The Palm Group

Senior Investment Consultant
First Vice President

Rick has been working with individual investors, corporations and qualified plans since joining Robert W. Baird & Co. in April of 1985.  He is a two-time winner of the G. Frederick Kasten Award, an honor bestowed annually upon the Baird Financial Advisor who best served his/her clients’ needs.  Rick specializes in developing asset allocation strategies for high net worth clients, and with the help of his team, services the Corporate 401(k) and Non-Qualified Deferred Compensation markets.

Rick earned his BS in Business Administration from Carthage College in Kenosha, WI.  He has successfully completed the Investment Consultant Program sponsored by Baird at the University of Chicago Graduate School of Business, earning him the title of Senior Investment Consultant.  In addition, Rick has earned the designation Certified Retirement Counselor® through the Institute for Retirement Education.

As an active member of his community, Rick has served on numerous local non-for-profit boards, and is past President of the Rockford (IL) East Rotary Club.  He is immediate Past President of the University of Colorado Parents Association (CUPA), and is currently serving on the CU Alumni Association Board of Directors.

Rick and his wife Gay live in Littleton, Colorado and have two sons.  Daniel graduated from the University of Colorado in May ’05, and David is currently a senior at the University of Colorado.

Investment Management Consultants Association is the owner of the certification marks “CIMA®” and “CPWA®,” the service marks “Certified Investment Management Analyst SM,” “Certified Private Wealth AdvisorsSM,” “Investment Management Consultants Association SM,” and “IMCA®.” Use signifies that the user has successfully completed IMCA’s initial and ongoing credentialing requirements for certification.

Colorado Insurance License #0C99578

Financial Advisor

Dan joined Baird in the fall of 2005 with experience in the investment and banking industries.  He graduated from the Leeds School of Business at the University of Colorado with a BS in Business Administration with an emphasis in Finance and a minor in Economics.  While at CU Dan began cultivating his passion for finance and investments as he was active in both the CU Finance Club and the Rocky Mountain Investment Club.

While working at Baird Dan continued to enhance his skill set as a financial advisor and began studying with the College for Financial Planning.  In 2007 Dan successfully took and passed the CFP® exam and now holds the CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™ certification.

Dan has a very broad knowledge of financial planning but specializes in asset allocation strategies, retirement planning solutions, and working with tax & estate planning professionals in building wealth transfer strategies for high net worth individuals.  In his free time, Dan enjoys skiing, golfing, and playing acoustic guitar.  During the summer he is an avid lover of the outdoors and is working towards summiting all of Colorado’s 53 14,000 foot peaks.

Certified Financial Planner Board of Standards Inc. owns the certification marks CFP®, CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™ and federally registered in the U.S., which it awards to individuals who successfully complete CFP Board's initial and ongoing certification requirement.

Colorado Insurance License #0F33383