Dave Van Buskirk - Life beyond financial advising

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">In today's episode, our guest is Dave Van Buskirk, a financial advisor based out of Irving, Texas who has 19 years of financial industry experience. He works at Edward Jones. They have been an employee of Edward Jones for their total career.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">[8:01]</span> <strong>Why should I listen to you?</strong></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">I've been a financial advisor and an entrepreneur for 20 years. And I have been through things like the worst, and we didn't just survive through that time; we have thrived. I can help people by really taking complex situations and helping them simplify them.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">[9:27]</span> <strong>Sharing thoughts.</strong></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Relationships are everything. And if you're focused on your relationships and your business that can get you through all kinds of things, it's amazing what happens. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">[14:22]</span> <strong>Entering the financial World.</strong></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">When I graduated from Villanova University, I was majored in finance but didn't have the confidence to go out on my own. I worked in corporate America for about ten years. I found Edward Jones and has spent his life as a financial adviser. I love the corporate world so grateful for relationships, but what ended up happening was that I enjoy this as I was given the advice.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">[16:27]</span> <strong>Being Financial Advisor</strong></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The best advisors are ones that have the long game in mind, not in trying to make a quick buck. The best just put the client's interests first. They have a process that that's a unique process where a lot of questions are asked. That's what we do.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">[20:48]</span> <strong>Importance of discussion</strong></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">We're the quar