Daniel Braun Email & Phone Number

Westlake, Texas, Us

The role of the Wealth Advisor at Schwab Wealth Advisory is a broad mandate to combine Modern Wealth Management strategies and the extraordinary resources of Charles Schwab to optimize the entirety of our client’s wealth creation goals. Modern Wealth Management encompasses a wide range of wealth management issues, such as estate planning, charitable giving, etc. that are viewed through the lens of tax efficiency.I am a Certified Wealth Strategist (CWS). The CWS program (offered through Cannon Financial) is a rigorous combination of academic preparation and soft-skill development to make the client experience most impactful. Completion of the certification work has dramatically improved my ability to convert Modern Wealth Management concepts into actionable strategies for my clients.One of the core wealth management issues is investment planning. I combine 35 years of trading and portfolio management experience with significant academic preparation to provide highly detailed portfolio construction and asset allocation approaches for my client’s individual risk profiles.As part of my commitment to open-ended professional development, I am currently enrolled in the College for Financial Planning, a Kaplan company. I am focused on the requisite coursework to complete the academic requirement for professional certification.

Denver, Colorado, Us

• Managed $515 Million AUM: Responsible for asset allocation, portfolio construction, and strategic rebalancing.• Full cycle participation in the consultative sales process with a focus on asset gathering.• Investment strategy, capital market, and global economics subject matter expert for the sales teams.

Minneapolis, Mn, Us

• Constructed optimized portfolio models for the management of a $335 million asset base.• Created derivative instruments designed for client portfolios that provided exposure to the energy markets.

• Created and managed the electricity and global macro volatility portfolios.• Helped evaluate new businesses as part of a growth mandate across multiple asset classes.

New York, Ny, Us

• Developed the business model for global carbon sales and trading operation.• Lobbied carbon-related Federal energy policymakers to support the build-out of the business model.• Speaker at the Milken Global Conference (April 2010) on the panel discussion - Powering America: The Effects of Politics & Energy Policy on Business Investment.

Created an event strategy to arbitrage energy policy and related capital allocations.• Responsible for all aspects of portfolio management: Risk assessment; strategic fit and C-Level accountability. • Capital allocation in the following asset classes: Electricity, fuels, carbon, equities, and equity derivatives.• 2005-2009 Profitability: $103.8 million; average annual capital usage: $41.6 million.• Registered lobbyist with the House of Representatives and the Senate (4th Quarter, 2006 – 1st Quarter, 2007). • Maintained an on-going presence on Capitol Hill; met with Members and Capitol Hill staff to discuss hedge fund investments in the energy sector as related legislation was being written.• Testified before the Select Committee on Energy Independence and Global Warming House of Representatives (April 2008).• Co-author of a published white paper on carbon/energy policy: “A Cap-and-Trade Program Design of Greenhouse Gases.” Worked with the Economic Policy team at the Milken Institute to complete this project.• Participated in numerous panel discussions in various settings. Most notable: The Politics of Global Warming: Climate Change in Washington, Milken Global Conference (April 2007) Carbon Trading, Milken Global Conference (April 2007) • Member of the Associate Recruitment Team.

Juno Beach, Fl, Us

New York, Ny, Us

Atlanta, Georgia, Us

Master Of Business Administration (M.B.A.), Accounting And Finance

Master Of Science (M.S.), Applied Mathematics & Statistics

Bachelor’S Degree, Economics