Des Moines, IA Office

Michael Gasperi is a financial advisor with Avantax Planning Partners, Inc. in Des Moines, IA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and bringing 29 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Cetera Wealth Services, LLC, Avantax Investment Services, Inc., Proequities, Inc., and Honkamp Krueger Financial Services Inc, where he has also served as a financial planning consultant and wholesaler to CPA representatives. Avantax Planning Partners, Inc. provides portfolio management, financial planning, and managed retirement plan services primarily through a network of CPA firms and registered representatives, serving individuals, pension plans, charitable organizations, and businesses. The firm manages approximately $7.57 billion in assets and focuses on tax-intelligent strategies and discretionary management guided by firm-designed style allocation models.

Patrick Owens is a financial advisor with Avantax Planning Partners, Inc. in Des Moines, IA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 11 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Wells Fargo Advisors LLC, Iowa State Bank, and DV Financial. Avantax Planning Partners provides investment advice and planning services primarily to individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, and businesses through referral relationships with CPA firms and registered advisor representatives. The firm employs model-based style allocation strategies and discretionary portfolio management, supported by an Investment Advisory Committee and tax-intelligent overlays.