Leveraging their individual strengths and skills, Stephanie Drew and Robert Graettinger, Senior Financial Advisors, collaborate as a unified resource to help clients build confidence in their goals across the financial spectrum. Each brings to the table diverse perspective and deep experience across a broad range of investment strategies and situations, from portfolio construction to retirement planning, to estate investment planning, to assisting clients with managing issues and opportunities specific to their circumstances. With highly regarded designations as Certified Divorce Financial Analyst® and Accredited Asset Management Specialist ®, this duo is able to further assist clients throughout individual’s life changing events.

 

The team’s approach is based on the understanding that building and preserving wealth doesn’t happen on its own — it takes hard work, focus and intention to accomplish. They are mindful of the trust clients place in them to help them achieve what is most important in their lives. The team invests great care and attention in the personal and financial well-being of their clients. From being responsive to everyday questions, to improving clients’ financial literacy, to helping them navigate ups and downs in their lives and the market, the team’s style is 100 percent all-in. Their shared goal is giving client’s confidence in their futures and that their finances are in good hands.

 

Long-time Fort Myers residents, Stephanie and Robert work with clients of all ages and stages, from millennials to retirees, to help them build, manage, protect and transfer their wealth. They are hands-on problem-solvers who thrive on the challenge of creating innovative strategies that aim to best serve their clients’ needs today and tomorrow. Known for their high standards of integrity and personalized service, the team’s core values are compassion, connection and communication.

Stephanie’s diverse financial background, more than 14 years in the financial industry and upbringing as a global citizen all give her knowledge and perspective, she leverages to help her clients every day. She takes pride in her unbiased, open-minded approach to providing clients with comprehensive advice and guidance, and in her ability to quickly build relationships and rapport with a mix of clients at all ages and stages of life. No matter who they are or when they start, Stephanie’s priority is to help clients manage their financial futures with the goals of living well and retiring comfortably. As a result of Stephanie's ongoing commitment to always putting her clients' first, she was named as one of 2023 and 2024 Forbes Top Next-Gen Wealth Advisors Best-In-State.

 

Stephanie works with individuals, business owners, retirees and growing families to help them build a strong investment plan based on their own personal goals and level of risk tolerance. She specializes in working with women, including widows and divorcees, helping female clients strengthen their financial literacy and navigate and thrive in circumstances specific to their situations. Stephanie is a Certified Divorce Financial Analyst® helping couples and their attorneys achieve equitable divorce settlements using knowledge of tax law, asset distribution, and short – and long-term investment planning. She is known for her can-do attitude, glass-half-full outlook and for always striving to put her clients first.

 

Born in New Jersey, Stephanie spent her childhood in Germany and France, where her parents are from, and permanently moved to Florida when she was 10. She and her husband live in Fort Myers with their two young sons. A global citizen with three citizenships, she is also fluent in French and German. Stephanie stays active in her community helping advance financial literacy and supporting women’s causes. An avid world traveler, she has visited more than 50 countries. In her spare time she enjoys boating, playing tennis and spending time with her family at the beach or on the water.

 

1)         The use of the CDFA® designation does not permit Wells Fargo Advisors or its Financial Advisors to provide legal advice, nor is it meant to imply that the firm or its associates are acting as experts in this field.

2)         2024 Forbes Top Next-Gen Wealth Advisors Best-In-State: Awarded August 2024; Data compiled by SHOOK Research LLC based on the time period from 3/31/23 - 3/31/24 (Source: Forbes.com). The Forbes Top Next-Gen Wealth Advisors Best-in-State rating algorithm is based on the previous year’s industry experience, interviews, compliance records, assets under management, revenue and other criteria by SHOOK Research, LLC. Investment performance is not a criterion. Self-completed survey was used for rating. This rating is not related to the quality of the investment advice and based solely on the disclosed criteria.

3)         2023 Forbes Top Next-Gen Wealth Advisors Best-In-State: Awarded August 2023; Data compiled by SHOOK Research LLC based on the time period from 3/31/22 - 3/31/23 (Source: Forbes.com)The Forbes Top Next-Gen Wealth Advisors Best-in-State rating algorithm is based on the previous year’s industry experience, interviews, compliance records, assets under management, revenue and other criteria by SHOOK Research, LLC. Investment performance is not a criterion. Self-completed survey was used for rating. This rating is not related to the quality of the investment advice and based solely on the disclosed criteria.

For nearly 30 years Robert has been committed to putting his clients’ wealth to work for them, striving to give them the ability to reap the rewards of their hard work so they can live their best lives. He believes in working with clients as if he himself was on the other side of the table. As an advisor, Robert carefully considers each client’s unique goals and priorities as well as risk tolerance, tax efficiency1, family dynamics, and legacy and philanthropic aspirations. He takes pride in being a trusted advisor on whom his clients rely for sound advice, constancy and compassion through the ups and downs of their lives.

 

Robert works with high net worth individuals, retirees, business owners and multiple generations of families. He strategically focuses planning around long-term objectives and helps prepare for future unknowns. Robert specializes in legacy and estate investment planning, and collaborates with clients’ attorneys and CPAs to help ensure all are aligned to a common goal. Robert is an Accredited Asset Management Specialist and has been recognized as a Wells Fargo Advisors Platinum Council member every year from 2015* to 2024**. Known as a thoughtful and devoted advisor, he is passionate about making an impact on his clients’ futures.

 

Raised in Fort Myers, Robert is active in his community and focuses his efforts on local education and his church. He is a long-time supporter of The Foundation for Lee County Public Schools and a former board member of Bishop Verot Catholic High. He and his wife have three adult children. In his spare time he enjoys boating, taking family vacations, home remodeling and being a doting grandfather.

 

 

 

1)      Wells Fargo Advisors is not a legal or tax advisor.

2)      * The Platinum Council distinction is held by a select group of Financial Advisors within Wells Fargo Advisors as measured by one or more of the following: completion of educational components, business production from the previous year, and professionalism. Additional consideration may have been included best practices and team structure.

3)      ** The Platinum Council distinction is held by a select group of Financial Advisors within Wells Fargo Advisors as measured by business production based on the past year, and professionalism.

Shayla’s passion for helping people has guided her to where she is today. From being a teacher’s assistant in college, to working in the financial industry for the past 8 years, Shayla enjoys building client relationships. She truly enjoys getting to know a person, to understand their needs and concerns, and to help them grow in whichever way their path is taking them. Shayla fell in love with SWFL while attending college at Florida Gulf Coast University, where she graduated with a B.A. in Communications and Minors in Spanish and in Interdisciplinary Studies. She started her career with Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. in 2017 as a Relationship Banker where she enjoyed connecting with her community. She transitioned to Wells Fargo Advisors in 2022 where she continues to grow deeper and long-lasting relationships.

 

Currently in her role as a Client Associate to The Drew Graettinger Financial Consulting Group of Wells Fargo Advisors, Shayla helps support clients by handling the operational side of the business. She collaborates with clients as their life goals change as well as helping the team build income and retirement plans by using programs such as eMoney and LifeSync ®. Shayla currently has her FINRA Series 7, Series 6, SIE and 63 Registrations as well as her Florida Life & Health Insurance License.

 

Born in the outskirts of Fort Lauderdale, Shayla was raised to enjoy all that Florida has to offer. While out of the office, she enjoys taking nature hikes, going to the beach, and exploring new parks with her sons and husband. She also loves music, so much that she even named her sons Lennon and Harrison after two musicians in one of her favorite classic rock bands.