Steven M Ogle, CIMA®, AWM

Steven M. Ogle, AIF®, AWM, CIMA®

Managing Director - Financial Advisor, Senior Consulting Group

Steve has been providing strategic planning and investment advisory services to individuals and institutions for more than 25 years. After graduating from The University of Texas with a Bachelor of Business Administration degree in finance, he spent seven years at Southwest Business Corporation directing the investment management platform for a multi-billion-dollar financial institution. Since joining RBC Wealth Management in 2000, he has earned several financial designations. In 2001, Steve completed the Certified Investment Management Analyst (CIMA®) program at The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania. In 2005, he earned the firm’s internal designation of Accredited Wealth Manager (AWM) sponsored by RBC and The Estate and Wealth Strategies Institute at Michigan State University. This credential demonstrates advanced knowledge of the firm’s wealth management process, concentrating in the areas of retirement planning, advanced investment strategies, insurance solutions, charitable giving, and estate and trust planning. In 2006, Steve earned the Accredited Investment Fiduciary (AIF®) designation. In 2013, he was selected as a member of the inaugural Boot Camp for Investment Stewards at the US Military Academy at West Point, New York. Through this program, he served on the Global Leadership Council and received the Global Fiduciary Strategist (GFS) designation. In 2018, Steve graduated from the Securities Industry Institute (SII) three year executive program at The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania.

He is a member of the Senior Consulting Group and has served on the firm’s Advisory Council since 2002, where he represents RBC’s Private Client Group for the Western United States. He also serves on RBC’s U.S. Investment Advisory Committee and is a member of the Investments and Wealth Institute, Fiduciary Institute 360, Global Leadership Council, and has served as an accredited investment counselor for The Evelyn Brust Financial Research and Education Foundation. In both 2016 and 2017, Steve was named Branch Director of the Year at RBC Wealth Management (U.S.) and in 2018 was recognized in On Wall Street’s Top 75 Branch Managers list. In 2021 and 2022, Steve was named a Forbes' Best-In-State advisor.

Steve is active in his community and has worked closely with several charitable organizations. He currently serves on The Nature Conservancy’s San Antonio Advisory Board and is an investment partner in two local restaurants. Outside of work, Steve enjoys traveling with his wife and two children, coaching youth lacrosse, and serving as a scout leader.

<p>The 2021 Forbes "Best-In-State Wealth Advisors" award was announced February 2021. Data as of 6/30/2020. The award was developed by SHOOK Research and is based on in-person and telephone due diligence meetings to evaluate each advisor qualitatively, a major component of a ranking algorithm that includes: client retention, industry experience, review of compliance records, firm nominations; and quantitative criteria, including: assets under management and revenue generated for their firms. Investment performance is not a criterion because client objectives and risk tolerances vary, and advisors rarely have audited performance reports. Rankings are based on the opinions of SHOOK Research, LLC and not indicative of future performance or representative of any one client’s experience. Neither Forbes nor SHOOK Research receive compensation in exchange for placement on the ranking. The financial advisor does not pay a fee to be considered for or to receive this award. This award does not evaluate the quality of services provided to clients. This is not indicative of this financial advisor’s future performance. For more information: <a href="http://www.SHOOKresearch.com" target="_blank">www.SHOOKresearch.com</a>.</p>

<p>The 2022 Forbes "Best-In-State Wealth Advisors" award was announced April 2022. Data as of 6/30/2021. The award was developed by SHOOK Research and is based on in-person and telephone due diligence meetings to evaluate each advisor qualitatively, a major component of a ranking algorithm that includes: client retention, industry experience, review of compliance records, firm nominations; and quantitative criteria, including: assets under management and revenue generated for their firms. Investment performance is not a criterion because client objectives and risk tolerances vary, and advisors rarely have audited performance reports. Rankings are based on the opinions of SHOOK Research, LLC and not indicative of future performance or representative of any one client’s experience. Neither Forbes nor SHOOK Research receive compensation in exchange for placement on the ranking. The financial advisor does not pay a fee to be considered for or to receive this award. This award does not evaluate the quality of services provided to clients. This is not indicative of this financial advisor’s future performance. For more information: <a href="http://www.SHOOKresearch.com" target="_blank">www.SHOOKresearch.com</a>.</p>

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.

Courtney Duphorne

Wealth Management Consultant

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

Aaron Gallardo

Trust Consultant

Aaron specializes in collaborating with RBC Wealth Management financial advisors to deliver trust solutions to high-net-worth individuals and families as part of a holistic wealth management planning solution. His overall goal is to enhance and support client-advisor relationships as well as to identify trust solutions that both optimize opportunities and mitigate risks.

Robert Stern

Wealth Planning Consultant

Robert 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. Robert's goal is to minimize risk faced by retirees and help with choices affecting them during retirement.

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.

Dean Deutz, CFP®

Echelon Wealth Strategist

Dean partners with advisors and their ultra-high-net-worth clients to understand what is important to them and develop appropriate strategies that address the client’s objectives and concerns. As a subject matter expert resource, areas of focus on complex wealth topics often include complex planning strategies for corporate executives, trust and estate planning, concentrated stock, business succession planning, and philanthropic planning. Dean also coordinates RBC solutions and external professional services tailored to RBC Echelon client needs.