Dan, originally from New Hampshire, attended Texas State University while on a baseball scholarship and graduated with a degree in Engineering Technology. After two years of playing professional baseball, Dan worked in the field of engineering and industrial sales but ultimately found his calling through a community friend in the Financial Services Industry with New York Life / NYLIFE Securities. He started as a Financial Services Professional in 2001 achieving Council for three consecutive years and was promoted to Partner in the Austin General Office in 2005. Dan was then promoted to Senior Partner in 2011 because of the hard work and dedication of the advisors he served. In March of 2014, Dan accepted the opportunity to become the Managing Partner of the Tacoma General Office for New York Life. After four successful years, the Rioux family decided Texas would be home for getting the kids through High School also starting his own firm, Synergy Partners Wealth Strategies – a firm of Financial Advisors for Advisors. Dan enjoys playing music and golf and is active in his community mainly through his commitment and leadership with the Rotary Club of Lakeway/Laketravis. Dan and his wife, Kristy, live in Lakeway, Texas and have three children, Taylor (15), Hunter (13), and Addison (10).
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