If you were offered a chance to glimpse your financial future would you do it? Many investors’ financial plans consist mostly of hope or false expectations with no clear vision of what is necessary today to have a reasonable chance of achieving their future goals.
Investing is not a competition. Financial success is not a matter of earning the highest returns or making the most money versus your neighbors or co-workers. Isn’t financial success really achieving your own goals with the lowest risk possible?
Although my process is standardized, it results in a completely customized investment plan for each client. I look forward to discussing your situation with you and providing a glimpse of what your financial future might look like.
- 1994 - Present, Member
FINRA Board of Arbitrators - Founding Board Member
The Wellness Community
Southeast Florida - Investment Management Consultants Association (IMCA)
- Municipal Bonds
- Financial Planning
- Estate Planning
- Fixed Income
- Annuities
- Asset Management
- Wealth Management
- Endowments and Foundations
- Investment Policy Statements
- Alternative Investments
- MBA, 1978
University of Arkansas
Fayetteville, AR - BA, Science, 1975
Arkansas Tech University
Russellville, AR
- Financial Planning Specialist Designation
- 1993, Certified Financial Planner
- 2006, Certified Investment Management Analyst (CIMA)
- Life, Health & Annuity Insurance Licensed
- Series 7 - General Securities Representative
- Series 8 - General Securities Sales Supervisor
- Series 31 - Managed Futures & Commodities
- Series 63 - Uniform State Exam
- Series 65 - Investment Advisory Agent
- Century Council
Smith Barney - 25 Years Loyal Service Award
- 1987
- Present: Morgan Stanley Smith Barney
First Vice President
Senior Investment Management Consultant
Financial Planning Specialist
Assistant Branch Manager (1999 - 2005)
Boca Raton, FL - 1978
- 1987: AT&T (formerly SBC Corp)
Management
Little Rock, AR
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