RBC CAPITAL MARKETS - Key Persons

Amy is a dedicated financial service professional with more than 28 years of experience, all with RBC Wealth Management. As the team's senior registered client associate, she focuses on delivering a high-level of client satisfaction. Amy manages the day-to-day administrative and operational functions of the team and is often the client's first point of contact. Amy resides in Andover, Minnesota, with her husband and daughter. In her free time, she enjoys time with her family, traveling and spending time at their cabin.

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• RBC Echelon Wealth Strategist

As an RBC Echelon wealth strategist, Dean partners with financial advisors and their ultra-high-net-worth clients to understand what is most important to them and to help develop appropriate strategies that address the client's objectives and concerns. Dean serves as a knowledgeable resource in the area of complex wealth, including planning strategies for corporate executives, trust and estate planning services, concentrated stock options, business succession planning and philanthropic planning. He also coordinates solutions and external professional services tailored to RBC Echelon clients' needs.

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• Credit Consultant

Grace works with financial advisors to establish a wealth management practice that manages both sides of the balance sheet. She accomplishes this by focusing on clients' liquidity needs in the short term, while maintaining a long-term focus on goals-based borrowing through the wealth planning process.

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• Wealth Strategist

Griffin serves as a resource for your financial advisor in determining and developing wealth transfer strategies for high-net-worth clients in areas including estate strategies, lifetime giving, personal trust planning, charitable giving, concentrated equity position diversification and employee stock options. In this role, Griffin partners with financial advisors to meet with individual clients and their attorneys and/or accountants, as well as present at client seminars.

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• Associate Vice President - Financial Advisor

Jeff brings more than 17 years of industry experience to the Lift Bridge Wealth Management Group. He earned a Bachelor of Business Administration degree, with an emphasis in economics from the University of Wisconsin - Stout. Jeff is a CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™ professional. He passed the Series 7 and 66 exams and holds the Minnesota life, accident and health insurance licensures. Jeff resides in Andover, Minnesota, with his wife, Jill, and their three children, Carley, Violet and Emmy. He is also a volunteer coach for Special Olympics of Minnesota. In his free time, Jeff enjoys spending time with his children, golfing and fishing.

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• Senior Client Associate

Laurie has worked in the financial services industry since 2005 and joined RBC Wealth Management in 2018. Laurie's areas of knowledge include client relations and administration of accounts. She is Mark's telephone point of contact and helps ensure the highest level of satisfaction to our clients. Laurie also enjoys coordinating client events. Laurie's roots are from Wisconsin. She is a proud Bluegold from University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire and lives in Hudson, Wisconsin. She enjoys traveling to warm and sunny places with her husband, John, and spending time with her two adult daughters. She never turns down socializing over a good cup of coffee and enjoys creating new recipes in her kitchen.

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• Wealth Strategist

Malia serves as a resource for your financial advisor in determining and developing wealth transfer strategies for high-net-worth clients in areas including estate strategies, lifetime giving, personal trust planning, charitable giving, concentrated equity position diversification and employee stock options. In this role, Malia partners with financial advisors to meet with individual clients and their attorneys and/or accountants, as well as present at client seminars.

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• Senior Vice President - Financial Advisor, Senior Consulting Group

Mark has worked in the financial services industry since 1996. He graduated from Augsburg University in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Recently, he earned the firm's internal, professional designation of Accredited Wealth Manager through an education program sponsored by RBC Wealth Management and Michigan State University. By attaining the AWM designation, Mark has demonstrated advanced knowledge of the firm's wealth management process, concentrating in the areas of business and retirement planning, insurance solutions, charitable giving, advanced investment strategies and trust and estate planning strategies. Mark recommends a strategic buy-and-hold asset allocation strategy that is a broadly diversified portfolio of stocks, bonds, cash and alternative investments. In addition, he closely monitors market and economic events to identify short-term investment opportunities. Mark adds tactical managers or funds as appropriate to help take advantage of the market upside, yet still help provide some protection on the market downside. Mark lives in Lake Elmo, Minnesota, in the heart of the St. Croix Valley, with his wife, Angie, and he has two adult children. His family enjoys the outdoors together-swimming, biking and fishing. For the past five years Mark has been an active member and supporter of Ducks Unlimited - Stillwater Chapter. He also spends time volunteering for Courage Center St. Croix and Camp Courage in Maple Lake, Minnesota.

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• Wealth Management Consultant

Peter spearheads the collaborative efforts of the Client Strategies Team support for your financial advisor. He is part of a multi-disciplinary group of professionals who provide guidance on investment management, estate planning services, credit solutions, insurance and annuity strategies, professional trustee services and trust consulting, retirement solutions, capital markets engagement, banking solutions and more. Called upon for support at various times throughout your wealth management journey, Peter works diligently to address clients' unique situations.

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• Senior Client Associate

Sue began her career in the financial services industry in 2007 and joined RBC Wealth Management in 2018. She is a senior client associate with skills in programs and systems, back-office workings, and client service. Sue is responsible for business operations, administrative and client support, as well as marketing. Sue lives in Woodbury, Minnesota, and enjoys walking with friends, reading, taking in live music and grabbing a cup of coffee with her two Minneapolis-based daughters. Sue has a degree in the social sciences with a concentration in sociology from the University of St. Thomas.

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• Consultant
• Trust Consultant

As a trust consultant, Tom specializes in personal trust planning and assists in the movement of client trust assets, provides educational and technical guidance relating to personal trusts and advises clients on opportunities with third-party professional trust partners.