A Colorado native, Ryan Erickson grew up in Arvada and graduated for The University of Denver with a BA in Finance in 1999. He completed his CFP certification in March, 2005 and holds his Series 7 & 63 Licenses with LPL Financial as well as licenses for Life, Health and Variable Annuities.

Ryan began his financial career in his junior year of college with Merrill Lynch assisting advisors in marketing and research. Following college, Ryan joined American Express as a financial analyst. During this time, he met Andrew Dodds and worked with Andrew on a part-time basis in financial planning. In 2003 Ryan moved to a downtown Denver financial advisory firm where he was in charges of all aspects of operations including financial planning, stock research, trading and account administration.

Ryan re-joined Dodds Wealth Management Group in 2005 where he oversees financial planning and trading. Ryan is passionate about his work and especially what he calls “defining a game plan” for clients and then watching their dreams come true.

Ryan married his wife, Jamie, in June of 2006. His wife is a special education teacher for Denver Schools. Ryan enjoys skiing, scuba diving, fly fishing, golf, hiking and travel.

Born in Louisiana, Michael’s father’s military career led Michael to call many different locales his home and to become comfortable with people from many different backgrounds. Michael graduated from Louisiana College in 1997 with a BS in Psychology and a minor in Sociology. Michael currently holds his Series 7, 63 and 65 with LPL Financial and Life, Health and Variable Annuities Licenses. Michael is enrolled in the College for Financial Planning.

Michael worked for a number of years in social services including as a counselor at an inpatient facility for at-risk kids and their families. In January 2002 Michael transformed his passion for working with people into a financial career by joining American Express Financial Advisors.

Shortly there after, he moved to Andrew Dodds’ practice where he helped Dodds Wealth Management become a premier financial planning and wealth management firm. Michael oversees new account management and client service. His passion is Life Planning.

Michael married his wife Sue in 2005. Sue works in management training for Starbucks Coffee Company. Michael enjoys rock climbing, motorcycle riding and four wheeling in his vintage 1984 Jeep CJ7.