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James C. Aughenbaugh II, CPM®
Branch Manager, Managing Director
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We host many highly informative meetings each year with clients, industry decision makers, and thought leaders across the U.S. and in Europe.
Branch Manager, Managing Director
James joined Stephens in 2013 and has more than 25 years of experience advising clients in all aspects of their wealth management needs.
Kerry McGauran, a registered client associate, supports James.
Prior to joining Stephens, James was a Senior Vice President and Senior Portfolio Manager at Smith Barney Inc. and its successor, Morgan Stanley, and a First Vice President at Raymond James & Associates, Inc. He holds a Bachelor of Science in Finance and Management with a minor in Economics from Trinity University in San Antonio. Additionally, he completed Stephens University, an advanced wealth management program offered through Wake Forest University.
He is also a Certified Portfolio Manager (CPM®). The designation from the Academy of Certified Portfolio Managers (ACPM), offered through Columbia University, provides a deeper understanding of fundamental security analysis, asset allocation, and portfolio management concepts. The core finance concepts include: quantitative methods, financial statement analysis, corporate finance, fixed income analysis, equity analysis, derivatives, and portfolio management.
James gives back to his church as a volunteer on the finance committee and has previously served on the investment committee for the Carroll Education Foundation. James and his wife live in Southlake, Texas.
James is a member of the Financial Planning Association and has been featured in The Dallas Morning News, Texas Monthly and The Wall Street Journal.