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Dave grew up in the Seattle area. He attended the University of Washington and received a degree in Finance from the Foster School of Business. He began his career in the Financial Services industry in 1997 and has over 19 years experience working both with individuals and institutions. His first job after college was working for MetLife Insurance Company on Mercer Island, WA. He tailored life insurance strategies to meet client needs.

Following MetLife, Dave went to work for McDonald Investments in Bellevue, WA. The team worked on an institutional trading floor speaking to CFO's, CEO's and Municipalities discussing Fixed Income options for their short-term operating cash.

Dave wanted to return to working with individual clients and took a job with Fidelity Investments as an Account Executive in 2003. He worked at Fidelity for over 11 years and oversaw a book of approximately $290 million in assets. Over that 11 year period, Dave conducted thousands of client meetings building retirement and investment plans for clients in both the accumulation and distribution phase of life.

Dave is a CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER^™ professional and Enrolled Agent (EA). An enrolled agent (EA) is a federally-authorized tax practitioner who has technical expertise in the field of taxation and who is empowered by the U.S. Department of the Treasury to represent taxpayers before all administrative levels - examination, collection, and appeals - of the Internal Revenue Service. In addition to taxpayer representation, enrolled agents often provide tax consultation services and prepare a wide range of federal and state tax returns.

Dave, his wife and their two children live in Scottsdale, Arizona the majority of the year and spend summers in Seattle where they are originally from. Dave is a Licensed Private Pilot, enjoys fishing, golf and traveling. Dave is also an active real estate investor. He received a Certificate in Commercial Real Estate from the University of Washington and is a member of a National Real Estate Investing association.

Evergreen Wealth Management was created to offer clients customized Wealth Management services. Our goal is to spend necessary time to fully understand each client's individual needs and goals not only financially but personally. We work with clients to educate and coach them through the financial planning and investment management process. We have the flexibility to use a wide range of products. This can include active management investment solutions or time tested low expense investment vehicles. If you have questions please schedule a call, we would love to hear from you!

Since 1986, Edelman Financial Engines has been committed to always acting in the best interests of our clients. We were founded on the belief that all investors - not just the wealthy - deserve access to personal, comprehensive financial planning and investment advice. Today, we are America's top independent investment advisory firm as recognized by Barron's¹ (September 2024, based on data within a 12-month period). With 143+ offices across the country and 1.3 million clients (as of September 30, 2024), we manage more than $300 billion in assets.

^1.The Barron's 2024 Top 100 RIA Firms list, a ninth-year ranking of independent advisory firms, is qualitative and quantitative, including assets managed by the firms, technology spending, staff diversity, succession planning and other metrics. Firms elect to participate but do not pay to be included in the ranking. Ranking awarded each September based on data within a 12-month period. Investor experience and returns are not considered.

Note: Other offices and meeting locations present in Arizona near you. I have always been an all-Arizona kid. I grew up in Mesa and moved with my mother to Fountain Hills in 5th grade. After graduating from High School, I moved to Tempe until I graduated from ASU. From various small businesses in grade school, to winning the Edson Entrepreneurship award while attending ASU's W.P. Carrey School of Business, I have always had devotion to business. In 2011, I made the commitment to financial services.

Financial services allows me to apply my passions for business in a manner that can have a profound impact on families. In 2016, I completed the twelve individual modules and examination to be considered an Accredited Asset Management Specialist (AAMS^®) which focuses on investment management and theory. In 2020, I completed the CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER^™ examination which is considered by many to be the gold standard in financial planning education. In conjunction with our local team and national team, I strive to be a trusted advisor in helping clients build a comprehensive financial plan. As per public record, I have no disclosures on my u4.

You can find me walking my dog Murphy, out to dinner with my wife Laura, riding a bike, wrenching on a car, or watching Arizona sports.

Here at Validus Financial Associates, we are a team of financial planners that have been working together since 2011, and some of us together much longer. We have over 100 years of collective experience. We strive to provide the greatest cost-benefit relationship that we can. We believe the most important component of what we do is in-depth financial planning. From there, we develop investment strategies with independence at the core of the approach. We also believe in diversification. This can mean devising an investment strategy with many different portfolio managers and asset classes.