Ivan Illán is the founder and chief investment officer of AWAIM, where he leads macroeconomic forecasting and asset allocation strategy globally. A veteran of the financial industry with over 30 years of experience raising and overseeing more than $1 billion in career assets, Illán is a member of the Forbes Finance Council and the CFA Institute. He is the bestselling author of Success as a Financial Advisor For Dummies and holds designations as an Accredited Investment Fiduciary (AIF) and Certified Fund Specialist (CFS).