Robert E. Lawless has passionately devoted his entire professional career to positions and roles within the financial services industries. He currently serves as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer for an investment management firm that manages over $2 billion in assets. Mr. Lawless has spent the last 20+ years working within and overseeing both public and private investment related entities that raise and manage billions of dollars of investment capital. Mr. Lawless has an MBA from Vanderbilt University, a BS in Business from Sacred Heart University and a BS in Accounting from St. Leo's University. He is also a Certified Public Accountant (CPA), a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) and a Certified Treasury Professional (CTP). Mr. Lawless also holds the Series 7, 24, 27 and 63 securities licenses.

Mr. Lawless is the author of The Student's Guide to Financial Literacy (Greenwood, 2010), How to Make Money in Any Real Estate Market (Greenwood, 2009) and Retire Richer & Faster! You Can Manage Your Own Financial Independence! (Tate, 2008).

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