Dwayne was a First Vice President at UBS/PaineWebber for 22 years, prior to joining Raymond James & Associates. Prior to UBS/PaineWebber, Dwayne entered the industry back in 1983 as an Assistant Vice President at E.F. Hutton & Company.
Dwayne’s investment philosophy centers on a strong commitment to helping his clients reach their financial goals over the long-term by navigating through market volatility. Utilizing our Firm’s resources, one of the nation’s leading financial service firms, Dwayne employs through research and market monitoring, ongoing communication, extensive interaction with other industry professionals, CPAs and Attorneys. He believes that knowledge is a key to investing and has conducted numerous financial seminars to assist clients, members of community associations as well as non-profit organizations.
Focusing on personal attention to every client, from business owners to high net worth individuals, family trusts and professional sports athletes, Dwayne is ready to listen to his clients’ goals and objectives before creating an investment and financial plan that works for them.
After attending Fullerton College, Dwayne became a Registered Representative and is Series 7, 63, 65, as well as Life, Health, Disability and Variable Life and Variable Annuity Insurance Licensed. Dwayne is currently a First Vice President of Investments in the Newport Beach, California office and also holds an Accredited Investment Fiduciary (AIF) designation.
Among the investment services Dwayne employs for this individual clients are: Wealth Preservation Planning, Financial and Estate Planning Strategies, Retirement Planning, Education Funding, Insurance Strategies, Individual Retirement Accounts (IRA’s), Lump-Sum Distributions, Asset Allocation Models, Stocks, Bonds, Mutual Funds, Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs) and tax-Deferred Annuities. Among the Investment services Dwayne employs for his Corporate clients are: Retirement Plans (401K-ESOP), Cash Management, Investment Banking, Stock Options and Restricted Sales (Rule 144).
Dwayne resides in Aliso Viejo, California with his three children. He is actively involved in his local community. He coaches local YMCA basketball teams and is an active member on the advisory boards of two non-profit youth organizations. In his spare time, Dwayne enjoys golf, basketball, snow skiing and a good mystery novel.