Steven is a Certified Financial Planner™ (CFP®) professional with over two decades of experience and strives to be a trusted advisor renowned for his commitment to helping individuals and businesses plan their financial futures. His dedication to applying his acumen in serving his clients has earned him the distinction of being named one of Plan Adviser’s Top 100 Retirement Plan Advisers in 2019, 2020, and 2021 and one of the Financial Times’ Top Retirement Plan Advisors in 2019 and 2020.
His journey in the financial securities industry began in 2002, and he has extensive experience in the retirement planning space. His career includes a stint at UBS, where he specialized in corporate retirement plans. Steven believes his experience and diligence in assisting businesses with their fiduciary responsibilities helped shape the financial well-being of numerous organizations and their employees.
In pursuit of delivering even more value to his clients, Steven recently made the significant decision to join Raymond James as a member of the Raymond James Retirement Plan & Institutional Advisory Council. This move reflects his unwavering dedication to enhancing the financial confidence and well-being of those he serves.
Steven is a graduate of California State University, Fullerton College of Business and Economics. In addition to his academic achievements, his dedication to continuous learning is reflected in his attainment of the Certified Financial Planner™ (CFP®) certification.
Beyond his professional commitments, Steven leads a fulfilling family life with his wife, Jennifer, and their two children, Eddie and Ashley. As a coach for Ashley's soccer team and a proud supporter of Eddie's high school running career, he puts his family at the core of his motivation and serves as a continuous source of inspiration. In his leisure time, Steven indulges his passion for sports, skiing, and mountain biking.
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The PLANADVISER Top 100 Retirement Plan Advisers list is compiled from responses to the PLANADVISER Retirement Plan Adviser Survey. The list is drawn solely from a set of quantitative variables and information in the survey supplied by the advisers themselves. To become eligible for this quantitative listing, advisers must complete the annual PLANADVISER Retirement Plan Adviser Survey, fielded each September. A sub-segment of the questions was used to determine eligibility for the Top 100. Categories in which advisers compete are determined by the number of advisers and the number of total employees (including support staff). We highlight the quantitative standouts according to the dollar value of qualified plan AUA as well as the number of plans under advisement. The award is not representative of any one client’s experience, and is not an endorsement, and is not indicative of an advisor’s future performance. Raymond James is not affiliated with the Financial Times.
Financial Times 401 Top Retirement Advisors, October 2020. The Financial Times 401 Top Retirement Advisors is an independent listing produced annually by the Financial Times (October 2020). The Financial Times FT 401 Top Retirement Advisers award had 401 of the 855 advisor applicants being recognized as a Top Retirement Adviser. The FT asked large U.S. brokerages, independent advisors, and other wealth managers to identify qualified Direct Contribution (DC) plan advisor applicants. They partnered in research with Broadridge Financial Solutions who provided unique data from their proprietary database to help identify qualifying candidates. Financial advisors were required to manage $75 million or more in DC plan assets and have DC assets account for at least 20% of their total AUM. Qualifying advisors filled out an online application and questionnaire that gave the FT more information about their practices. The FT 401 is based on data gathered from advisors, regulatory disclosures, and the FT’s research. The listing reflects each advisor’s status in six primary areas: DC plan assets under management (AUM), DC AUM growth rate, specialization in DC plans, years of experience, advanced industry credentials and compliance record. Roughly 80 to 85 percent of the final score is based on DC plan AUM and growth in the DC plan business (measured by plan numbers and plan assets). Additionally, to provide a diversity of advisors, the FT places a cap on the number of advisors from any one state that's roughly correlated to the distribution of millionaires across the U.S. This ranking is based upon the period from 12/31/2016 to 12/31/2019 and was released on 10/22/2020. This honor is not indicative of an advisor’s future performance. Neither the advisors nor their parent firms pay a fee to the Financial Times in exchange for inclusion in the FT 401. Neither Raymond James nor any of its financial advisors or RIA firms pay a fee in exchange for this award/rating. Raymond James is not affiliated with the Financial Times.