A Word From Our Team


As JD likes to say, we’re proud to help advisors serve the lifeblood of financial services clients. While we’re always happy to help manage a $20M household, the majority of our days are spent helping the advisor make sure that their $1M-$5M families are a) positioned properly and b) confident in that positioning.

 

With stocks and bonds correlating more closely, we think an extra set of eyes can only help advisors help clients. We feel privileged every day, to sit alongside fiduciaries and support their practice in every way possible. Our focus on risk mitigation plays a key role, but we think consistency in and consistency of messaging is equally important to keeping clients confident enough to gain the benefits of long-term investing.

 

Thank you for visiting our site, and thank you for considering us as your partner. We pride ourselves on relationships and attention to detail…at some point, you’ll connect with just about everyone here so thought you might enjoy meeting the people that chop wood and carry water to support your efforts.

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The Aptus Lineup

JD Gardner, CFA & CMT

JD Gardner, CFA & CMT

Founder | Chief Investment Officer

Beckham Wyrick, CFA & CFP®

Beckham Wyrick, CFA & CFP®

Client Portfolio Manager

Mark Callahan

Mark Callahan

Head of Trading | Portfolio Manager

John Luke Tyner, CFA

John Luke Tyner, CFA

Head of Fixed Income | Portfolio Manager

David Wagner III, CFA

David Wagner III, CFA

Head of Equity | Portfolio Manager

Brad Rapking, CFA

Brad Rapking, CFA

Portfolio Manager | Equity Analyst

Joseph Sykora, CFA

Joseph Sykora, CFA

Head of Private Investments | Client Portfolio Manager

Brett Bennett, CFA

Brett Bennett, CFA

Client Portfolio Manager

Brian Jacobs, CFA

Brian Jacobs, CFA

Investment Solutions | Strategy

John Archbold, CFA

John Archbold, CFA

Client Portfolio Manager

Marcus Jordan

Marcus Jordan

Junior Data Analyst

John Goldsberry

John Goldsberry

Facilitator | Operations | Technology

Will Gardner

Will Gardner

Advisor Transitions | Support

Brett Wickmann

Brett Wickmann

Chief Compliance Officer

Joseph King

Joseph King

Trading | Client Service

William Graham

William Graham

Trading | Client Service

Clay Calhoun

Clay Calhoun

Trading | Client Service

Jaela Robbins, CPA

Jaela Robbins, CPA

Advisor Tax Consultant

Katlyn Sesera

Katlyn Sesera

Chief of Staff

Jason Shlensky

Jason Shlensky

Operations & Compliance Officer

Derek Hernquist

Derek Hernquist

Business Development | Partnerships

James Yahoudy, CFP®

James Yahoudy, CFP®

Strategic Consulting | Enterprise Relations

Matt McGowan, CAIA

Matt McGowan, CAIA

Strategic Consulting

Mike Sefscik

Mike Sefscik

Strategic Consulting

Alicia Griffin

Alicia Griffin

Creative Services Manager | Designer

David Nguyen

David Nguyen

Head of Engineering

Jeremy Cole

Jeremy Cole

Technical Project Manager

Santosh Manoharan

Santosh Manoharan

Tech Lead

Winston Feng

Winston Feng

Engineer

Omar Mulla

Omar Mulla

Chief Wellness Officer

Enhancing Outcomes


Your job is to help clients meet their goals. Part of that is capturing the compounding power of markets, part is making sure the path matches client expectations. How portfolios get from point A to point B matters.