As an RBC Echelon wealth strategist, Dean works 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.

A 32-year veteran of the securities industry, Janet Engels became Director of RBC Wealth Management’s Portfolio Advisory Group in 2002 following the acquisition of Tucker Anthony Inc. She is Co-Chair of the Global Portfolio Advisory Committee (GPAC) and a member of the firm’s Directors Group. She is also a member of the Financial Women’s Association of New York and a frequent speaker at client seminars throughout the country. She has appeared on CNBC, Fox Business and has been quoted in several leading industry publications. Janet was also the recipient of RBC Wealth Management’s “Irv Weiser Diversity Award” in recognition of her commitment to supporting the education of women and increasing awareness about persons with disabilities. Janet received a B.S. in Business Administration from Bucknell University in Pennsylvania.

Joseph 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, Joseph partners with financial advisors to meet with individual clients and their attorneys and/or accountants, as well as to present at client seminars.

Les 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, Les partners with financial advisors to meet with individual clients and their attorneys and/or accountants, as well as to present at client seminars.

Jackson's role as a wealth planning associate includes supporting financial advisors in their wealth planning efforts for clients. Jackson assists with making appointments, gathering information, developing wealth plans, as well as presenting wealth plans and strategies to clients.

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.

Susan is a member of the Fixed Income Business Development team based in Minneapolis, where they help market taxable and tax-exempt bonds to both the Transactional and Advisory platforms. She works closely with advisors to assist with portfolio evaluation and construction, generate proposals, provide tax loss swap ideas, along with giving branch presentations featuring our best trade ideas across the fixed income market.

Roman is a retirement planning consultant who is dedicated to providing guidance on retirement planning, as well as individual and employer-sponsored retirement plans for financial advisors and their clients.