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FineMark Sports Management

About FineMark's Sports Management Division

FineMark Sports Management® provides highly personalized business management services to professional athletes. At FineMark, you have access to top advisors in investments, trust, banking and lending. Our primary goal is to preserve capital and ensure you maintain the quality lifestyle you’ve worked hard to achieve. We accomplish this by overseeing your financial plan while offering objective and responsible advice.

Meet our Sports Management Team

FineMark Sports Management specializes in helping over 200 athletes and sports executives coordinate all aspects of their financial lives in one place, with one team. We make it a priority to get to know our clients and understand their values and future goals so we can create a financial plan that aligns. It’s a game plan created to help manage their money and protect assets now and in retirement. Our team has a “whatever it takes” attitude that we pride ourselves on and we believe in always doing what is in the best interest of our clients.  Our goal is to become a trusted advisor to our clients for both financial and non-financial issues.

FineMark Sports Management Roster

293

Total FineMark
Sports Management® Clients

243

Athletes

Sports Management

50

Executives, Caddies,
Coaches & Officials

FineMark Sports Management Clients By State & Country


Clients By Sport

75

Baseball

90

Men’s Golf

35

Women’s Golf

23

Hockey

11

Football

3

Tennis

6

Basketball

Latest News from FineMark Sports Management

How We Support Our Athletes

For professional athletes, it is particularly important to start a financial plan early because it is nearly impossible to know how long an athletic career will last. Athletes may earn a significant income, but their careers may be short. Therefore, it is critical to follow a financial plan during your playing years to help ensure financial security once your professional career has ended.

At FineMark, we are committed to working in your best interest and providing accountability and transparency. We want you to know what’s happening with your hard-earned dollars and we are dedicated to always doing what is right for you.

“Too many athletes fail to maximize their savings while they are playing and making a significant income. They forget it’s not about what you make, it’s what you keep. As a result, they face financial difficulties in retirement.”Dave Highmark
President, FineMark Sports Management

The FineMark Difference

We Are Available

We Are Available

We are available 24 hours a day. Our clients live and work in time zones around the world and our phones are always answered.

We Build Relationships

We Build Relationships

We build relationships based on trust. Meaningful relationships take time and effort. We become a trusted advisor for both financial and non-financial issues.

We Make House Calls

We Make House Calls

We make house calls. Our clients have limited free time and we do what is most convenient for them, which often means going to their home to meet.

Do Whatever It Takes

Do Whatever It Takes

Our people are hard-working, ethical, committed and always available. We have a ‘do whatever it takes’ attitude and we do not just work bankers’ hours.

We Always Do What Is Right

We Always Do What Is Right

We will always do what is right and what makes the most sense for our clients. They come first.

Meet Dave Highmark

Executive Vice President, President, FineMark Sports Management

FineMark Sports Management is led by Dave Highmark. Dave has worked with professional athletes throughout his career with large financial institutions and as president of his own sports management company. Along with the FineMark team, Dave is dedicated to always doing what is right for you—providing accountability and transparency at all times—while acting in your best interests.

Meet a Few of Our Clients

Our Approach

As with all of our clients, our primary goal is to preserve your capital and ensure you’re able to maintain the lifestyle you’ve worked so hard to achieve. We take a collaborative, concierge approach, ensuring you’re involved and know exactly what’s happening with your money at all times.

We start by getting to know you and understanding your values. Working alongside you, we’ll devise and oversee your financial plan, and offer objective advice related to banking, estate planning, asset management and insurance review. Now and in the future, our professionals are ready to assist you anytime and anywhere.

Capital Preservation

Capital Preservation

Professional athletes and others who work in the public eye face unique challenges. At FineMark, we understand that capital preservation is critical, particularly when the length of a professional career can be unpredictable. Our investment strategy is designed to preserve earnings made during your “playing” years and prevent major losses from occurring within your portfolio.

Debt Elimination

Debt Elimination

Your quality of life today—and in retirement—matters. We’ll ensure you maintain that lifestyle by helping you become debt-free while you’re still earning your largest paychecks. We’ll structure loans for aggressive repayment, making sure your debts are paid off when your professional career ends.

Financial Planning

Financial Planning

A strong financial plan provides the foundation for your financial life in one complete picture. It’s a game plan created to help you manage your money and protect your assets now and in retirement. As we develop your plan together, we’ll also create a cash flow analysis that allocates after-tax income to expenses, debt repayment, savings and investments.