Brady Raanes, CFA, CFP®, CMT

Director of investment strategy, roca

FINANCIAL ADVISOR, RJFS

Brady serves as Director of Investment Strategy and Financial Advisor within ROCA.  Brady and his wife Christen have two sons, Manny and Beni.  In their spare time they enjoy boating, traveling and watching the boys compete in high school sports at Purvis High School. 

Brady entered the investment industry in 1997 working part-time with his parents Duane and JoAnn at A.G. Edwards.  After graduating college in 2003, Brady joined the practice as a Financial Advisor and the family formed the Raanes Financial Team.  A graduate of the University of Southern Mississippi, Brady earned his degree in Finance.  He attained his CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™ designation in 2006, Charted Financial Analyst designation in 2010 and Chartered Market Technician designation in 2017.  His role in the practice is to educate clients on their asset allocation and oversee the asset allocation and investment decisions for discretionarily managed portfolios.

Brady was recognized by Forbes Magazine in 2019 as a Next-Gen Best In State Wealth Advisor.  Brady authored In Light of Yesterday, an economic history book that made the top 10 list in International Economics on Kindle shortly after its release.  He and his co-workers also published Domino, an economic podcast.   Beyond his work accomplishments, Brady has served as the President of the Pinebelt Foundation, the Purvis Basketball Booster Club and attends Temple Baptist Church.

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