LESLIE LAUER
Leslie is a leader in the wealth management industry for business owners and exceptional families. She has dedicated her career to advising owners on their succession options, including employee stock ownership plans (ESOPs). Today, as a multi credentialed member of The ESOP Group with a diverse professional career in the ESOP industry, Leslie is well qualified to assist owners on the nuances, benefits and challenges of selling their business to their employees.
ESOP sustainability and investment consulting post implementation are also at the core of her team’s service offering to business owners and the companies they operate.
With more than 35 years of experience, she and her team assist clients on the various aspects of estate planning services, retirement planning, asset allocation, insurance solutions, lending and strategic philanthropy. She also advises corporate client relationships and family offices, providing them with cash management, executive compensation and captive insurance company asset management.
She has undergone rigorous training to strengthen her knowledge and proficiency in wealth management to help manage the investment, business, passion and legacy needs of sophisticated, ultra high net worth clients and their families. Leslie understands the complexities of intergenerational wealth and the challenges faced by exceptional clients. She aligns their specific needs to the full suite of RBC Wealth Management capabilities to help them pursue their most important goals.
Her personal interests include golf, travel (50 countries and counting) and spending time with her expanding family of 5 adult children and 7 granddaughters. She splits her time between Atlanta, Charlevoix and Los Angeles.
Leslie is a leader in the wealth management industry for business owners and exceptional families. She has dedicated her career to advising owners on their succession options, including employee stock ownership plans (ESOPs). Today, as a multi credentialed member of The ESOP Group with a diverse professional career in the ESOP industry, Leslie is well qualified to assist owners on the nuances, benefits and challenges of selling their business to their employees.
ESOP sustainability and investment consulting post implementation are also at the core of her team’s service offering to business owners and the companies they operate.
With more than 35 years of experience, she and her team assist clients on the various aspects of estate planning services, retirement planning, asset allocation, insurance solutions, lending and strategic philanthropy. She also advises corporate client relationships and family offices, providing them with cash management, executive compensation and captive insurance company asset management.
She has undergone rigorous training to strengthen her knowledge and proficiency in wealth management to help manage the investment, business, passion and legacy needs of sophisticated, ultra high net worth clients and their families. Leslie understands the complexities of intergenerational wealth and the challenges faced by exceptional clients. She aligns their specific needs to the full suite of RBC Wealth Management capabilities to help them pursue their most important goals.
Her personal interests include golf, travel (50 countries and counting) and spending time with her expanding family of 5 adult children and 7 granddaughters. She splits her time between Atlanta, Charlevoix and Los Angeles.
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- Website:
https://us.rbcwealthmanagement.com/esopgroup/ - Phone: (404) 260-8803
- City: Atlanta
- State: Georgia
- Postal Code: 43220
- Country: United States
- Designations: CEPA, ChFC
- Markets Served:
- Company Name: RBC Wealth Managment
- LinkedIn:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/leslie-lauer-cfp%C2%AE-chfc%C2%AE-cepa%C2%AE-3285332/
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