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Staff Profiles

Ira Wechter, CFP®, EA, ATA, President – Ira has had more than 45 years of professional tax experience. He is an expert in all types of taxes, including income taxes for individuals, estate and trust taxation, and income taxes for businesses organized as sole proprietorships, corporations, partnerships, or limited liability companies. In addition, before relocating to Scottsdale, Arizona in 2012, and forming Wechter Financial Advisors at that time, Ira managed client investment portfolios ranging from $100,000 to $20 million as a Registered Investment Advisor representative of a New Jersey-based, full-service, financial services company he founded in 1985 that had total assets under management exceeding $200 million.  And, he has been licensed to practice before the Internal Revenue Service, and as a Certified Financial Planner practitioner since 1989. The American Society of Public Accountants has awarded him the Accredited Tax Advisor (ATA) designation. In addition, he has been a Certified Financial Planner, manager of client portfolios ranging from $100,000 to $20 million, and as a Registered Investment Advisor representative of the New Jersey-based, full-service, financial services company he founded in 1989 with total assets under management exceeding $200 million. That firm has been listed for many years in “Bloomberg Wealth Manager” as one of the fastest growing wealth management companies in the U.S.. Prior to that, Ira served as Assistant Budget Director for the New York City Office of Management and Budget, and he held the position of Deputy Commissioner for Budget and Administration of the New York City Department of Environmental Protection. Ira holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from The City College of New York and a Masters degree from The Bernard M. Baruch College of the City University of New York.

Myrna Wechter, Vice-President and Secretary – Myrna has held a variety of high level administrative positions, including Administrative Assistant to the Chairman of the New York City Planning Commission and the first Commissioner of the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs, and as an assistant to two Deputy Mayors of New York during the Edward I. Koch Administration. After 20 years with the City of New York, Myrna left to assist her husband with the growth and development of his business, including serving as the Office Manager of the former company they jointly owned. Myrna holds a Bachelors degree from the Staten Island College of the City University of New York.