Vince (Qijun) Chen is the Director of Research and Portfolio Manager at FCF Advisors, where he spearheads the development of firmwide investment strategies and oversees the portfolio management of Active ETFs, SMAs, and Indices. Vince joined the firm in October 2017 as a Quantitative Analyst.

He holds a Master of Science from Baruch College and a Bachelor of Economics from Guangdong University of Foreign Studies. Vince is a CFA Charterholder and an active member of the CQF Institute New York Society.

Outside of work, Vince enjoys soccer, water sports, cycling, and spending quality time with his family and friends.

Fei Xue is the VP of ABL Wealth – a longevity-based wealth and investment manager using Abacus’ decades-long data and proprietary algorithms to provide financial advisors access to uncorrelated investment solutions and to help create more customized financial plans for clients. With nearly two decades of experience in asset and wealth management, Ms. Xue will be overseeing the buildout of ABL Wealth.

Having worked at Dynasty Financial Partners most recently, Ms. Xue served as a strategic advisor to some of the largest and most successful RIAs across the US. Partnering with sophisticated leadership teams to help scale their businesses, enhance investment offerings, build efficiencies, and better care for their clients. Prior to Dynasty, Ms. Xue was the Director of RIA National Account and Due Diligence at CNL Financial Group, where she made significant contributions in capital raising and distribution of their private market alternative investments. Ms. Xue also had almost a decade of experience in market and product intelligence across US and Asia working for J.P. Morgan Asset Management in both New York City and Hong Kong.

Ms. Xue holds a Bachelor of Science degree from Babson College, and the Chartered Alternative Investment Analyst (CAIA®) designation. She is a native Mandarin speaker having grown up in Dalian, China. She currently resides in Orlando, FL, with her husband and two children.

Tom MacDonald joined Abacus Life in 2023 as a Financial Analyst focusing on investment analysis and financial technology.

He graduated from the University of Central Florida with an academic focus on portfolio management and analysis. Tom holds a degree in Finance with minors in Mathematics and Computer Science.

Tom is a CFA Program Participant and will be sitting for the CFA Level II exam.

Derin manages our day-to-day operations and also acts as Chief Compliance Officer. He joined us in July 2017. Prior to joining, he performed various operations, compliance and internal control functions covering mutual funds, closed-end funds, and exchange traded funds.

Derin received his Bachelor of Arts and Sciences in Economics from the State University of New York at Buffalo.

Derin is a keen traveller, taking particular delight in exploring new cultures and cuisines. He splits his time between New York and Tel Aviv.