Your entire financial world. Systematized.

Active investment management, built for long-term growth.

We manage your investments across stocks, bonds, commodities, and alternatives, coordinating every position with your tax exposure, income, and long-term plan.

Confidential. No contracts, zero obligation.

Most portfolios run on autopilot. Yours shouldn’t.​

Passive investing can have a real role. Low-cost index exposure is an efficient way to hold the market, and for part of a portfolio, it often belongs. 

But passive is, by definition, hands-off. It can’t time a sale around your taxes, move on a concentrated position before it becomes a problem, or shift when your income changes. Those decisions take someone actively managing the account, with a deep understanding of your full picture.

That’s the case for active management. Not a promise to beat the market, but the only approach that moves with the rest of your plan: your taxes, your retirement timeline, your protection.

OUR APPROACH

How active investment management works

A model portfolio holds and waits. Active management moves.

Tactical investment management

Adjusted when conditions change, not on a fixed schedule

Active allocation across securities, commodities, and alternatives, adjusted when the market shifts, not when the calendar says to.

Tax-aware investing​

Coordinated with your taxes, not cleaned up at filing

Portfolio moves coordinated with your tax strategy. Gain and loss timing, account location, and distributions. All planned ahead, not patched after.

Alternative assets​

Diversification beyond the public markets

Real estate, private markets, and non-correlated positions that lower concentration risk.

WHO THIS IS FOR

Built for complex financial lives

A model portfolio is fine when the picture is simple. The more moving parts you have, the more active management earns its keep.

Concentrated positions

Bring large positions down without triggering a tax mess. Company stock or business equity, diversified deliberately instead of all at once.

Business owners and operators

Your investments, managed around the business, not in spite of it. Built for concentrated wealth and income that doesn’t arrive evenly.

Complex tax pictures

Keep more of what your portfolio earns. Every move timed and located with your tax exposure in view.

High-net-worth individuals

One strategy for everything you hold. Multiple accounts, real estate, and alternatives, managed together instead of in pieces.

What would your portfolio look like if every position was actively managed?

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PLATFORM ADVANTAGE

One relationship. Every corner of your financial life.

Most firms manage your investments and hand you off for everything else. The coordination never happens, and the gaps add up.

We stay accountable for the whole picture: investment strategy, tax, estate, benefits, and protection, all through your Financial Strategist.

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YOUR STRATEGY, MAPPED

How we manage your money

Step 1
Review

We start with what you already hold. Current allocation, concentration, cost basis, account types, and the tax exposure sitting inside the portfolio. 

Step 2
Build

We build a strategy across your full picture. Allocation across securities, commodities, and alternatives, set against your tax situation, your income, and your timeline.

Step 3
Manage

We adjust as conditions change, timing moves around your taxes and bringing concentrated positions down as needed. 

Step 4
Adjust

Markets move and so does your life. We keep the portfolio aligned with your plan as both change.

What our valued clients say

Uncover where your portfolio is leaving gains on the table.

A free consultation with a Visionary Capital Financial Strategist covers your allocation, your tax exposure, and how your investments line up with the rest of your plan.

Confidential, no obligation.

Meet your Visionary Capital team

Ben Holden

Senior Marketing Director

☏ 860-933-6445

Amanda Holland

Systems Director

☏ 508-613-5812

TJ Tobin

Marketing Director

☏ 203-848-5724

Shawn Salamack

Senior Associate

☏ 774-289-9075

Jake Smith

Marketing Director

☏ 908-723-6841

Derek Healy

Senior Associate

☏ 413-687-9765

Frequently Asked Questions

About active investment management

What is active investment management?

A portfolio managed by making ongoing decisions about what to hold and when to adjust, rather than tracking an index and rebalancing on a fixed schedule. The point is to respond to changing conditions, manage tax exposure, and coordinate investment decisions with the rest of your plan.

Passive holds a diversified portfolio that tracks an index, at low cost with minimal intervention. Active makes ongoing decisions: adjusting allocation as conditions change, timing moves to manage taxes, and working in step with your broader strategy. Many portfolios use both. The right balance depends on your situation and how much hands-on management your plan calls for.

