Rene Nourse

After 25 years as a financial advisor at major financial wire houses, René left a broker dealer firm in June of 2012 to launch Urban Wealth Management Group®. Sensing that a shift needed to take place in the financial services industry, her intention was to build a platform that focused primarily on strategic financial planning alongside investment management to better serve clients and help them build the lifestyle they desire and deserve. Also recognizing that women face unique and complex financial challenges, she created Smart Women/Savvy Money Club® in order to provide a supportive, secure environment where women are encouraged to learn, explore, and feel confident about making financial decisions.A frequent guest speaker and contributor on the topics of financial planning, wealth management and retirement she has been recognized as a trailblazer, financial expert and has received numerous awards. Between 2013 and 2019, she was a guest commentator for CNBC's Closing Bell Report and has been a Five Star Wealth Manager Awardee since 2014. In 2018, she was recognized by the Los Angeles Business Journal as one of LA's Most Influential Wealth Managers. In 2019, she was elected as the 10th President of the Association of African American Advisors, known as QUAD-A, a national organization dedicated to advancing and supporting African Americans in the financial services industry. In 2019, she was inducted into Marquis Who's Who Biographical Registry as well as the Who's Who of Professional Women. Charles Schwab, who is her firm's custodian, selected her to be in their National Ad campaign beginning in 2019. In 2021, she was selected by the Los Angeles Times as one of the city's Banking and Finance Visionary awardees. Of the 96 awardees, she was the only African American female.