Francesco Salvador
Financial advisor for 45 years, from 1980, now retired — Giulio Salvador's father.
«The internet can give answers, but when it comes to managing your savings it is always better to turn to someone with the expertise.»
Francesco Salvador Retired financial advisorHow did I become a financial advisor?
I was born in Sarmede, in the province of Treviso, in 1952. After my accountancy diploma I spent eight years as an administrative manager, but I had liked the stock market since I was a boy: with my first salaries I bought and sold, followed the exchange and tried to understand it. When I saw that some people did this as a profession, I left administration and passed the exam to become a financial advisor.
In 1980 I joined Dival, the firm that would become RasBank and then, with the merger of Ras into the Allianz group, Allianz Bank. In Italy the profession was just beginning, and I watched it grow from the management side too: I was a district manager, a business manager and a trainer, and eventually a Senior Partner and member of the Allianz Advisors Academy. I worked as a financial advisor for 45 years and never stopped studying, with courses at Bocconi University in Milan and Cass Business School in London.
In life as in work I valued continuity: from the start I chose a firm that kept my clients' savings safe, and I stayed with it for my whole career.
My passion for this work spread to the family: first my son Giulio, then my daughter Laura chose advisory work at Allianz Bank. I am married and have five grandchildren. When we are together we don't talk about finance: I take on another role, that of grandfather.
← Back to the teamWhat I focused on
My aim was to improve my clients' well-being and peace of mind, with portfolios built around them: their goals, time horizon, age and attitude to risk. I always believed an advisor has to stay clear-headed, like a doctor who does not get swept up in a patient's emotions: say how things stand and what the right course is, and explain plainly how markets work. Not a friend, but a professional who defends the client's interests.
My career
The work continues with Team Salvador
Today this work carries on with Giulio and the team, at our office in Vittorio Veneto. The first meeting is about getting to know each other, with no commitment.
15:00 – 18:30