About John A Zaro
John A. Zaro, CRPC, Senior Vice President – Wealth Management is a partner of the Hochstrasser/Zaro Group. John has dedicated his professional career to serving clients in the 20 years he has been with Morgan Stanley and its predecessor firms.
John has been a distinguished member of the firm’s Blue Chip Council where he has been recognized for excellence in client services. He was recognized by the firm as a Financial Planning Specialist in 2006. John was named one of America’s Top Next-Generation Wealth Advisors by Forbes in both 2018 and 2022. In 2025, John and the Hochstrasser/Zaro Group were named to Forbes Magazine’s 2025 list of America’s Best-In-State Wealth Management Teams. They were also named to this list in 2023.
In 2019, John served as a volunteer in a series of financial literacy workshops for the Justice-in-Education Initiative at the Heyman Center for the Humanities and the Center for Justice at Columbia University.
John holds the Chartered Retirement Planning Counselor designation, conferred in 2008 by the College for Financial Planning and the Retirement Income Certified Professional designation, conferred in 2015 by the American College. He is a graduate of Columbia College at Columbia University where he received a B.A. in English.
John has been married to his wife, Natalie, since 2010 and is a proud father of four children, Adrian, Gabriel, Sophia, and Francesca.
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2018 and 2022 Forbes America’s Top Next-Gen Wealth Advisors & Top Next-Gen Wealth Advisors Best-in-State (formerly referred to as Forbes America's Top Next-Gen Wealth Advisors, Forbes Top 1,000 Next-Gen Wealth Advisors, Forbes Top 500 Next Generation Wealth Advisors)
Source: Forbes.com (Awarded 2018 and 2022). Data compiled by SHOOK Research LLC based on 12-month period concluding in Mar of the year the award was issued.
2023 and 2025 Forbes Best-In-State Wealth Management Teams
Source: Forbes.com (Awarded 2023 and 2025). Data compiled by SHOOK Research LLC based on 12-month time period concluding in March of year prior to the issuance of the award.
Awards Disclosures
Securities Agent: WY, NM, UT, RI, SC, TN, TX, OH, WA, WI, VA, NJ, NH, MO, MN, MI, ME, MD, MA, IL, FL, DE, CT, CO, CA, NC, AZ, DC, HI, AL, GA, OR, PA, SD, IA, NY; General Securities Representative; Investment Advisor Representative
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