Clint Sorenson, CFA®, CMT® is the Co-Founder of WealthShield, with over 10 billion in assets under advisement. For the last decade, Clint has been focused on innovative strategies for enhancing and accelerating the traditional investment landscape. He has developed several proprietary quantitative strategies that combine behavioral, fundamental and technical analysis for a truly holistic market view.

Proficient in a variety of areas, Clint’s work across WealthShield is diverse and broad-reaching. Clint oversees the development and maintenance of all asset allocation models for WealthShield. The purpose of his strategies is to equip advisors to successfully mitigate risk while attempting to maximize value over the long term.

In addition to his work at WealthShield, Clint is a sought-after voice in the financial industry, frequently contributing content and insights to platforms including Forbes, Seeking Alpha, and The Resilient Advisor Podcast. Along with his partner Robert Leggett, Clint co-authored the 2015 book Invest to Prosper, a comprehensive guide to personal wealth and investing. Additionally, Clint authored the methodology behind the Pacer WealthShield ETF (symbol: PWS), an exchange-traded fund that tracks the total return performance of the Pacer WealthShield Index.

Currently, Clint serves as the President of the CFA Society North Carolina, as well as on the board of the CMT Association. He holds a bachelor’s degree from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He is a Chartered Financial Analyst and a Chartered Market Technician.

Robert Leggett is a Chartered Financial Analyst, Certified Financial Planner, and Managing Partner of Emerald Investment, LLC. He is also a co-founder of WealthShield LLC. His career spans more than two decades in business, including extensive work in financial services, legal, tax, real estate and accounting which, together, give him the the diverse experience needed to manage and grow wealth in today’s marketplace.

For more than 15 years, Robert has focused on tapping into the power of passive investments to diversify, reduce expenses and create tax-efficient portfolios. He believes that proper asset allocation and risk management strategies add value and drive long-term portfolio performance, and he takes this approach with WealthShield’s clients daily.

Prior to joining WealthShield, Robert served as CEO of a $250 million family business, giving him unique insights into the challenges business owners face. Before this role, Robert was the first Vice President of UBS in Raleigh, Vice President of Merrill Lynch in Cary, President/CEO of Leggett Stores in Danville and, first, an attorney at the regional law firm of Mays & Valentine. He earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration with a concentration in accounting from Emory University, where he graduated summa cum laude. He earned his Juris Doctor from the T.C. Williams School of Law at the University of Richmond.

David Stefanick

Director of Research

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Joining WealthShield, LLC as the Director of Research in 2017, David Stefanick works closely with executive leadership to help steer the strategic direction of the organization. With a focus on managing model portfolios and the company’s quantitative strategies, David is central to WealthShield's short- and long-term objectives, and he lays the groundwork for many of its broad-reaching client initiatives.

Prior to joining WealthShield, David was an Investment Analyst for the North Carolina Department of State Treasurer. His work included asset allocation research, performance reporting, risk management, and supporting the due diligence and investment processes of the NC Employee Pension Plan.

David earned his MBA from the University of North Carolina at Charlotte and a dual BA from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He has passed all three levels of the CFA Program, and may be awarded the charter upon completion of the required work experience.

Caroline Leggett joined WealthShield, LLC as Director of Marketing in 2017. Before joining the WealthShield, Caroline was an Account Manager and, prior, a Recruiter for Insight Global, an award-winning national staffing company that specializes in the accounting, financial and engineering industries. She has also held roles at the North Carolina Legislature and the London-based nonprofit Standing Together Against Domestic Violence. Throughout these experiences, Caroline focused on tapping into data-driven marketing best practices to drive meaningful, measurable results for her clients and the businesses she supported. She now brings that experience to WealthShield, creating comprehensive marketing, business development and strategic growth initiatives that accelerate engagement and success.

Caroline attended the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and holds a bachelor’s degree in international studies, political science, and anthropology. She currently lives in Raleigh, NC.

As Director of Business Development, Joe McQuaid is focused on engaging and activating new clients for WealthShield, in addition to focusing on external products licensing the company’s thought leadership. Together, these responsibilities position Joe at the forefront of the organization’s growth and evolution, and help WealthShield expand its reach and industry impact. 

Prior to joining the team, Joe was Managing Director at Pacer Financial, at ETF company in Philadelphia. While at Pacer, Joe raised assets by more than 400%. He has also held leadership roles at alternative investing company Morgan Creek Capital, Guggenheim Investments and, for nearly a decade, MainStay Investments in New York City, where he ended his tenure as a Divisional Sales Manager. Here, Joe built a team of 20 external wholesalers who, together, raised more than $1 billion in their first 18 months. For his work, Joe was awarded Wholesaler of the Year in 2003 and was the recipient of the Patrick Comer Leadership Award in 2008. 

Joe is a graduate of New York University and holds his Series 7, 63 and 65 licenses. He is also an avid runner, triathlete and passionate supporter of the Special Olympics.

Charles Petrie, WealthShield’s Director of Enterprise Solutions, drives sales and servicing for large RIAs and financial advisors. By leveraging unique product development initiatives and a fully consultative approach to creating value for his clients and partners, Charles has cultivated a strong marketplace following with diverse customers from around the region and beyond.

Before joining WealthShield in April 2018, Charles was the Vice President of Petrie Consulting, providing distribution consulting to boutique asset managers and, overall, lending his expertise to the extended financial community. Prior, he was a Vice President at Sentinel Investments and a Regional Vice President at MFS. He began his career with the U.S. Navy, spending nearly eight years working with and aboard the CVN-69 (Dwight D. Eisenhower), a Naval aircraft carrier.

Charles is a graduate of Emmanuel College, where he graduated Magna Cum Laude with a bachelor’s degree in Business Administration & Management. He is a former board member for the Frankie Lemmon Foundation, a Raleigh-based development center for learning impaired children.