About Gary S. Williams, CFP^®, CRPC^®

Professional
Gary Williams was raised in a suburb in Baltimore County, Maryland.  He graduated from Towson University in Towson, Maryland in 1994.  Upon graduation, Gary began his career in the financial services industry as a financial planner with American Express Financial Advisors, Inc., a company that is known in the industry for its outstanding professional training program.  In 1997, he accepted a management position with the San Antonio office.  After two successful years as a division manager, Gary returned to Maryland and began rebuilding and operating a full-time planning practice which was known as Williams & Associates.

In late 2005, Gary formed Williams Asset Management in order to provide a truly independent and comprehensive approach to financial planning.  Williams Asset Management believes that in order to provide world-class service and guidance, an investment professional should be free from the influences present at many of the traditional Wall Street firms.

In 1997, Gary completed the Certified Financial Planner™ (CFP®) professional education program.  Further, in 2004, he earned his Chartered Retirement Planning Counselor™ designation to formalize his specialty in retirement planning. 

In addition to the above mentioned designations and credentials, he is member of the Financial Planning Association and Ellicott City Rotary Club.  He writes personal financial columns for various local newspapers, including, The Business Monthly and the Daily Record.  Considered an expert in retirement planning and investment management, he is regularly quoted in local and national newspapers, including, Bankrate.com, Columbia, Magazine, Money Magazine, Wealth and Retirement, and The Baltimore Business Journal.  He has also been a featured guest on Maryland Public Television’s “Business Connection”.

Recently, in February of 2006, Gary was named in Baltimore SmartCEO magazine as “Top Advisor” in the inaugural CEO Choice Awards.

Personal
After attending Towson University and receiving his Bachelor of Science in Business Administration with a concentration in Finance, Gary married the love of his life, Lee.  Gary has three children, Abigail, Nicholas and Emerson.  He has a wide diversity of interests, including running, spending time with his family, and playing golf.

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