While at the University of Nebraska (Football), PJ walked on and immediately assumed duties as a true freshman—the only walk-on newcomer to see the field that year among six true freshmen who played. He served as the Huskers’ long snapper for 55 consecutive games across four seasons, ending his career in the Capital One Bowl against Georgia.
As a team captain, he contributed to the success of All-America and All-Big Ten kickers/punters Alex Henery and Brett Maher. Academically, he made the Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll and the Big 12 Commissioner’s Academic Honor Roll. He volunteered with hospital visits and the Husker Hotline. After college, he briefly signed with the Dallas Cowboys in 2013, along with stints on the Jacksonville Jaguars and the New York Jets.
Transitioning to finance, Mangieri has been working with Equitable Advisors for more than a decade and holds the NAPA NQPC™ (National Association of Plan Advisors – Nonqualified Plan Consultant) designation, along with FINRA Series 7, 63, 65, and 24 registrations. His background as a disciplined student-athlete informs a client-focused approach emphasizing preparation, consistency, and long-term execution.
Comprehensive wealth management strategies typically provided to clients in this role include:
- Holistic financial planning and goal alignment: Assessing current net worth, cash flow, risk tolerance, investment time horizon, and life goals (retirement, education funding, major purchases, philanthropy) to build a customized roadmap that is reviewed and adjusted across life stages.
- Investment management and portfolio construction: Helping clients design personalized, diversified portfolios across equities, fixed income, and other asset classes; often using a mix of active and passive vehicles, with ongoing annual monitoring, rebalancing, and risk management tailored to individual circumstances.
- Retirement planning and income strategies: Maximizing qualified accounts, Social Security optimization, required minimum distribution planning, and sustainable withdrawal strategies to support desired lifestyle in retirement.
- Nonqualified deferred compensation and executive benefits: Helping clients design, implement and educating on nonqualified plans for highly compensated executives and business owners—helping attract/retain talent while addressing tax-efficient wealth accumulation outside traditional qualified-plan limits.
- Tax-aware strategies and coordination: Integrating tax planning considerations (asset location, tax-loss harvesting, Roth conversions where appropriate) and coordinating with clients’ CPAs or tax professionals.
- Risk management and insurance: Evaluating life, disability, long-term care, and other insurance needs to protect income and assets; integrating coverage into the overall plan.
- Estate and legacy planning support: Facilitating discussions and strategies around wealth transfer, trusts, charitable giving, and business succession (in coordination with estate attorneys).
- Business-owner and specialized planning: Cash-flow management, succession planning, and coordinated solutions for entrepreneurs and professionals.
These services are delivered through a relationship-driven model that prioritizes understanding each client’s unique situation rather than one-size-fits-all recommendations. Mangieri’s athletic background of reliability under pressure and academic achievement complements a professional emphasis on disciplined, goal-oriented planning.
Outside of the office, you can find PJ spending time with his wife, Ellen, and their young family. Together, they enjoy spending time outdoors, attending local sporting events, and philanthropy. PJ is directly and indirectly involved in several community causes.
Fee-based, and non-fee based financial planning is offered by financial professionals who are investment advisor representatives of Equitable Advisors, LLC, a SEC-registered investment advisor..