Douglas G. Stewart
Managing Director and Partner
Prior to the creation of Stewart Wealth Management Group, Doug served 10 years as Branch Manager of the Fredericksburg retail office of the former Wheat First Securities, before it was acquired by First Union/Wachovia Securities in 1998. Beginning in 1988, Doug has consistently been ranked in the top 1% of all advisors within the firm. He was also recognized as one of the firm’s top Branch Managers in 1996. In 1999, he was also recognized by Registered Representative magazine as one of the top 10 brokers in the country.
In 2005, Virginia Business Magazine recognized Doug's inclusion in R. J. Shook’s book The Winner’s Circle as one of the top 5 Financial Advisors in Virginia. He received recognition from The Winner’s Circle again in 2006 In 2010 Barron's magazine named Doug one of the nation’s top 1 000 Winner s 2006. 2010, nation s 1,000 financial advisors and ranked him ninth on the state by-state list of top advisors and in 2011 he was ranked seventh(1).
Serving his clients and community is paramount to Doug. He is past Chairman of the board of Fredericksburg Academy, George Washington’s Fredericksburg Foundation, and the Mary Washington Hospital Foundation. Additionally, he is a founding member of the Community Foundation of the Rappahannock River Region and a board member of the Virginia Tech Athletic Foundation. Over the course of his career, Doug has also served as a Trustee of St. George’s Episcopal Church and a Director of Virginia Heartland Bank. Doug is also the recipient of the Jim Wheat Community Service Award.
Doug was born and raised in Blacksburg, Virginia. He is a member of the 1983 graduating class of Virginia Tech where he received a B.S. in Business and is an ardent supporter of The Hokies. Always in search of personal and professional challenges, Doug climbed to the summit of Mt. Kilimanjaro during the summer of 2010. He resides in downtown Fredericksburg with his three children.
(1) The rankings are based on, among other factors, assets under management, revenue created for their firms, the quality of their practices, and the absence of regulatory violations. Investment performance is not an explicit criterion, and the rankings are not indicative of future performance.
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