Tracy is a Managing Director – Investment with Wells Fargo Advisors in Cincinnati, OH, serving clients in the community with their comprehensive wealth management needs. As a CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™ (CFP®) professional, Tracy brings nearly 35 years of experience working with successful investors, wealthy families, and many private business owners. Tracy enjoys getting to know his clients on a personal level.
Through a process of open communication, Tracy uncovers his clients’ goals, objectives, and risk tolerances. This allows him to create plans that best align with each client’s unique needs. As he helps individuals and families craft their investment allocation strategies, he draws from a set of six strict financial criteria to screen equities in order to help them make sound investment decisions. Additionally, Tracy specializes in long-term wealth planning strategies, including investment analysis, estate planning strategies, concentrated stock strategies, legacy and philanthropic planning, and capital & finance needs. By elevating his clients’ needs and hopes, and building plans tailored to address their fears and mitigate risks, his goal is to help them accomplish their short- and long-term life goals.
Before joining the team at Wells Fargo Advisors, Tracy was a Senior Vice President and Senior Portfolio Manager at UBS, as well as a First Vice President and Senior Portfolio Manager at Merrill Lynch, where he was a member of the firm's prestigious President's Council and consistently ranked in the top 10% of the firm's advisors. He also served as a Senior Vice President and Senior Portfolio Manager at Smith Barney.
A native of Northern Kentucky, Tracy earned his Bachelor of Business Administration in Finance from Eastern Kentucky University. To continue his industry education, Tracy earned an Executive Certificate in Financial Planning from Xavier University and graduated from the Executive Financial Management program at the Wharton School of Business at the University of Pennsylvania.
In his spare time, Tracy enjoys golf and is a passionate Reds, Bengals, and UK fan. He’s also an avid outdoorsman, and proudly summited Mount Kilimanjaro in Tanzania, Africa in 2013. To give back to his community, Tracy volunteers for several charities including the Free Store Food Bank, Tender Mercies, and Habitat for Humanity.