Awards

“Our team is a multigenerational practice dedicated to transparency and the relentless pursuit of knowledge in all aspects of our advice and guidance,” Frank says. “Our team specializes in families seeking to empower the next generation to preserve and grow family wealth, whether it’s attained through sale of a family business or transition of assets to the generations to come.”

Frank is the founding member of the Quintus Wealth Management Group of Wells Fargo Advisors. With more than a quarter of a century of financial services experience, Frank develops, fosters, and guides our relationships with our ultra-high-net-worth clientele, which includes executives, business owners, and entrepreneurs. Frank also specializes in working with multigenerational clients and providing services that encompass all aspects of family wealth management. Capital preservation and risk management are the top priorities in every relationship. He also acts as an Institutional Plan Fiduciary Consultant and consults for corporate retirement plans.

As a Senior Private Investment Management (PIM) Portfolio Manager,* Frank is responsible for managing portfolios and delivering investment planning solutions for all of the team’s clients. Frank specializes in all aspects of investment strategy, asset allocation, and the effects that the micro/macroeconomic environment has on both. He eschews the dangerous fixation of short-term volatility and the portfolio implication therewith, and works closely with our clients to develop portfolios to create tailored investment solutions with an emphasis on risk-adjusted returns. Developed over decades of his financial services experience, Frank’s personal philosophy stresses integrity, loyalty, and total commitment to his clients and his team. Frank holds the CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™ designation, awarded by the Certified Financial Planner Board of Standards, Inc.

In 2023, Frank was recognized as a Forbes Best-In-State Wealth Advisor in the state of Ohio.** This distinction is held by a select group of Financial Advisors within Wells Fargo Advisors as measured by completion of educational components, business production based on either of the past two years, and professionalism. Additional criteria, including length of service, may also be used to determine recipients.

Originally from St. Louis, Missouri, Frank graduated from Ladue High School and made his way to Lexington, KY, to continue his education. Frank earned a bachelor’s degree in Finance from the Gatton College of Business and Economics at the University of Kentucky. Throughout college, he interned at Merrill Lynch and Fidelity Investments, which helped shape his investment philosophy and approach to wealth management.

Frank has been sought out to speak to various organizations about investment planning and has appeared as a guest speaker for the Black/African American Summit for Wells Fargo/Wells Fargo Advisors, the Association of African American Advisors, the National Association of Black Journalists, and the National Association of Black Accountants. Frank continues to remain very active mentoring high school and college students and coaching them for national finance competitions. Frank also serves as Chair for the Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Advisory Board and serves on the Finance Advisory Board for the University of Kentucky Gatton College of Business and Economics.

When not in the office, Frank and his wife, Mika, are avid tennis and paddle players at Kenwood Country Club. They enjoy traveling, listening to live music, and spending time at the beach with their favorite four-legged child — a Shiba Inu named Gucci. Frank and his family reside in Cincinnati, Ohio, and split their time between Ohio and their home in Boca Raton, Florida. They have two sons, Colten (27) who is an entrepreneur, and Gavin (20) who is attending the College of Charleston in Charleston, SC.

<sub>*The PIM program is not designed for excessively traded or inactive accounts, and may not be suitable for all investors. Please carefully review the Wells Fargo Advisors advisory disclosure document for a full description of our services. The minimum account size for this program is $50,000.

**The Forbes Best-in-State Wealth Advisors 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, which does not receive compensation from the advisors or their firms in exchange
for placement on a rating. 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.</sub>

Joe is a financial advisor on the Parker Wealth Management Group of Wells Fargo Advisors in Kenwood, OH, serving clients in the community with their retirement, investment planning, education savings, and wealth management needs. Joe also specializes in a wide variety of business investment planning such as small business retirement benefits. With extensive experience throughout major shifts in the markets, Joe has dedicated his career to delivering the personalized investment planning services his clients deserve.

Joe began his career out of high school by joining the United States Marine Corps and continued his military service over the next two decades in both active and reserve duty. During that time he graduated from the University of Cincinnati with a degree in Business Economics.

He then began his financial career with J.P. Morgan Chase Bank as a Private Client Banker and Small Business Banker working for them over the next fifteen years. Joe retired from the U.S. military with eighteen years of duty, serving three tours in Iraq. During those years Joe also completed two master’s degrees from American Military University specializing in both U.S. and European political and economic policy. Joe is a board member of the Clermont County Community Services Inc. proving essential services to enrich and improve people’s quality of life through self-sufficiency.

Joe currently lives in the Miami Township Loveland area of Ohio. He has been married to his wife Julie for twenty-five years with four boys, Dylan, Joey, Jack, and Brady, all of which have attended or attend Miami University of Ohio. Joe enjoys travel, and the great outdoors with his family and he is a die-hard Cincinnati Reds fan.

Joe has been very proud to represent Cincinnati and the people of Ohio as both their financial advisor and a serving member of the military. Joe has brought expertise, knowledge and understanding to all his clients over the last eighteen years; and now he looks forward to building the same kind of relationship with you.

Carol is responsible for our team’s administrative, trading, and operational needs, and ensures our client experience runs smoothly and efficiently. She oversees the day-to-day administration of accounts, including opening new accounts, updating existing account information, managing account transfers, and answering statement questions. Carol has more than 20 years of experience in the investment industry and is on the front line proudly serving our clients with the highest level of expertise and knowledge.

Carol is involved in her church, where she serves in various hospitality roles. She also volunteers for many community projects. Carol is dedicated to mission work and plans at least one mission trip each year. When she is not volunteering, she enjoys spending time with her family, traveling with her husband, Dale, and scrapbooking with her sisters. She is a native of Kentucky, where she still resides.

Dawn joined our team in the fall of 2022 and is one of the friendly voices clients hear when they contact us.  Dawn is responsible for opening new accounts as well as daily maintenance and administration and is committed to providing superior client service and advisor support.  Dawn values the relationships she builds with clients and team members.  Her strong organizational skills and attention to detail allow her to prepare paperwork and handle client transactions and request accurately and efficiently. 

Dawn has lived in Cincinnati over 20 years.  Dawn and her husband Jim have two daughters and a son.  In her spare time, she enjoys spending time with family and friends, attending sporting events, running, reading and baking.  In the summertime she loves to garden and can fruits and vegetables with her family.

As a Client Associate, Maddy is responsible for overseeing team services such as client engagement and onboarding, marketing and advertising, asset movement, and account maintenance. After the 2008 recession took place and she saw how it impacted loved ones, Maddy was curious to learn more about the financial industry. She was motivated to learn strategies to help create financial security, which she continues to cultivate while working with the Quintus Wealth Management Group today.

Before starting in the industry in 2021, Maddy obtained her Bachelor of Business Administration in marketing from the University of Cincinnati. A native Cincinnatian, some of Maddy’s favorite hobbies include cooking, bike riding, traveling, and watching football. In her free time, Maddy enjoys spending time with her family, including her niece and nephew, and spoiling her beautiful white husky.