Vincent J. Bono, J.D.

Founder

Vince Bono worked his way through Seton Hall Law School by helping lawyers and federal employees plan for a stronger retirement. After graduation, Vince became a licensed Reinsurance Intermediary helping high wealth clients and business owners obtain insurance, when other companies declined to insure them.

In 1984 Vince joined his friend Lawrence Taro (Mister T) in creating the CBS Movie of the Week, “The Toughest Man In The World”, and while in Hollywood wrote eight additional made for TV stories. In 1987 Vince returned to the high-risk insurance industry and founded The Insurance Exchange of America, which was sold in 1991.

In 1991 Vince changed industries and founded Vista International Communications, a regional long distance phone carrier specializing in mid-sized businesses. In 1997 Vince sold Vista to an AT&T subsidiary and retired, but not for long.

In 2003 Vince founded Federal Employee Advocates, helping tens of thousands of federal employees plan for a stronger federal retirement. Contemporaneously, Vince founded Annuity Innovators… the rest is history!