Brian Boughner CFA

Brian began his investment career in 1999 right at the very top of the biggest stock bull market. During his career, he has helped his clients successfully manage their investments through the 9/11 terrorist attack, 2 equity bear markets, a housing bust, a credit implosion, and the COVID Pandemic. He has built his career on the foundation that how well you manage your investment returns during the market downturns will ultimately determine your long-term performance. As a co-founder of Parallel, Brian enjoys communicating and helping clients understand the very complex and dynamic changes that affect our economy and markets daily. Brian is a Florida State University graduate, a CFA charterholder, and a Chartered Market Technician. Brian is married to Jeanne Boughner and they have a 21-year-old daughter, Selah and 10-year-old son, Noah. They attend The Village Church in Greenville and are very active in the community. Brian’s involvement includes: Leadership Greenville, board trustee of the South Carolina Children’s Theatre and Project Host. Jeanne is an IT project manager for DPR Construction and serves on the board of East Link Academy, a charter school. Brian enjoys the outdoors and regularly bikes, runs, and backpacks the mountain trails here in the southeast. He is also very passionate about the upstate art scene and has performed in productions at many of the local theaters.