Advisor profile


What you can expect when you work with me

The right financial advice can help prepare you for whatever life brings — both the expected and the unexpected.

When you work with me, you receive:
  • 1:1 financial advice based on your goals and needs.
  • Personalized recommendations for a diversified portfolio, and solutions to help protect you from uncertainty.
  • Regular meetings to review your goals, progress and investments.
  • Anytime access to your investments and digital tools to help you stay on track.

Ready to learn more? Getting started is as easy as meeting for a complimentary initial consultation whenever it’s convenient for you.

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Years of Experience
This number may include years as a financial advisor, and/or experience as a registered representative.

Areas of focus

  • Retirement Planning Strategies
  • Tax Planning Strategies
  • Investments
  • Wealth Preservation Strategies
  • Retirement Income Strategies
  • Retirement Plan Distribution
  • Estate Planning Strategies
  • Executive Compensation and Benefit Strategies
  • Employee Stock Options
  • Insurance

Qualifications

  • CFP® CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™

Education

  • BS, Business Administration, Northwestern State University, Natchitoches, LA

Awards & recognition

  • Barron’s Top 1,200 Financial Advisors, 2024
  • Forbes Best-in-State Wealth Advisors, 2020-2023
  • Laveer Wealth Management, Forbes Best-in-State Wealth Management Teams, 2023, 2024
  • Ameriprise Circle of Success Chairman’s Advisory Council, 2001-2024
  • Ameriprise Circle of Success, 1993-2020
  • Ameriprise Diamond Ring, 2001
  • Ameriprise Hall of Fame, 2006
  • Ameriprise Premier Franchise Consultant, 2008-2014

Professional associations

  • Financial Planning Association

Community participation

  • Heart of Hope Golf Classic
  • Volunteer for Northwest Louisiana Food Bank
  • LSU Health Foundation
  • YWCA
  • Fellowship of Christian Athletes (FCA)
  • American Heart Association

Interests

  • Spending time with my wife and two children.
  • Watching and attending college football games.
  • Spending time with friends
  • Traveling
  • Reading
  • Snow skiing

Private Wealth Advisors

Ameriprise Private Wealth Advisors have extensive experience in helping affluent clients preserve and grow their wealth. They possess the capabilities and resources to provide customized recommendations and support for tax, estate, and retirement planning. They help clients step back and explore the full range of opportunities their wealth can bring. With years of experience and an established network of expert resources, Private Wealth Advisors are among the most qualified and credentialed advisors in the industry. Ameriprise Financial gives this elite group the highest priority and quality of service and resources available to help ensure their clients receive the best possible client experience.