FWAC Member

Dennis is a Managing Director and Wealth Advisor for Hightower Signature Wealth managing over $40 billion, an elite unit of Hightower, one of the nation’s leading independent wealth management firms.

Dennis is part of a team with offices in Chapel Hill and Greensboro, NC and clients around the U.S. He has earned numerous business awards including Entrepreneur of the Year (Business Leader) and Most Admired CEO (Business Journal).

His authored books include, Ninja Entrepreneurs, 4th Quarter Champions, 4th Quarter Fumbles and CEO Road Rules. 

Dennis is regularly interviewed by leading business podcasts and quoted in major publications including the Wall Street Journal, NY Times, Kiplinger Finance, Financial Planning magazine and the peer reviewed Journal of Financial Planning.

The Financial Planning Association calls Dennis “one of the leading financial scenario experts and futurists.” He has considerable experience with “Super Trends,” how the convergence of globalization, technology accelerators, the global age wave and other forces will dramatically impact businesses, investments, financial planning, our children’s careers and our lives in the future.

He is a featured speaker at many regional and national conferences and economic events and regularly leads and participates in think tanks on financial planning and investment topics. Dennis is also often asked to provide “best practices” workshops for financial advisors and planners.

Dennis has also written articles and spoken frequently on how to avoid the “villains of decision making,” coaching clients on how to make better decisions in personal finance, careers, businesses and in life.

Dennis is a chess expert and played on one of the winningest Pan-American Chess Teams in U.S. history. He has earned 3 national community service awards for his work with his community.