Wade Dokken is an American

United States

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 financial writer and businessman

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Wade Dokken was raised in rural North Dakota

North Dakota

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 and attended the University of North Dakota

University of North Dakota

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, where he studied political science

Political science

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 and journalism

Journalism

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. After graduating, Dokken became an account executive at Paine Webber

Paine Webber

Paine Webber and Company was an American stock brokerage and asset management firm that was acquired by the Swiss bank UBS AG in 2000. The company was founded in 1880 in Boston, Massachusetts, by William Alfred Paine and Wallace G. Webber. Operating with two employees, they leased premises at 48...

. Gaining knowledge and expertise in annuities

Annuity (US financial products)

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, Dokken went on to become the National Sales Manager at American Skandia

Skandia

Skandia is a Swedish insurance company that was started in 1855. It has operations in Europe, Latin America, Asia and Australia. Skandia also operates an internet bank called Skandiabanken....

. After being named CEO of American Skandia

Skandia

Skandia is a Swedish insurance company that was started in 1855. It has operations in Europe, Latin America, Asia and Australia. Skandia also operates an internet bank called Skandiabanken....

 in 2000, Dokken partnered with Goldman Sachs

Goldman Sachs

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 to guide the sale of the company to Prudential Financial

Prudential Financial

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 in 2003 for $1.2 billion.

Wade Dokken is the author

Author

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 of New Century, New Deal, How to Turn Your Wages into Wealth through Social Security Choice. The book criticizes the Social Security

Social Security (United States)

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 system for being unsustainable and suggests individuals invest in private accounts such as annuities

Annuity (US financial products)

In the United States an annuity contract is created when an insured party, usually an individual, pays a life insurance company a single premium that will later be distributed back to the insured party over time...

, stocks

Stocks

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, and bonds

Bond (finance)

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Publications

New Century, New Deal, How to Turn Your Wages into Wealth through Social Security Choice (2000).

Career

WealthVest Marketing- Co-Founder (June 2009-Present)

PureWest Properties- Owner (January 2009-Present)

American Skandia

Skandia

Skandia is a Swedish insurance company that was started in 1855. It has operations in Europe, Latin America, Asia and Australia. Skandia also operates an internet bank called Skandiabanken....

- Chief Executive Officer (June 2000- May 2003)