What does financial success look like to you?
To me, financial success is when you have the means to be yourself, live your life the way you want to live it, and maintain that lifestyle through times of adversity.
What is your favorite part about your role?
Connecting with my clients and making an impact in their lives. I truly enjoy the conversations that I get to have with my clients.
What is your favorite movie?
The Shawshank Redemption.
What is the best advice you've been given?
The best advice I’ve been given is to focus on the things that you can control and the rest will follow with time.
What was your first job?
Busboy at a Mexican restaurant.
Bio
Matthew Manskar is a financial planner with Oakwood Wealth Partners. Through comprehensive planning, Matt partners with his clients, develops a long-term relationship with them, understands what is most important in their lives, and creates a plan that makes sense for their situation. Working on a personal, holistic level allows Matt and his team to analyze any missed financial planning opportunities, then develop a dynamic strategy that leaves a lasting impact on their clients’ lives. Matt has earned the professional certification of CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™ practitioner and Chartered Retirement Planning Counselor (CRPC®) designations. Matt is also a member of the Orange County California chapter of the Financial Planning Association (FPA) where he attends various industry events throughout the year.
Matt joined Oakwood Wealth Partners in 2020 as a registered paraplanner. As a paraplanner, his role was to facilitate and research investment and saving options for our clients. Matt started his career with Lincoln Financial Advisors as a part of the Financial Professional Training Program. In this role, Matt worked with Lincoln’s extensive network of financial professionals where he learned the foundation of creating and implementing financial plans and solutions.
Matt graduated Cum Laude from California State Polytechnic University, Pomona where he received a B.S. in Business Administration with an emphasis in Finance, Real Estate, and Law. During his tenure at Cal Poly Pomona, Matt was selected to participate in the Student Managed Investment Fund (SMIF) where he performed security analysis while helping manage the program’s two portfolios. Matt was also a four-year member of the NCAA baseball team at CPP.
Matt, a lifelong Orange County resident, currently lives in Newport Beach. When he’s not working, Matt enjoys spending time with friends and family, playing sports, cooking, and going to the beach.