Rod began Talbot Asset Management in 1991 and offers securities through Raymond James Financial Services. By that time, he already had more than a decade of experience in the investment industry. He started his career in 1981 with E.F. Hutton, where he specialized in pension plan consulting and management of individual stock and commodity accounts. He left Hutton for Prescott, Ball and Turben, a division of Kemper Securities, as a senior investment manager.Rod’s motto is “Excellence in Money Management,” and that is reflected in his membership in the Raymond James Financial Services Executive Council*, an award he has received every year from 2004 to the present, which recognizes distinguished service to clients and high levels of professional performance. (Membership is based on prior fiscal year production. Re-qualification is required annually. The ranking may not be representative performance. No fee is paid in exchange for this award/rating.)He holds a bachelor’s degree in finance from Southern Illinois University at Carbondale. Rod is also an active member and past president of the Winter Garden Rotary Club and currently is the Past President of the International Board of Directors of Tau Kappa Epsilon Fraternity, where he was Alumnus of the Year in 2005.