Shannon Fail, MBA, Registered Representative

sfail@berthelrep.com
Wealth Management Practice Administrator

As our Wealth Management Practice Administrator, Shannon is responsible for coordinating the marketing, compliance, financial planning, asset management and insurance functions as they relate to Heritage Capital (our registered investment advisory division) and Berthel-Fisher & Company Financial Services, Inc. (BFCFS) (the firm's broker-dealer). Her overall goal being a smoothly and efficiently run practice that develops and maintains strong relationships with clients through exceptional service.

Shannon is uniquely qualified to help our clients (both business owners and individual investors) with their financial planning and wealth management needs. She has 15 years of experience in the Financial Services industry that includes an emphasis on operations, compliance and client service. Most recently she worked as a Hedge Fund Operations Associate with Conifer Securities in San Francisco , and as an Associate Wealth Advisor with Morgan Stanley in Cupertino . She has also consulted with clients regarding life insurance, disability insurance and variable and fixed annuities. She has extensive knowledge of fixed-income and equity based products.

When she first began college, Shannon chose to be an accounting major. Her life was transformed by a banking class taught by a local Bank of the West VP. He was so happy with his career and his family balance that she switched majors to finance. Shannon holds a Bachelor of Business Administration in Finance from the University of Texas at Austin (McCombs School of Business), and an M.B.A. from Santa Clara University where she graduated in the top 10% of her class.  While pursuing her M.B.A., she worked on dual concentrations in Finance and Entrepreneurship. She is also a licensed Series 7: Registered Representative and Series 66: Investment Advisor Representative.

Shannon is excited by the opportunity to use her unique skills set to help InConcert's clients. “By offering a full symphony of financial services in one place, I feel InConcert can help people in the most comprehensive and thoughtful manner possible. My 15 years in the field of finance have allowed me to work with many people from all walks of life. The one thing all of my endeavors have in common is my goal of helping people achieve their goals and dreams.”

When she's not helping clients achieve their dreams, she fulfills her own through hiking, ballroom dancing, watching action movies, and visiting amusement parks with her husband Lewis and stepdaughter Krista .