Derek is a native of Northern California, a graduate of Shasta High School in Redding California and CSU San Francisco. He is a former US Coast Guard Officer where he first discovered his skill of designing investment portfolios.
Derek has been in the investment industry since 1986 in various roles, and has always striven to provide the best advice possible for his clients. As a new investment representative in the early 1990s, Derek desired to help his clients have better advice for the financial needs so he worked hard to learn more and gained the Certified Financial Planner designation in 1994.
As a committed Christian, he has applied a Biblical understanding of ethics in his business. And, in February 2019 he became a partner with Inspire Advisors a leading proponent of Biblically Responsible Investing.
Today Derek is an avid proponent for helping his clients apply their values to their investment dollars. Advocating for Biblically Responsible Investing (BRI) as a critical concept for his clients personal financial stewardship of the money and blessings from God.
Derek has been married to his wife Nancy for forty years this year (2020) and has three wonderful grown children; Trevor, Justin, and Lauren. Plus, two wonderful granddaughters; Autumn and Ashlyne. He lives in Chico California and is an Author with one published novel on Amazon. And, if you ask him he will share the title.
Many investors are surprised to learn they are profiting from and supporting immoral activities such as abortion, pornography, and human trafficking within their investment portfolios. At Inspire Advisors, we help you invest in some of the most inspiring, positive, biblically-aligned companies in the world without sacrificing return potential.
Excellence in investing is one of our core values. Our team of Ph.D.'s and CFAs build rigorously designed portfolios based on peer-reviewed, academic research to address a wide range of investment objectives. Our proprietary Inspire Impact Score Methodology is trusted by investors around the world to provide a reliable, scientific approach to constructing quality portfolios that support biblical values.
At Inspire Advisors, your portfolio can make a tangible impact in three ways: (1) influencing Wall Street by supporting good companies and selling bad ones; (2) providing a powerful voice to corporate America on behalf of biblical values through Inspire's shareholder engagement efforts; and, (3) through Inspire Investing's Give50 program, which donates 50% or more of their corporate net profits to Christian ministries.