Doug Bales

Professional

Founded Whitewater Wealth Registered Investment Advisory in 2014 to provide enhanced client service as a Fiduciary in my own 'Boutique Advisory Firm' after

26 years serving as a Financial Advisor, Consultant and Coach in the Broker/Dealer and then Banking (Merrill Lynch, Shearson, Wells Fargo Advisors, et al) environment.

Community Service 

Member of the Twin Rivers and Metropolitan Rotary Clubs since 1991
Egan Warming Center Project with St Vincent dePaul 2008-2016

Eugene Library Foundation Board of Directors 2006-2008

Hobbies

Boating and rafting on the Umpqua, Rogue and McKenzie Rivers.

2018- Present: Built a home on a hilltop south of Eugene. Link to Photos

2014-2016: Built a vacation rental in Costa Rica. Link to Site

Renovated/remodeled 5 houses in downtown Eugene.
Most recently the 100 year old Craftsman Bungalow at 17th & Lincoln Street.  

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Young Life
Enlisted in the Army in 1982 at the age of 18.
Commissioned Second Lieutenant and Distinguished Military Graduate from Officer Candidate School, Ft Benning, GA two years later at the age of 20.  
Left Active Duty to join Merrill Lynch as a Financial Consultant in 1988.
Continued to served in Army Reserve another 5 years.
Achieved the rank of Captain and a successful Battery Command.
Final posting at Ft Leslie J McNair, Military District of Washington, D.C. where I served on the Presidential Inaugural Committee.​

 

Personal
My wife, Haley is a Licensed Couples and Family Therapist with a Private Practice in downtown Eugene.

She is a gifted counselor and great wife.