Concluded, as of 6/30/23, 50 years working with high net worth clients who seek an uncommon degree of innovation, technical expertise and client service in the management of their personal financial affairs. Have also provided pro bono personal financial planning through the CFP Board over this ...more

Concluded, as of 6/30/23, 50 years working with high net worth clients who seek an uncommon degree of innovation, technical expertise and client service in the management of their personal financial affairs. Have also provided pro bono personal financial planning through the CFP Board over this time frame. Returning 7/1/23 to ERIM as a part-time employee-consultant, and branching out separately as an entrepreneurial consultant as part of my career-long practice of “paying it forward.” Past experience includes 25 years as a co-founder and owner of Chapin Asset Management (1992-2017), an entrepreneurial boutique asset and wealth management firm, 20 years (1973 - 1993) in the corporate world with Super Regional (CBT, now Bank of America) and Money Center Banking (Bankers Trust Company- NYC, now Deutsche Bank) in Personal Trust, Investment, Private Banking, & Wealth Management. Currently (2019-present) serve as an Adjunct Professor at the University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia, in the Department of Financial Planning, Housing & Consumer Economics & UGA Joint JD/MSFP Program teaching Advanced Estate Planning and Practice Management. Previously served on the inaugural faculty (2019-2020) in Columbia University's Master's in Wealth Management Program as Lecturer. Past academic appointment as an Assistant Professor of Personal Financial Planning for Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS (2011-2019) teaching Estate Planning and Investments Core CFP® courses, Financial Ethics and Mediation in PFP, Applied Behavioral Finance, CFP® Capstone/Financial Development Plan Course, Advanced Estate Planning, Advanced Retirement Planning, and Research Methods I. Specialties: Specialize in design and management of taxable portfolios for all personal trust arrangements (portfolio driven tax management) and for individuals who desire an uncommon degree of attention and focus on their personal finances. Expertise includes portfolio & wealth management, investment research, personal financial planning, sales & marketing within a "transfer tax protected" environment. Consulted for major financial institutions to enhance technical expertise of line officers. Served as Expert Witness in cases before Federal District Courts involving investment litigation of personal trust arrangements. Published empirical peer-reviewed research & texts in the areas of Applied Behavioral Finance, Financial Therapy, Financial Literacy & Financial Risk Management.less