Since the inception of the firm, September 1989, Paul has served as President of Associated Investor Services Inc., a Registered Investment Advisory firm. Paul is securities licensed through Investacorp, Inc., a Registered Broker/Dealer. Paul has been recognized by Registered Representative Magazine, a large national brokerage trade publication, as one of the 1994 Outstanding Brokers of the Year. He has been recognized by the International Biographical Centre of Cambridge, England as one of the 2000 Outstanding People of the 20th Century. He also has been named in numerous Editions of Who’s Who in the World, Who’s Who in Business and Finance as well as Who’s Who in America. Paul has also been profiled by other national and local publications as a leader in the brokerage community.

Paul has been selected in 2011 to attend Barron’s Winner’s Circle Top Independent Advisors Summit. Only a select group of the “Top Independent Advisors” were invited to attend this invitation only, prestigious event.

Barron’s Winner’s Circle recognizes elite financial professionals in the country that display strong ethics, achieve extraordinary customer services, attain a high level of success and pursue industry best practices.

Mr. Vladem will be attending the Barron’s Winner’s Circle Top Independent Advisors Summit to be held in Orlando, Florida in March 2011. The summit is designed to facilitate an exchange of educational information, ideas and peer-based communication that focuses on best practices and wealth-management strategies.

Prior to 1989, he worked for three years as a Senior Vice President of Finance at a boutique securities firm and for over a decade as a South Florida CPA with national and international accounting firms.