Professional
Before I can speak intelligently about the services that might be appropriate for you and your family, I need to get to know you. And, before you can feel comfortable sharing your goals and dreams, you need to get to know me.
Darby has been involved with investment sales and portfolio management for over 14 years. He has been an investment specialist with Northwestern Mutual Financial Network for over two years. Prior to joining NMFN, Darby worked for Credit Suisse in New York for six years and then moved to Prudential Financial in Los Angeles and San Francisco for an additional six years before moving back to Boise. During his time with Credit Suisse and Prudential Financial as an institutional equity salesman, Darby worked closely with several of the top portfolio managers and analysts with many of the most successful fund families in the U.S. Specifically, he covered American Funds, Janus Investments, Morgan Stanley Asset Management, AIM, Invesco, TCW, Deutsche Asset Management, and The Boston Company.
Darby returned to Boise with his family to take advantage of the opportunity to help NMFN grow its investment business. Darby works closely with business owners and indivdual investors to time factors. His unique backround and strong historical perspective with the market give him the diversification to help clients minimize risk and maximize returns.
Through proper education for business owners and their employees, Darby is able to implement and maintain retirement plans for companies to help indivduals achieve their goals of saving for retirement. His approach to developing a successful retirement plan is driven by a simple five step process.
- Needs Analysis- understanding each participant's personal, professional and financial goals.
- Education- Explain the costs associated with waiting to save for retirement and discuss the risk/reward characterics of various asset classes and their impact to the overall portfolio allocation.
- Recommendations- research various investment options to provide an optimal blend of investments to meet goals.
- Implementation- Construct an appropriate plan for all participants to work toward retirement goals.
- Service- Regularly review investment performance and provide necessary benchmarking studies to insure a successful investment plan.
Education
- Bachelor of Business Administration in Finance and Economics from Boise State University
- MBA with emphasis on Finance from University of Southern California
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