David Schauer

Financial Advisor

CFP®, CFA, MSFA

David Schauer is a CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER® professional, a Chartered Retirement Planning CounselorSM (CRPC®), and a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA®). The Chief Market Strategist for Allworth Financial, David holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Managerial Economics from the University of California, Davis, and has earned a Master of Science degree in Financial Analysis from the University of San Francisco. Outside of work, David enjoys spending time with his family. 

The thing I enjoy most about being a financial planner is the creative problem solving sometimes necessary to help people reach their goals.

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