Specialties
JDM Financial Group was founded to provide financial guidance to successful professionals and business owners who prefer advice from outside the corporate culture of Wall Street. At JDM, we believe firmly that client interests are served ethically only when financial advice is unbiased by sales agendas, investment commissions, or the promotion of proprietary products.
JDM specializes in fee-based wealth management and financial planning. Our services include strategies for wealth accumulation, family financial planning, business succession, retirement, and legacy planning -- with each service specifically tailored to a client's particular priorities, stage of life, and goals.
JDM's approach has evolved over many years of advising clients who represent different cultures, life stages, and occupations.
We understand that a good financial decision is necessarily a good life decision.
History
Established in 2002.
JDM Financial Group was established in 2002 as an independent fee-based Registered Investment Advisor (RIA).
Meet the Business Owner: Jeff M.
In his personal life, Jeff enjoys Swing and Salsa dancing, tennis, playing guitar, reading philosophy, and is a current events and public policy enthusiast.
Prior to entering the field of finance, Jeff worked at the British Parliament in London, first for a Member of the House of Commons and later for a Member of the House of Lords. Following his tenure at Parliament, Jeff served as a Rotary Ambassadorial Scholar, studying Middle Eastern political affairs as a graduate student in Jerusalem. He completed his undergraduate work at the University of California, Berkeley.
Prior to JDM, Jeff worked as a Financial Consultant at a leading global investment firm. He earned his CFP® in 2002, and his Masters in Financial Planning (MSFS) in 2014. He also holds a Professional Designation in Personal Financial Planning from UCLA and has completed executive education at Harvard's Kennedy School of Government in Investment Decisions and Behavioral Finance.