Financial Advisor for Athletes & Coaches • EP Wealth • CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER® & @IRSTaxPros • @IthacaCollege Alum • Schedule an intro call ↓

Raleigh, NC
Joined July 2010
We’ve had the privilege of working alongside elite talent at every level—from 1st round draft picks and Pro Bowlers to Super Bowl champions, plus current NIL athletes and coaches from the FCS to SEC level. Success on the field is only part of the story. Building a lasting financial legacy takes the right strategy, discipline, and team behind you. A trusted partner our clients can rely on every step of the way. #FinancialPlanning #WealthManagement #Athletes #NIL #NFL #CollegeFootball
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Coach Trooper Taylor joining the 12th Man at Midnight Yell! 👍 #GigEm | @CoachTroop_
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Big time adjustment!! Keep it rolling @FagaIsaia
Watch Isaia Faga recognize direct snap and last-second shift into the gap to start the pile-up. Made a difference on the 4th down stop.
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NIL and Pro athletes face big financial decisions early and often fast. Investing. Taxes. Real estate. Family support. Injury risk. The right playbook off the field can matter just as much as the one on it. We help athletes plan for life during and after the game. #NIL #NFL #AthleteWealth
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Great weekend for college 🏈
A MASSIVE slate of CFB games this weekend, including 6 Top 25 matchups Here are @TheChadWithrow's Top 10 games of the weekend. Which ones are you most looking forward to?
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Happy Birthday, @AUCoachWilson 🎉
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KBJ!!
From a Mark Ingram jersey as a kid to wearing No. 22 for Alabama. Kedrick Bingley-Jones’ road to Tuscaloosa included multiple stops, injuries, and patience. Now, it’s all come full circle. In-depth with the Tide defensive lineman: yea-alabama.com/kedrick-bing…
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From a Mark Ingram jersey as a kid to wearing No. 22 for Alabama. Kedrick Bingley-Jones’ road to Tuscaloosa included multiple stops, injuries, and patience. Now, it’s all come full circle. In-depth with the Tide defensive lineman: yea-alabama.com/kedrick-bing…
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We’ve had the privilege of working alongside elite talent at every level—from 1st round draft picks and Pro Bowlers to Super Bowl champions, plus current NIL athletes and coaches from the FCS to SEC level. Success on the field is only part of the story. Building a lasting financial legacy takes the right strategy, discipline, and team behind you. A trusted partner our clients can rely on every step of the way. #FinancialPlanning #WealthManagement #Athletes #NIL #NFL #CollegeFootball
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To the coach who brings the most energy everyday! The Firekeeper Badge ➡️ @CoachTroop_
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Great spending time in Kansas City with @WMEBasketball at their NIL Mini-Camp. 🏀 The focus was on the bigger picture: taking ownership of your finances, surrounding yourself with the right people, and building a foundation designed to last beyond the game. #NIL #FinancialLiteracy #AthleteDevelopment
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“Spending money to show people how much money you have is the fastest way to have less money.” Our team spent a few days this week in Kansas City talking with high-level high school and college basketball players who are earning NIL income. We gave each athlete a copy of 'The Psychology of Money'. It had been a while since I read the book, and I had forgotten just how applicable this quote is....especially when income, visibility, and expectations can all rise at the same time. If you haven’t read it, it's well worth your time. @morganhousel #NIL #FinancialLiteracy #AthleteDevelopment
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“I retired at 33 and answered to no schedule but my kids” That’s what it’s all about
Logan Ryan says he made close to $80 million in the NFL and never spent a dollar of his salary. Not a car. Not a house. Not one paycheck. He retired at 33 and lives entirely off what his investments pay him. He posted the whole thing himself this week, and it's the best financial advice any athlete has given in years. First, who he is. Logan Ryan was not a superstar. He grew up in Berlin, New Jersey, played at Rutgers, and went in the THIRD round to New England in 2013. Eighty third overall. He never made a Pro Bowl in eleven seasons. What he did do was last. Patriots, Titans, Giants, Buccaneers, 49ers. 755 tackles, 19 interceptions, 15 forced fumbles, 13 sacks. And two Super Bowl rings. Here's the mindset, in his own words. He points out that he was the 14th cornerback taken in his draft class, and says that chip never left him. "It made me suspicious of any dollar that felt too easy to spend. So I never touched the paychecks." So how does a man live for eleven years without spending his salary? He built a portfolio and lived off what it produced. Commercial real estate. Private credit. And notably, he got into OpenAI early, while he was still lining up at corner on Sundays. He also lives beneath his means on purpose. His words: he doesn't fly private, and he still doesn't wear the heavy jewelry. And he says he asks his financial advisor more questions than any other client on the man's books. Now the part that matters most, and it's the reason he wrote any of this. "Most guys who hit that number are broke a few years after their last check. I've watched it happen up close." That's not a hypothetical for him. He spent eleven years in locker rooms watching teammates get life changing money and lose all of it within a few years of their last game. His actual thesis is one sentence, and it flips how most people think about a big contract. "Chasing a big number was never the point. What actually bought my freedom was saving relentlessly, year after year, while everyone around me spent." The number was never the win. The saving was. And here's what freedom actually meant to him: "I retired at 33 and answered to no schedule but my kids'." One more thing worth knowing, because this isn't a story about hoarding money. In 2017, right after signing a three year, $30 million deal with Tennessee, Logan Ryan surprised his older brother. His brother had gotten into Drexel, graduated with honors, and was working as an engineer, and was still buried in student loan debt. Logan handed him a check for $82,000 and wiped it out. His comment at the time was that the system is broken and makes no sense, and that he was fortunate enough to be able to take care of it. He didn't spend his money on himself. He spent it on being done working at 33 with his kids and his brother taken care of. For more stories like this, follow us on any platform @thesportsontap
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How much does a Power 4 starter actually cost? We've surveyed 20+ GMs and agents to find out how much the going rate for top college football talent has changed this offseason. Price ranges for every position (including kickers!) here: espn.com/college-football/st…
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Excited to share my latest blog post on retirement planning for coaches and their families. #FinancialPlanning #Coaches #CoachingFamilies epwealth.com/blog/from-sidel…
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Energy and connection 🔥🦅 @AUCoachWilson Mic’d Up streaming now on @WarEaglePlus 📺
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Bettering ourselves every day. #GoBlue | @UMCreditUnion
Continuing the tradition of strong play on the edge Leading the Blue » @CoachPowell99 #GoBlue | @UMCreditUnion
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