Tara Thompson Popernik was named the Director of Research for the Wealth Strategies Group in 2011 and is responsible for leading research initiatives on investment planning and asset allocation issues facing high-net-worth families, family offices, and endowments and foundations. Previously, she was a wealth management specialist, and before that she was a senior investment planning analyst. Prior to joining the firm in 2003, Tara was a paralegal in the Capital Markets Group of Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft. She earned a BA with honors in comparative literature from Dartmouth College. Tara is a Chartered Financial Analyst charterholder and a CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™ professional.