Private Wealth Manager at Green Valley Wealth Advisors
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Eric's expertise is in providing personalized and solid wealth management services such as investment counseling, financial planning, and retirement plan services to individuals, families, businesses, and foundations. A particular focus is on generating income for retirees, and keeping savers ...more

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Summertime Wanes While Bull Market Waxes
Since March 2009 through late August 2018, the S&P 500 is up nearly 325%. While short-term risks have rocked the boat, U.S. stocks have outpaced other global markets – over that time, and particularly this year.
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Rising Inflation Expectations, Rising 10-Year Treasury Yields (Reason To Worry Or Not?)
With a tight labor market showing some wage growth and a recent higher-than-expected consumer price inflation (CPI) report, I'm seeing upward pressure on interest rates.
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Mastering Money Decision Making
It’s waiting that helps you as an investor, and a lot of people just can’t stand to wait.
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Student Loan Debt Triples In Past 15 Years, Loan Rates Resetting Way Higher
The larger amount of debt reflects higher tuition and campus-related costs as well as declines in state appropriations to public colleges and federal student grants relative to rising college costs.
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International Investing – Looking Abroad For Better Returns
Today, the U.S. stock market currently accounts for 36% of the world’s stock market capitalization. So, if you truly want a balanced stock portfolio, you should have 64% (nearly 2/3) of your stock investments outside of the U.S. markets.
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Vote At The Polls, Not With Your Investment Portfolio
For investors, uncertainty and nervousness is reaching a crescendo in the final pre-election days. Unfortunately, the election noise is blocking out some positives in the economy and corporate results.
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Personal Wealth Manager & Sr. Portfolio Manager
Green Valley Wealth Advisors
July 2016 - Present (7 years)

* Look to provide personalized & solid wealth management services such as investment counseling, financial planning, & retirement plan services to individuals, families, businesses, & foundations.

* A particular focus is on generating income for retirees, & keeping savers on track to fund future goals.

* Serve as a fiduciary to educate & provide insightful advice & guidance on one's entire financial needs. 

Private Wealth Manager
Avant-Garde Advisors
June 2012 - June 2016 (4 years 1 month)

* Offered proactive & insightful wealth management guidance to individuals, their families & their businesses. 

* Actively involved in investment management, securities research, & providing wealth planning advice.

* Investment services focus on global asset allocation, security selection, as well as continual monitoring & rebalancing. 

Chief Investment Officer & Managing Member
Green Valley Wealth Advisors, LLC
June 2009 - January 2013 (3 years 8 months)

 * Established a fee-only registered investment advisory firm, actively involved in all facets of managing the firm. 

* Provided tailored wealth management services to meet the unique needs of high net worth individuals and their families. 

* Offered fiduciary counseling to businesses & sub-advised investment solutions for other investment advisory firms.

Senior Portfolio Manager & Vice President
Wells Fargo Private Bank
November 2000 - June 2009 (8 years 9 months)

* Responsible for managing & servicing large and complex investment management relationships. 

* Actively managed $250 million in assets on a discretionary basis, fully accountable for all legal & investment aspects. 

* Offered comprehensive wealth management solutions & directly participated in the sales process with fellow private bank specialists/advisors of the bank's products & services.

Education

Kent State University
BBA
1986 / 1990
Finance

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