Personal Background

David Gruen came to South Florida at the age of seventeen from Washington, DC as a cabana boy. He graduated from Florida Atlantic University where he ran Sigma Phi Epsilon for three years. Prior to beginning work at Northwestern Mutual, he spent five years working in hospitality, while also in college. This experience helped shape his concierge-style premier client experience, where the focus is always on anticipating client needs and providing an unparalleled level of responsiveness.

David Gruen comes from a family of six (plus dogs) and enjoys traveling to see all of them. His father, Bill Gruen, is a financial professional and is an inspiration who gave him his passion for financial planning. He is also an ongoing resource.

David married Isabel Riera in November of 2017 and since then they have had two sons; William and Leo. They own a house with their Pomeranian and Director of Security, Guapo, in Biscayne Park in North Miami. During the summers and whenever available they visit their farm in Virginia where they grow absolutely nothing but love doing it.

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Professional

David Gruen began working with Northwestern Mutual, in Miami, at the end of 2010. He concentrates on clients who are business owners or independent contractors and who are also in the highest tax brackets, generate revenue up to 50 million, or have 500 employees. David Gruen is both a CFP® professional and ChFC® and is considered a resource for other advisors throughout the country as one of only a few Business & Estate Planning Specialists.

David Gruen grew up in the world of his father's very high-end CPA practice in Washington, DC and, because of knowledge gained, concentrates specifically on

    • creditor protection,
    • managing the impact of taxes,
    • liquidity needs, and
    • goal savings.

Gruen spent the first four years of his career creating a College Unit for the Miami Office from inception to an award-winning program. After briefly running the office in Downtown Miami he struck out on his own to create Gruen Financial, focused on working with business owners and helping them thrive and sell or transfer. He is in demand for speaking engagements with various college organizations, as well as internally with offices around the country at Northwestern Mutual.

Gruen has been invited and attended multiple dedicated schools and training courses in order to grow his knowledge base and technical expertise. In addition he attends multiple conferences a year to maintain a current knowledge base on the ever changing financial climate. He is committed to finding outside of the box solutions for clients to put them in the strongest financial position possible and consistently ranks among Northwestern Mutuals best practices.

Financial Representatives do not render tax advice. Consult with a tax professional for tax advice that is specific to your situation.

Areas of Expertise

Gruen Financial comes into every new interaction receptive to wide variation of needs. Based off what clients express help with we address all of the following: 

Equity Swaps                                                             Trust Integration

Valuation Analysis                                                    Business Organization

Owner Distributions                                                 Business Succession

Buy/Sell Funding                                                      Audits & Reviews of existing plans

High Level Key Person Retention                           Attract, Retain, Reward

Executive Benefit Plans                                            Deferred Compensation

SERP, financing and accounting                             Executive Bonus Plans

Benefit Financing for Existing Liabilities

Group Health                                                             Group Life

Group Disability                                                        401(k)

Financial Planning

Advisory Services

Business Planning

Business Employee & Executive Benefits Planning

Business Planning & Succession

Business Risk Management

Tax-Efficient Strategies

Estate Planning