Brittany Priester
Investment Advisor
Brittany Priester serves as Investment Advisor to The Gambrell Foundation. Brittany is also Chief Investment Officer (“CIO”) of Belk Gambrell Enterprises (“BGE”), a single-family office located in Charlotte, NC. In her role as CIO, she implements and manages the family’s investment portfolios. Her primary responsibilities include investment policy formation, strategic asset allocation development, manager due diligence, and portfolio performance monitoring and reporting. Brittany brings 17 years of investment management experience to BGE.
Prior to joining BGE, Brittany was a Portfolio Manager for Maybry McShane Family Offices, a local multi-family office in Charlotte. Before joining Maybry McShane, Brittany was a Family Investment Associate with GenSpring Family Offices, a nationwide multi-family office in Charlotte. Brittany began her career as an International Investment Analyst at Cambridge Associates, LLC, an institutional investment consulting firm in Washington, DC.
Brittany graduated from the UNC Kenan-Flagler Business School with a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration (Concentration in Finance). She also earned a minor in Spanish from UNC – Chapel Hill. Brittany is a CFA charterholder and serves as Past President of the Board of CFA Society of North Carolina.
On Brittany’s Desk
The Essays of Warren Buffett (Fourth Edition)
The fourth edition of The Essays of Warren Buffett: Lessons for Corporate America celebrates its twentieth anniversary. As the book Buffett autographs most, its popularity and longevity attest to the widespread appetite for this unique compilation of Buffett’s thoughts that is at once comprehensive, non-repetitive, and digestible. New and experienced readers alike will gain an invaluable informal education by perusing this classic arrangement of Warren’s best writings.
by Lawrence A. Cunningham
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Same As Ever
Every investment plan under the sun is, at best, an informed speculation of what may happen in the future, based on a systematic extrapolation from the known past. Same as Ever reverses the process, inviting us to identify the many things that never, ever change.With his usual elan, Morgan Housel presents a master class on optimizing risk, seizing opportunity, and living your best life.
by Morgan Housel
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Think Again
The bestselling author of Give and Take and Originals examines the critical art of rethinking: learning to question your opinions and open other people’s minds, which can position you for excellence at work and wisdom in life. It’s an invitation to let go of views that are no longer serving us well and prize mental flexibility, humility, and curiosity over foolish consistency. If knowledge is power, knowing what we don’t know is wisdom.
by Adam Grant
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