Located in Greenville, SC, I am a Managing Director –of Investments located in Greenville, SC, backed by over, with more than 35 years of experience in the financial services industry. I am dedicated to helping my clients make once-in-a-lifetime decisions and plan for the changes they may face.
Being able to truly help individuals is what I enjoy most about my job. Finances can be an overwhelming burden for many, whether they’re deciding how to invest a lifetime of savings, what to do with an unexpected inheritance, how to manage the sale of a family business, and how much should be saved for a comfortable retirement. I strive to communicate complex financial information to clients in a way that is easy to understand, so they can. I want my clients to make informed decisions, and I relish the “a-ha” moments I often see clients experience. In my opinion, their understanding of how they’re putting their dollars to work is a sign they’re gaining financial confidence, and that’s how I know I’m making a difference.
Over the course of my career, I’ve developed a simple, yet elegant wealth management practice. We have a very well-defined consultative process that we use for the introduction of all new clients and for servicing and maintaining all client relationships. Investment planning is the foundations which we build upon, and through the firm’s Envision® process, we develop a comprehensive analysis and understanding of the client’s current situation. We then build a roadmap to help them work toward their goals.
I do not outsource the management of our clients’ money to mutual funds or outside managers. For our advisory clients, I utilize the Private Investment Management platform at Wells Fargo Advisors, offering a menu of discretionary portfolio strategies that I directly manage. I leverage the firm's fundamental analysis to determine what to buy, and I use point-and-figure technical analysis to determine when to buy and sell. Though I have a limited number of portfolio strategies defined by investment objective, I am able to create asset allocation strategies that are individually designed for each of my clients based on their unique combination and allocation across my portfolio strategies.
Our wealth management formula is simple: wealth management is the combination of investment management, investment planning, and relationship management.
A true native of upstate South Carolina, I was born and raised in Anderson and attended Wofford College in Spartanburg, where I graduated with a bachelor’s degree in biology. I also hold my FINRA Series 7, 9, 10, 24, 63, and 65 registrations and completed the three-year program of the Securities Industry Institute at the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia. My wife, Elizabeth, and I now reside in Greenville, wherewith we raised our three children, Jim, Mimi, and Joe. In our free time, we enjoy traveling and participating in outdoor activities, especially at Lake Hartwell on the weekends. I love spending time on the water, but during the winter months, there’s nothing I’d rather do than go skiing out west.
Dedicated to giving back to my local community, I served on the President’s Advisory Council and the Alumni Association Board of Wofford College. I have also been an active member of Christ Church Episcopal, having served as co-chair of the most recent capital campaign, as an elected member to the Vestry, and as the annual giving committee chair. Additionally, I am a graduate of Leadership Greenville’s 35th Class, the past Board Chairman and Campaign Chairman for Foothills United Way, and the past President and Board Chairman of Anderson Arts Center.
