Regional Vice President

Matthew Batzel

Matthew (“Matt”) Batzel serves as a regional vice president at RWA Wealth Partners and is a member of the business development team. Matt introduces clients and prospective clients to wealth advisors and provides information about RWA Wealth Partners’ investment strategies to the custodian referral channel.

Matt began his career in the financial services industry in 2006 through the educational division of Investools, where he helped clients better understand options, forex and futures trading. Prior to his work in the financial industry, Matt served in the U.S. Army.

In his free time, Matt enjoys playing golf and spending time with his wife and three children. Matt loves being outdoors. He is also very passionate about and involved in the Special Olympics.

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Relationship Manager

Colbey Gilford

Colbey Gilford is a relationship manager at RWA Wealth Partners. Colbey works closely with our wealth advisors, investment team, tax professionals and estate planners to design and implement comprehensive and customized solutions tailored to each client’s unique financial needs and long-term goals.

Prior to joining the firm in 2020, Colbey held positions as a financial planning associate at Merino Wealth Management in Chicago and as a retirement services intern at Millennium Trust Company in Oak Brook, IL.

Colbey graduated from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign with a degree in agricultural and consumer economics with a concentration in financial planning. He is a CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER^® professional.

In his free time, Colbey enjoys traveling, trying new foods and spending time with his 10 siblings. He currently resides in Houston, TX.

The fact that an employee holds a particular designation or credential does not guarantee that a specific investment-related result will be achieved; nor does such protect against loss of investment principal. For more information on credentials please refer to the Professional Credentials page on this website.

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