year. MassMutual provided monetary support to GAMA International to help fund certain events and programs. MassMutual employees and/or agents are not involved in the nomination and selection process. The award is not an endorsement or indicative of future performance of the adviser. A fee was paid for consideration.