History is not the only passion of Freedom Capital's officers. Bruce Langrock left UBS last April after 12 years to work independently, but he did not want to go to a big firm with high overhead, so he joined Freedom Capital.

Langrock is also an experienced magician who has been practicing his hobby since he was in the third grade. "I was a good cold caller in the financial world and I could also keep a group of Boy Scouts entertained, so I thought I had a lot to bring to the table in trying to present seminars and recruit new clients. I do magic tricks with money and use that as a transition at financial seminars," Langrock says. "It's a fun way to introduce people to the topic of money."

Langrock brought most of his clients with him when he moved to Freedom Capital because he said they knew and trusted him. He kept in touch on a regular basis, something Largo encourages at his firm.

The adventurous side of Freedom Capital advisors also extends to David A. Teeter, who is a licensed glider pilot or, as they are often referred to, a "sail plane" pilot.  He is a member of a club in Pennsylvania that communally owns seven gliders.

"It is a great way to meet new people and exposes me to people from a wide variety of professions," says Teeter.

Teeter not only reaches out to new clients through his hobby, he also piloting techniques to financial planning. "The discipline of flying teaches you the need for attention to details and strict adherence to procedures. You have to practice for emergencies and know what you would do in different situations," Teeter explains. "If something goes wrong, you have to be prepared ahead of time to know what you need to do. In both flying and financial planning, you need as much knowledge as possible to be best prepared to deal with a flying emergency or to properly manage a portfolio."

Teeters says Freedom Capital gives him the flexibility to continue pursue his education in both fields. "I started out as an institutional fixed income specialist. Then I made the transition to retail and kept some of my institutional accounts as new individual clients. Now I am partnering with Paul and I would not want to be anywhere else," Teeter says.

In the same manner, Largo encouraged another of his advisors, Linda Mock, to join the New Jersey Women Business Owners Association when she was considering it. She questioned how much time it would require, but Largo assured her the connections she would make at conferences and events would be invaluable.

Freedom Capital's philosophy is to use its advisors' unique talents as tools. "In the last 24 months, we have done a dozen marketing events, some historical in nature, some community carnivals and even a wine tasting," Largo says. "We take the opportunity to sponsor different types of events to introduce ourselves to new people. The days of cold calling are pretty much dead. Today you have to establish a relationship."

Freedom Capital specializes in servicing the financial planning and asset management needs for high-net-worth families. "We believe our clients have confidence in their investments knowing their advisors have serviced some of Wall Street's biggest firms with a variety of institutional investment strategies," Largo says. "We deliver actively managed investment strategies customized to the clients."