Although often kidded about the "alphabet soup" after his name, Evergreen Capital’s president and founder, Russell McAlmond, has worked hard to make sure that he is knowledgeable about his profession. With six professional credentials and a Master degree in financial services, he is one of the most highly trained financial advisors on the West Coast. In fact, he has been named one of America’s Best Financial Planners by the Consumers’ Research Council of America, an independent research organization based in Washington D.C., in their 2005-12 Editions of the Guide to America’s Best Financial Planners.

He was also named as one of the Top Financial Advisors for 2007 by his peers in the March issue of Brainstorm Northwest magazine. Mr. McAlmond is a licensed Certified Financial Planner (CFP), Chartered Financial Consultant (ChFC), Certified Trust & Financial Advisor (CTFA), Certified Mutual Fund Counselor (CMFC), Accredited Estate Planner (AEP), and Chartered Life Underwriter (CLU). He is a former President of the International Association of Financial Planners in Oregon (now Financial Planning Association) and Board Member of the Estate Planning Council of Portland. He is a member in good standing with the National Association of Personal Financial Advisors (NAPFA), Portland Society of Financial Analysts,and the Estate Planning Council of Portland.

His formal education includes studying economics and finance at Harvard University Extension.  He also has two Bachelor degrees, one in Business Administration and another in Management & Organizational Leadership, and two Master degrees with one an MBA, and the other a Master of Science in Financial Services.  Mr. McAlmond is also very involved in his community serving as a Planned Giving Committee member for United Way for many years. He served as the Chairman of the Finance Committee for the Visiting Nurses Association Foundation and Meridian Park Hospital Foundation and helped raise millions of dollars for a new surgical unit for the hospital.

Mr. McAlmond has worked for some of the largest banks in the country including Bank of America Private Bank, First Interstate Private Bank where he served as a manager of the Private Bank, and US Bank Private Client Services. He has helped individuals and families with multi-generational planning, trust planning, retirement planning and investment management. He also enjoys working with those clients who are just starting their planning and need to get headed in the right direction. Mr. McAlmond served honorably in the US Marine Corps as a non-commissioned officer.