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Douglas J. Lewis, CFP®

Douglas J. Lewis, CFP®
A native of Norfolk, Virginia, Doug was educated at Washington & Lee University, Washington & Lee University School of Law, Columbia University, University of Texas, Eastern Washington University, and The College for Financial Planning in Denver.

Doug entered the field of securities and investments in 1980 being trained on Wall Street. Through the years he was an investment specialist for the brokerage firms of Bache Halsey Stuart Shields (later Prudential Bache) and Dean Witter Reynolds. Since 1982, he has been practicing comprehensive financial planning according to the standards set by the Certified Financial Planner (CFP)® board.

He received his CFP ® certification from the College for Financial Planning in 1983. Currently he is a member of the Financial Planning Association (FPA) and the Triangle FPA. As a Certified Financial Planner ™ practitioner, he abides by the CFP Board’s Code of Ethics which defines professional responsibility and financial planning practice standards. He is a member of the Greater Raleigh Chamber of Commerce, The Better Business Bureau, The North Carolina Planned Giving Council, and The Partnership for Philanthropic Planning.

Linda Lewis

Through the years, Doug conducted many seminars and workshops, was featured in USA Today’s “Financial Hotline,” and wrote articles for various local business publications. For a few years, his television series, “The Money Puzzle” appeared frequently on PBS television. Since 1990, he and Linda have answered tax, investment, retirement, cash flow and estate questions on their live call-in radio program, “Money Matters with Doug and Linda” every Sunday evening from 6pm – 7pm on AM 680 WPTF.

Wealth Manager Magazine lists the top wealth managers in the United States. Doug has ranked among the top wealth managers in North Carolina for the past five years. He was ranked #6 in 2005, #2 in 2006, #4 in 2007, #3 in 2008 and the #2 Top Wealth Manager in NC in2009 according to Wealth Manager magazine.

Doug is currently licensed in the following states:

Arkansas
California
Colorado
District of Columbia
Florida
Georgia
Indiana

Louisiana
Maryland
Michigan
Missouri
Mississippi
North Carolina
New Jersey

Pennsylvania
South Carolina
South Dakota
Texas
Virginia
Washington

Linda was educated at Gonzaga University and received a B.S. in Speech Pathology as well as a M. S. in Speech Pathology at Eastern Washington University. She was licensed in securities in 1996, and has been an Investment Advisor Representative (IAR) of Lewis Financial Management, LLC., a registered investment advisory firm, registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

She also serves as a co-host of “Money Matters with Doug and Linda” and as Marketing director for the firm for over 20 years.

Doug and Linda live in Raleigh, North Carolina.

*Ranked by average investment portfolio per client (AUM).