JEREMY B COOK

**** ****** **., ***** ****, AR ***02 870-***-**** ad0a7b@r.postjobfree.com

Skills Summary

Portfolio Management

Strategic Relationships

Financial Analysis

Account Management

Process Automation

Risk Assessment

Team Building

Market Analysis

Business Policy Analysis

Trend Forecasting

Procedure Developement

Economic Assessment

Resource Management

Building client relationships

Systems Documentation

Maintain client relationships

Microsoft Office

Presentations at all levels

Compliance Management

Techincal Analysis

Savvy and skilled financial professional with eighteen years of comprehensive investment, marketing and sales expertise. Maintains a record of successfully developing customized financial strategies to meet the needs of clients and maintaining relationships. Managed multiple portfolios with diligent attention and continual analysis of economic trends to determine appropriate asset allocation. Successful in evaluating business and investment opportunities, quickly understanding companies and their market. Equally strong performance in new business development, growth and diversification.

Education

Passed Series 7, 63, 65

Passed Property/Casualty & Life/Health Insurance Exam

College for Financial Planning

Charted Retirement Plan Specialist (CRPS)

Accredited Asset Management Specialist (AAMS)

University of Arkansas / 2002

Bachelor of Science in Marketing; concentrated on Finance

Baylor University 1997 – 1999

Concentrated on Marketing, Finance, and Theology

Experience

Simmons Bank

Wealth Management – Investment Operations Specialist / December 2018 – Present

Process and upload the securities traded, for trust investment clients, by the appropriate cutoff times.

Process corporate, municipal and agency bond trades for clients, including block trades.

Prepare reports daily, for each investment officer and for client meetings as needed such as assets under management and overdraft reports.

Complete the daily processing, including account reconciliation.

Research and complete the annual broker review for brokers to remain on the approved broker list

Prepare monthly retirement plan performance reports

Reconcile securities held in client accounts between multiple platforms daily.

Financial Management Inc

Investment Advisor Representative / July 2010 – April 2018

Provide advice and communication to clients with personal financial objectives pertaining to their individual accounts/portfolios

Met with Boards monthly to discuss objectives, plans, and strategies pertaining to foundation and endowment account

Monitor and review the current state of the markets to better provide advice to clients

Develop marketing strategies to both maintain and grow my book of business

Page One Financial

Financial Advisor - Solicitor / April 2010 – June 2010

Established a presence for Page One Financial in Arkansas

Identify client objectives and advise on most appropriate models

Win new accounts as well as transition and service existing clients

Trent Capital Management/Trent Insurance Services

Investment Advisor / June 2009 – April 2010

Responsible for creating and managing the institutional and retirement plan divisions for the company as well as the relative strength models of asset management

Created the needed marketing materials for these divisions

Win and service new accounts of all types

Created and conducted educational meetings and monthly/annual account reviews for my clients

Started an insurance agency within seven business days to allow our firm to provide 401K services to small companies

Millennium Capital Advisors

Investment Advisor / June 2008 – May 2009

Top producer – increased assets under management by over 17% and revenues generated on assets under management by over 19% in less than 6 months

Developed models for all account sizes and structures

Created necessary marketing materials

Established relationships with outside vendors to allow MCA to purchase fixed income securities in bulk and in turn provide more favorable yields to clients

Established a presence in several states where MCA did not have accounts

Increase and strengthen image with an affiliated accounting firm

Developed joint marketing efforts with the affiliated accounting firm

Apple Tree Asset Management

Originator / March 2008 – June 2008

Started a Registered Investment Advisory firm in fourteen business days

Completed all tasks necessary to be registered and operate in the State of Arkansas

Fulfilled requirements with Schwab Institutional that would allow them to serve as custodian

Drafted all documents needed to satisfy requirements to bill client accounts and manage assets with discretion

Meridian Investment Advisors

Director of Retirement Plan Services / July 2006 – March 2008

Managed a $40M book of retirement plan business comprised of sixteen clients

Conducted enrollment and educations meetings

Assisted in the selection, monitoring, and replacement of Investment lineups

Created marketing and education materials

Created and presented education and enrollment seminars

Implemented a system of evaluating client needs and identifying appropriate solutions that help fulfill the fiduciary duties of the client

Developed new markets for Meridian’s retirement plan services

Earned a Charted Retirement Plan Specialist (CRPS) designation

Working towards a Certified Pension Consultant (CPC) designations

(References available upon request)

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