It’s adjusting a portfolio’s allocation in response to changing market conditions, rather than holding fixed target weights, within a disciplined framework built around your goals and risk tolerance.

Making portfolio decisions with tax consequences in mind rather than addressing taxes only at filing. It covers the timing of gains and losses, placing assets in the most tax-efficient accounts, and sequencing distributions so moves don’t create unnecessary exposure.

A concentrated position, often company stock or business equity, carries risk that diversification is designed to reduce. Managing it usually means bringing the position down over time in a way that controls the tax impact, in step with your broader strategy. It’s rarely something to handle all at once.

Assets outside the public markets of stocks and bonds, including real estate, private markets, and other non-correlated positions used to reduce reliance on public markets. Access is often limited for individual investors and typically suits those with greater complexity and higher asset levels.

We work with clients who have $250,000 or more in investable assets, with a focus on the $250K to $5M range. If you’re near that threshold, a free consultation is worth having to see what a coordinated strategy looks like for you.

Your Financial Strategist manages the investment strategy alongside your tax strategy, retirement timeline, and protection plan, so decisions in one area account for the others. Portfolio moves are made with your tax exposure in view, and your investments are built around your retirement and exit timeline rather than separate from it.

No approach guarantees better returns. The benefit isn’t a forecast. It’s the ability to coordinate your portfolio with your tax strategy, respond when your situation changes, and manage concentration and liquidity around your actual life, something a fixed model portfolio can’t do.

Find out where your portfolio and your plan don’t line up.

One conversation covers your allocation, your tax exposure, and every gap in between.

Disclaimer: Consultations are confidential and carry no obligation.

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Ben Holden

SENIOR MARKETING DIRECTOR

Ben Holden is the Founder and CEO of Visionary Capital, an independent financial planning and wealth management firm focused on helping individuals, families, and business owners build comprehensive financial strategies. Originally from Northeast Connecticut and now based in Pittsburgh, Ben has a background in nutrition, weight training, and wrestling, where he placed sixth in the Connecticut State Championships during his senior year.

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Ben entered the financial services industry in 2022 and founded Visionary Capital in 2024. In 2025, he developed a dual-platform wealth management model through strategic partnerships with New Edge Wealth and AMP Consulting, providing clients with access to a broad range of investment, insurance, retirement, and estate planning solutions. He also founded the Summit Alliance, a network of professionals dedicated to delivering coordinated guidance across financial, legal, tax, lending, and business planning disciplines. Ben is also the creator of the Visionary Financial Machine, a planning framework designed to help individuals and business owners build early financial freedom through prioritizing liquidity, mobility of assets, and tax-efficient income architecture.

Today, Ben specializes in advanced financial planning, retirement income strategies, asset protection, wealth accumulation, and leadership development. His philosophy centers on building integrated financial systems designed to help clients create greater flexibility, efficiency, and long-term financial independence.

Outside of work, Ben enjoys mixed martial arts, wrestling, strength training, exploring new cities, and spending time with his girlfriend Amanda and his cats, Dexter and Rex.

Amanda Holland

SYSTEMS DIRECTOR

Amanda Holland is the Systems Director at Visionary Capital, where she keeps the firm’s operations and client experience running smoothly behind the scenes. She makes sure the moving parts of every plan stay coordinated, so nothing gets lost between people or steps.

TJ Tobin

MARKETING DIRECTOR

 TJ has a passion for helping clients create clarity and direction in their financial lives. With a deep understanding of investment planning, risk assessment, and long-term wealth strategies, TJ empowers individuals and businesses to take control of their financial future. Grounded in integrity and driven by results, TJ offers personalized guidance tailored to each client’s unique goals and challenges. Whether advising on growth strategies or streamlining financial operations, TJ is committed to delivering actionable insights and measurable impact.

Shawn Salamack

SENIOR ASSOCIATE

Shawn Salamack is a Senior Associate at Visionary Capital, where he works directly with clients to build and coordinate their financial strategies. He helps make sure every plan stays connected across the moving parts, so nothing falls through the cracks.

