Scott Dauenhauer CFP, MSFP, AIF is the Principal and Owner of Meridian Wealth Management.
Teacher’s Advocate Blog – Blog on teacher retirement plans.
Scott has been mentioned in many books and is often quoted in the financial media including the Wall Street Journal, Smart Money magazine, Kiplingers, Los Angeles Times, New York Times, Orange County Register, San Diego Union Tribune, Bloomberg, MarketWatch, CNNMoney and the Kiplinger Retirement Newsletter.
Scott runs The Meridian Blog, a widely read blog that explores personal finance, macro-economics and investments. He was recently awarded the FORERUNNER award for being a “Financial Industry Innovator”.
“Secrets of the Wirehouse” was written by Scott several years ago after leaving Wall Street to work for Main Street, it generated a lot of buzz and landed him a profile in the New York Times Bestseller, The Number. Scott also co-wrote The 403(b) Wise Guide and helped with the follow up book, Teach and Retire Rich, by Dan Otter.
Scott released a book titled Wild West: Providing Fiduciary Advice to Public School Employees in 2016.
Scott is a nationally recognized speaker on financial planning and investment issues as well as a well known expert on the inner workings of Government Defined Contribution Plans.
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