• Certied Financial Planner (CFP®)
• Chartered Financial Consultant (ChFC®)
• Chartered Life Underwriter (CLU®)
• Degree from Thunderbird American
• Graduate School for International Business
• Undergraduate degree from Loyola University, Los Angeles
Dick* founded Tax & Financial Group (TFG) in 1970, which initially focused on providing life and disability insurance to physicians and the professional community and has built it into the full-service financial services firm it is today. TFG has expanded to multiple locations throughout the United States and encompasses some of the most talented advisors and specialists within the industry. The company is comprised of over 120 employees with its headquarters in Newport Beach and throughout Southern California as well as Hawaii, Colorado, Ohio, and Texas. For the past 30 consecutive years, GAMA International (an international organization dedicated to supporting the professional development of held leaders in the insurance and financial services industry) has presented Tax & Financial Group with various prestigious awards including Master Agency and Master Firm awards.
In 2002, Dick was inducted into GAMA International’s Management Hall of Fame. Each year since 1974, this award has been presented to one individual that comprises outstanding leadership in the insurance and financial services industry. The honor is determined by the individual’s contributions in the areas of productivity, industry involvement, and community initiatives. Dick served as the President of GAMA International’s Board of Directors from 1998-1999.
Dick has been a member of LIMRA’s (Life Insurance Managers Research Agency) Research Agencies Group for 20 years, a highly select nationwide organization, where he has presented several papers on Agency Building and Recruiting. In 1998, Dick was asked to serve on the Board of Directors for LIFE (Life and Health Insurance Foundation for Education), a national organization.
Dick has been both a main platform and workshop speaker at GAMA’s LAMP conferences and he is often a guest speaker at other meetings in various locations across the U.S., Canada, and the Pacific Rim. Furthermore, Dick has written articles for numerous insurance industry publications. He has been recognized in the insurance industry by receiving the Jeery G. Canavello Fellowship Award from the Orange County Life Underwriters Association in 1995 and the Yates Award from the Pacific Region GAMA Association in 1994. Both awards are given based on agency management skills and production abilities as well as general character, quality of leadership and accomplishments within the insurance field.
Dick founded Mentoring Systems, Inc., a management consulting group formed to assist insurance companies in adopting a highly structured mentoring program to enhance the careers of advisors within the financial services industry. Many articles about his mentoring program have been released in insurance industry publications including Managers Magazine and GAMA News. Consulting services have been provided to companies in the U.S., Canada, Australia and Singapore.
Dick and his wife, Tracie, have been married for over 40 years and they currently reside in Newport Beach, California. Dick is an avid golfer and an active member in local charities. He is a former Board Member of the Make-A-Wish Foundation. In 2004, Dick established “We Care For Kids, Inc.,” an organization which has raised over two million dollars to benefit the children of the Make-A-Wish Foundation.
