Dave Austin
Director of Private Wealth, CFP®, ChFC®, CLU®
- Life Insurance
- Retirement Planning
- Estate Planning
- Business Planning
- Financial Products Analysis & Design
- Disability Insurance
Capitas Financial
Capitas Financial, Inc. is a national organization made up of 16 regional processing centers, 130 point-of-sale professionals and 250-plus back office support specialists who offer a multi-carrier insurance product portfolio, along with unbiased consultative assistance to financial professionals and their clients. Capitas Financial is a national firm, based in Minneapolis, MN with a footprint that includes all 50 states and Puerto Rico. Capitas delivers the strength of a national organization coupled with unrivaled local customer service.
Dave Austin
Director of Private Wealth, CFP®, ChFC®, CLU®
Biography
Dave joined Pacific Southwest Financial, a partner firm of Capitas Financial, in January 2021 as a Wealth Planning Consultant, now Director of Private Wealth. With over 35 years in financial services, Dave has dedicated the majority of those years to working exclusively with financial advisors, utilizing a consultative process with clients to understand their needs in the areas of estate, business and charitable planning. Together, Dave and the advisors identify client goals, review available solutions, present the best options to the client, then implement the plans by working closely together. Throughout the case process, Dave's focus is set on adding value to both the advisor and the client. Prior to Capitas, Dave worked as an Estate Planning Specialist for a leading national broker dealer and also served as a Regional Director for a major life insurance company. Following this role he worked with TIME Financial as a Regional Specialist.
A founding member of the Board of Directors of the San Fernando Valley Chapter of the Institute of Certified Financial Planners, Dave is a frequent speaker on financial topics and has conducted numerous seminars for legal, accounting and insurance professionals. He holds his Series 63 and 7 securities licenses.
Pacific Southwest Financial
Pacific Southwest Financial® is an independent financial services firm and partner with Capitas Financial. Formed in 2001, each agency partner started as an independent business owner, not owned by an institution. Collectively, we are one of the largest independent distributors of insurance products, supporting clients, advisors and institutions.
With over $1 Billion in insurance premiums generated by us and our affiliates since 2001, over 800k inforce policies and over $80 Billion of inforce coverage, we understand business owners and what it takes to build wealth. Our Private Wealth Platform is structured to provide objectivity for sophisticated products and programs. An unbiased approach allows our field consultants to provide the right solutions to financial problems and opportunities.
