As a partner of STRIDE Financial, Sam McElroy has always made every effort to go a step beyond your typical financial advisory firm by utilizing “client focused” discovery, planning, and implementation processes aimed at creating tailored solutions for both businesses and individuals. In addition to traditional planning concepts, Sam has focused on the development of a practical, “natural consequences,” based approach to customizing effective solutions on an individual basis. Sam graduated from Hampton University, magna cum laude, and holds several financial licenses. In addition to co-founding Stride and Stride Investments, Sam also acts as a business consultant and holds a Doctorate in Psychology. Sam has always placed a large value on community involvement as well as education and has been the recipient of several Humanitarian and Achievement awards. Sam has also contributed research examining social dynamics and methods for optimizing cooperation and efficiency in team, group, and work settings, and is currently exploring unique insights with respect to the psychology of personal finance. He shares his thoughts about a variety of financial topics through numerous television appearances and radio broadcasts.