Richard Giles

Richard E. Giles, CRPS®
Vice President Financial Advisor Truist Investment Services, Inc.

235 Magrath Darby Blvd

Suite 330,

Mt Pleasant, SC 29464

About me

Background

Richard Giles is a Vice President and Financial Advisor with The Kazley Financial Group of Truist Investment Services, Inc., who brings over forty years of extensive experience to the financial services industry.  He holds the Chartered Retirement Plans Specialist designation. Throughout his career, Richard has been committed to partnering with clients to help them articulate and prioritize their financial objectives. He understands that each client’s financial journey is unique and works diligently to create personalized strategies for each client. Richard helps to manage client assets and strives to empower them with financial independence.

Investment Adviser Representative, Truist Advisory Services, Inc.
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Education

Bachelor’s of Science
University of Pittsburgh 1977

Personal Interests

Originally from Beaver, PA, Richard now lives in Mount Pleasant, SC with his wife Kimberly. They are parents of two adult children. In his free time, he enjoys cycling, grilling, and boating on the low country’s waterways. You can often find him in his garage listening to Classic Rock from the 70’s while designing and building various woodworking projects.

Specialties

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

  • Innovative, customized risk management strategies and solutions in partnership with McGriff and Truist Life Insurance Services, designed to protect every facet of your assets and income.

  • Market strategy insights, strategic and tactical asset allocation guidance, open-architecture investing platform, long-term investment strategies, alternative investments, private equity and debt offerings, and more

  • Wills; trust, estate, gift, wealth transfer, and generation-skipping tax planning; estate administration and settlement; and more

  • Philanthropic strategies, charitable structure evaluation, private foundations and grant management, donor advised funds

  • Exclusive educational events, whitepapers, articles, podcasts, legacy planning, next-generation education

  • Top-notch service delivery and support for the private banking needs of business-owners

  • Market strategy insights, strategic and tactical asset allocation guidance, open-architecture investing platform, long-term investment strategies, alternative investments, private equity and debt offerings, and more

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