Dave Young is an investment advisor, business owner, and entrepreneur. After starting a dozen successful businesses, Dave sold them and set out to invest the profits. When he couldn't find an investment company he trusted with his hard-earned money, Dave's entrepreneurial spirit kicked in and he decided to do it himself. Today, Dave is the founder and president of Paragon Wealth Management, an investment firm that manages approximately $150 million for 160 households and growing. Paragon's success has attracted local and national media attention. Dave has a deep commitment to community service and philanthropy. In 2010, he co-founded the Live Your Dream Foundation to provide scholarships to single mothers. In 2021, Dave was elected mayor of Orem, Utah, a rapidly growing city of more than 100,000 people. Dave is also a big game hunter who has travelled from Alaska to Africa. Through his lifelong pursuit of adventure and excellence, Dave has learned that the valuable parallels between financial investing and big game hunting can help everyone, hunter or not, find true wealth-a genuinely happy, fulfilling, and financially abundant life. Dave is a husband, father, and grandfather. His family is his greatest treasure.
"""Hunting for True Wealth is a perfect balance of financial advice mixed with important life lessons. Through Dave Young's incredible hunting stories, you get to experience the real value of hunting for true wealth."" --Nate Randle, CEO at Gabb, Safe phones and watches for kids and teens ""Dave Young's concrete examples and principles are so well told. I wish he had written this book years ago-and that I had studied it. I would have bagged a lot more trophies sooner in life!"" --Don Peay, Founder, Sportsmen for Fish and Wildlife ""The wisdom Dave Young shares from his death-defying adventures will inspire readers to adopt those values as well. Who knew that learning about big game hunting would make talking about investing and finances actually fun?"" --Brenn Bybee, Orem City Manager ""Hunting for True Wealth is a treasure-a book worth its weight in gold. Not only do you gain big-time advice and insights about how to build wealth, but you'll become entranced by hair-raising adventures in the jungle and see what causes the most incredible wealth of all-happiness and joy in life."" --Steven R. Shallenberger, Founder, Becoming Your Best Global Leadership; author Becoming Your Best: The 12 Principles of Highly Successful Leaders and Do What Matters Most"