Tom, a 30+ year veteran of the wealth management field is also an avid collector of sports memorabilia, autographed baseball cards, and wine, who has published articles on collectibles and alternative investments in Kiplinger, Forbes.com, Crain Currency, and Sports Collectors Digest.

He spoke about the impact of collectibles as an alternative investment, the importance of including them in financial, tax and estate planning, and introduced his Collectibles Scorecard, which helps collectors understand where they are and where they ideally want to be in 10 critical areas directly impacting their collections.