Justin Blackford, CFP®

Vice President Wealth Advisor Truist Bank

919 East Main St

8th Floor,

Richmond, VA 23219

justin.blackford@truist.com

About me

Background

Justin Blackford is a Vice President and Wealth Advisor for Truist Bank. Through partnering with clients to understand their aspirations, priorities, concerns, and future vision, Justin offers clients a comprehensive wealth management experience through an integrated team approach to help clients achieve their financial and non-financial goals.

Previously a Performance Execution Manager within Truist’s Corporate Finance and Strategy organization, Justin supported enterprise-level initiatives that sought to drive strategic alignment and operational excellence, with regular involvement in executive level venues to deliver insight-driven materials and support impactful decision-making.

Also, in his former role as a Strategic Client Group Associate, Justin supported a team of client-facing advisors whose primary responsibility was working with business owner prospects and clients in qualitative and quantitative considerations prior to, during, and following transition events. His early career includes Truist’s Wealth Analyst program, where he had the opportunity to engage in immersive project-oriented rotations across a variety of teams.

Justin is a CFP^{^®}professional and holds a Master of International Business and a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration (Finance) from the University of Florida.

Investment Adviser Representative, Truist Advisory Services, Inc.

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Education

International Business, M.I.B.

University of Florida 2021

Finance, B.S.

University of Florida 2020

Personal Interests

In his spare time, Justin enjoys hiking, weightlifting, cycling, and spending time with his wife Gabbie and pets.

Justin is a regular participant in annual charity races, such as Bike MS, and is an amateur competitor with the National Physique Committee.

Specialties

Financial planning

Cash-flow forecasting, business planning, asset accumulation strategies, savings and tax planning, executive compensation, retirement distributions

Banking

A full range of premium banking options, including credit cards, personal and business lending, mortgages, home equity lines of credit, luxury and estate lending, and more

Business management and planning