Reis Yoder

Support Advisor

Tell us about something special from your youth.

My dad has been a pastor all my life, which meant moving between churches as he was presented with new opportunities. By the time I was 13, we had lived in 9 different houses and I had experienced private school, homeschool, and public school. My grandparents were missionaries, so I also spent time in other countries growing up. While in middle and high school I had made 4 trips to the Dominican Republic and 2 lengthy trips to Costa Rica. After high school I moved to Costa Rica for 8 months for a gap year - this experience really helped shape my adult life. These unique experiences in my formative years made me into the person I am today. I am very comfortable in new places and situations because I spent so much time being the “new kid.”

Where have you worked? What is the best thing that has ever happened while you were working?

During my summers growing up, I worked for an excavation company with a family who attended our church. I learned early on in life how to work a 7 am to 7 pm workday. This job was a great way for me to learn how to get my hands dirty and see a project through to completion.

When did you first realize you were interested in finance?

My first job in finance was as a part time teller at a local bank branch in college. Just a year later, I had been promoted several times before and soon became the branch’s full time Personal Banker, opening and servicing accounts and personal loans for customers. It was here I first grasped my love for serving people and their financial needs.

How do you spend your time outside of work?

Outside the office I can regularly be found doing a number of different activities, including:

• • Golfing
• • Weightlifting
• • Snow Skiing
• • Basketball
• • Biking
• • Taking evening walks with my wife and daughter
• • Anything involving a ball or activity outside!

Where have you traveled? Any favorites?

I have been fortunate to do quite a bit of traveling. Ranking the memorable places I’ve visited…

• #1. Yosemite National Park
• #2. Punta Leona, Costa Rica
• #3. Bocas Del Toro, Panama
• #4. Keystone, Colorado
• #5. San Diego, California
• #6. San Jose Del Cabo, Mexico
• #7. Smoky Mountain National Park

What is your favorite part of what you do at Vestia?

I have always had a knack for numbers, math came easy to me as a student, and I always dreamed of a career that utilized my natural strengths with my love of serving people. I believe financial planning is my true calling in life, and I can’t imagine doing anything else. I take great pride in my work. Serving my clients is both a wonderful privilege and a great responsibility that I do not take lightly.

One of Vestia’s values is to model “wealth that matters.” What does this mean to you?

“Wealth That Matters” to me means being a great steward of what God has blessed us with. I live by the motto, “You can’t take it with you when you go”. So, “wealth that matters” means using wealth to invest in your health, in your family, in your community, in your church, in your legacy. We won’t be remembered by what we say, but instead by what we do. When we quote historic figures, we quote their words because their words were proven through their actions. We should be continually investing in someone or something and allowing our actions to be louder than our words.