Matt Raines
Senior Relationship Manager
Partner
Principal
Matt Raines is a Senior Relationship Manager and Partner at Balentine.
As Senior Relationship Manager, Matt leads a team that oversees every aspect of a client's financial well-being, building custom financial plans and investment portfolios anchored in the specific needs of every client family. Since joining Balentine in 2018, Matt has also helped the Raleigh office nearly triple in headcount, mentoring new team members to forward the firm's culture and client-first approach as the office has grown.
In addition to his contributions to the Raleigh office, Matt shapes the strategic direction of the firm as a Partner.
Prior to joining Balentine, Matt spent more than six years at CAPTRUST Financial Advisors. An active member of the community, he sits on the board of and advises a number of non-profits and educational organizations. Matt holds a B.S. in Business Administration from the University of North Carolina at Wilmington, where he studied finance and economics.
BS, University of North Carolina at Wilmington (Finance and Economics)
CAPTRUST, Senior Client Management Consultant
- Carolina Angel Investment Network, Member
- Triangle Impact Investor Network, Member
- Operation Resolute, Advisory Council
- UNC-Wilmington, Cameron School of Business, Economics and Finance Advisory Council
- North Carolina Humanities Council – Gubernatorial Appointee, Board of Trustees (Past)
- UNC-Wilmington, Cameron School of Business, Alumni Steering Committee (Past)
- The Wade Edwards Foundation and Learning Lab, Board of Directors, Treasurer (Past)
Why did you choose to come to work at Balentine?
I was immediately drawn to the team-based approach and the culture that it produces. Balentine is a place where the person beside you wants to see you succeed and grow in your career as much as you do.
What inspires you to come to work each day?
I’m inspired by my colleagues who, with their varied backgrounds and unique skill sets, come together in a team-based manner for the greater good of serving our clients and helping them meet their goals.
What is the most exotic place you have ever been?
My wife and I traveled to Bali, Indonesia, for our honeymoon in 2017.
If you weren’t in this business, what would you be doing?
I would, in some way, shape, or form, be involved in the golf industry. I love the game and the opportunity to spend time outside enjoying the scenery that so many of the great courses offer.
If you were abandoned on a deserted island, what would you bring?
My wife, Lindsey, and our labradoodle puppy, Sooie. Together, the three of us could survive anything that comes our way!
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