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As a Financial Advisor, Brian provides sound investment advice and value-added service to clients — always striving to build long-term relationships based on mutual trust and respect. Currently, Brian is an Associate Vice President of Investments at a major brokerage firm in South Florida. He also earned the CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™ or CFP®, practitioner designation from the College for Financial Planning.

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