David Lawrence, CFP®
Partner, Wealth Advisor
“There are few things more satisfying to me than helping a client clear some financial – and indeed mental – hurdle. I love to make the complex simple and to create clear choices where there once was confusion. It comes down to listening and caring and always being available.”
JOIN DATE: 2016
CONTACT: david.lawrence@willowcreekwealth.com
I am proud to add a global perspective to Willow Creek’s client experience. I have worked as a financial planner and client advisor to individuals and families in Marin County and San Francisco for the past 11 years. Before that, I lived in Hong Kong for 10 years, where I was a senior investment manager and research analyst for one of Southeast Asia’s leading family groups.
I have a strong interest and expertise in college planning matters, helping small business owners with retirement plan and benefit strategies, and property and casualty and estate planning. I am a member of our Sustainable Investing Team and have developed a passion for values-based investing strategies.
I have also been a member of Arthur Anderson’s Economic & Financial Consulting Services Group, and have taught graduate level financial planning courses at Golden Gate University.
ON A PERSONAL NOTE: I live in Marin County’s Mill Valley with my wife and two children. I am a uniformed leader for the Boy Scouts of America, and am on the Tamalpais High Union Music Booster Board. I am also an avid skier and mountain biker, and I love to run the Marin trails.
EDUCATION:
- BA, Hamilton College
- CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™ professional
AFFILIATIONS:
- The National Association of Personal Financial Advisors
- Certified Financial Planner - CFP Board
- Financial Planning Association
COMMUNITY:
- The West Marin Fund, Treasurer, Executive Committee and Board Member
- Mill Valley Scouts Troop 1, Executive Committee Member
- Tam High Foundation, Treasurer, Committee Member for Tam High Union Music Boosters (provides support for music programs at Tam High)
- Sustainability Council for Dimensional Fund Advisors
Read the latest from David
Education Expense: 7 Things to Consider When Paying for College
Originally published in North Bay Business Journal If applying to college is the most stressful thing a teenager has done in their lives, paying for college is a close equivalent for their parents. The price of a college education has soared over the last 40 years. Since 1983, tuition prices have risen at a 5.8% […]
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What’s the Big Deal about Diversification?
Originally published in North Bay Business Journal Diversification. Financial Advisors use this word a lot when describing how the best portfolios are constructed, and it’s one of the keys to a successful investment strategy. The big idea here is that a properly diversified portfolio will mitigate losses because investments react to the same event in […]
Investor or Speculator? NFTs, FOMO, and One Bored Ape
Originally published in North Bay Business Journal In early April, I was at a dinner party with friends and acquaintances. One of them was a guy I had not seen in over a year, and I asked him what he was up to. He dove into a long explanation of how he quit his job […]
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