Jake Smith

MARKETING DIRECTOR

From New Jersey, Jake comes to Visionary Capital with a background in environmental and fire protection engineering with nearly four years in the private sector working for an industry-leading code consulting firm, multifamily real estate investing in the Massachusetts market, and high-level Crossfit coaching experience. Jake was also an accomplished collegiate wrestler for Worcester Polytechnic Institute in Worcester, MA. He is excited to offer his clients the ability to maximize wealth accumulation, protect their assets, optimize income and expenses, and leave a lasting legacy to those they care about most.

Derek Healey

SENIOR ASSOCIATE

Derek Healy is a Senior Associate at Visionary Capital, focused on helping clients turn strategy into action. He works alongside the team to keep each plan coordinated and moving, so clients always know where they stand.

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TJ Tobin

MARKETING DIRECTOR

 TJ has a passion for helping clients create clarity and direction in their financial lives. With a deep understanding of investment planning, risk assessment, and long-term wealth strategies, TJ empowers individuals and businesses to take control of their financial future. Grounded in integrity and driven by results, TJ offers personalized guidance tailored to each client’s unique goals and challenges. Whether advising on growth strategies or streamlining financial operations, TJ is committed to delivering actionable insights and measurable impact.

Ben Holden

SENIOR MARKETING DIRECTOR

Ben Holden is the Founder and CEO of Visionary Capital, an independent financial planning and wealth management firm focused on helping individuals, families, and business owners build comprehensive financial strategies. Originally from Northeast Connecticut and now based in Pittsburgh, Ben has a background in nutrition, weight training, and wrestling, where he placed sixth in the Connecticut State Championships during his senior year.

Read More

Ben entered the financial services industry in 2022 and founded Visionary Capital in 2024. In 2025, he developed a dual-platform wealth management model through strategic partnerships with New Edge Wealth and AMP Consulting, providing clients with access to a broad range of investment, insurance, retirement, and estate planning solutions. He also founded the Summit Alliance, a network of professionals dedicated to delivering coordinated guidance across financial, legal, tax, lending, and business planning disciplines. Ben is also the creator of the Visionary Financial Machine, a planning framework designed to help individuals and business owners build early financial freedom through prioritizing liquidity, mobility of assets, and tax-efficient income architecture.

Today, Ben specializes in advanced financial planning, retirement income strategies, asset protection, wealth accumulation, and leadership development. His philosophy centers on building integrated financial systems designed to help clients create greater flexibility, efficiency, and long-term financial independence.

Outside of work, Ben enjoys mixed martial arts, wrestling, strength training, exploring new cities, and spending time with his girlfriend Amanda and his cats, Dexter and Rex.

Derek Healey

SENIOR ASSOCIATE

Derek Healy is a Senior Associate at Visionary Capital, focused on helping clients turn strategy into action. He works alongside the team to keep each plan coordinated and moving, so clients always know where they stand.

Shawn Salamack

SENIOR ASSOCIATE

Shawn Salamack is a Senior Associate at Visionary Capital, where he works directly with clients to build and coordinate their financial strategies. He helps make sure every plan stays connected across the moving parts, so nothing falls through the cracks.

Jake Smith

MARKETING DIRECTOR

From New Jersey, Jake comes to Visionary Capital with a background in environmental and fire protection engineering with nearly four years in the private sector working for an industry-leading code consulting firm, multifamily real estate investing in the Massachusetts market, and high-level Crossfit coaching experience. Jake was also an accomplished collegiate wrestler for Worcester Polytechnic Institute in Worcester, MA. He is excited to offer his clients the ability to maximize wealth accumulation, protect their assets, optimize income and expenses, and leave a lasting legacy to those they care about most.

Amanda Holland

SYSTEMS DIRECTOR

Amanda Holland is the Systems Director at Visionary Capital, where she keeps the firm’s operations and client experience running smoothly behind the scenes. She makes sure the moving parts of every plan stay coordinated, so nothing gets lost between people or steps.