Wealth management approach

Our holistic approach to wealth management integrates your objectives into a personalized plan that grows and changes as your needs and goals do. We combine sophisticated investment planning tools and professional resources to develop customized solutions across four key areas:

Accumulating wealth

From realizing your dreams to building the lifestyle you envision for your family, we help you grow your wealth in order to provide resources necessary to accomplish what matters most to you.

Protecting your assets

Your wealth is a tremendous source of opportunity for yourself and the people who depend on you financially. Taking steps to help protect your wealth through risk mitigation, estate planning services and insurance solutions will help you feel secure about the future.

Creating an income stream

Achieving the lifestyle you’ve envisioned in your retirement means having a steady income stream during those years. We develop a customized plan that helps you anticipate adjustments and build confidence in your future.

Wealth transfer

Beyond building and enjoying your wealth, we work with you to create a solid strategy for preserving your wealth across generations in order to protect your legacy.

We invite you to contact us today to learn more about our wealth management approach and how we can help you achieve your goals.

Wealth management professionals

Client Strategies Team

The Client Strategies Team is a resource to help support you in your wealth planning goals, developing a strong understanding of your personal financial objectives, gathering valuable information and addressing complex financial and wealth strategies issues. Explore the bios below to learn more about the team.

Peter Kolar

Wealth Management Consultant

Peter provides expertise to RBC Wealth Management financial advisors who work with endowments, non-profits and foundations. Peter also assists financial advisors in using internal and external wealth management tools, including sophisticated software programs, to help provide appropriate solutions for clients' needs.

Rich Matthews

Wealth Planning Consultant

Rich helps RBC Wealth Management financial advisors address retirement planning needs for high-net-worth clients. He also provides comprehensive education, guidance and support to financial advisors and clients facing issues that may not have affected them while growing their assets. Rich's goal is to minimize risk faced by retirees and help with choices affecting them during retirement.

Dean Deutz, CFP®

Private Wealth Consultant

Dean provides individuals, families, business owners and executives with comprehensive wealth management planning to address the issues most common to high-net-worth families. Dean has extensive expertise developing strategies and implementing solutions in the following areas: retirement, investments, insurance, lending, trust, estate, and stock options.

Blake McKibbin

Wealth Strategist

Based in Des Moines, Iowa, Blake helps financial advisors in the firm’s Central division to understand their clients’ goals and determine appropriate strategies for the complex financial issues of high-net-worth clients. He focuses on wealth transfer planning—including trust and estate planning services as well as business succession, charitable and stock option planning. Blake joined RBC Wealth Management in 2018 after 11 years in the financial services industry.

Lindsay Strickland

Senior Portfolio Advisor

Lindsay joined RBC Wealth Management’s Portfolio Advisory Group in August 2016 and has more than 17 years of industry experience. She currently supports financial advisors with broad equity research, and augments equity investment decision-making, primarily focusing on growth stocks.

John Panter

Credit Consultant

John works with financial advisors to establish a wealth management practice that manages both sides of the balance sheet. He 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.

Scott Rogneby

Divisional Retirement Consultant

Scott does extensive research into retirement plan providers. He also assists RBC Wealth Management financial advisors in servicing clients’ retirement plans. He is involved in the creation and maintenance of investment policy statements, plan design and portfolio consulting.

Griffin Geisler

Wealth Planning Consultant

Griffin helps RBC Wealth Management financial advisors address retirement planning needs for high-net-worth clients. He also provides comprehensive education, guidance and support to financial advisors and clients facing issues that may not have affected them while growing their assets. Griffin's goal is to minimize risk faced by retirees and help with choices affecting them during retirement.