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Teressa Ryder is thWith 20 years of experience working with clients in the financial services industry, Teressa A. Ryder, CLU®, ChFC®, brings experience, education, and a deeply personalized approach to financial planning.

Teressa holds two respected professional financial designations: Chartered Life Underwriter® (CLU®) and Chartered Financial Consultant® (ChFC®). Her extensive background allows her to help individuals, families, and business owners navigate important financial decisions with greater clarity and confidence.

At Ryder Financial Group LLC, Teressa focuses on comprehensive financial strategies including retirement planning, wealth accumulation, investment and retirement account strategies, asset protection, tax-efficient planning, insurance solutions, and legacy planning.

Over two decades of working with clients, Teressa has developed a simple philosophy: financial planning should be built around the client—not the product. She takes the time to understand where clients are today, what they have worked hard to build, and where they want to be in the future.

Whether helping someone prepare for retirement, evaluate a 401(k) rollover, reposition existing assets, protect against financial risks, or create a strategy for future generations, Teressa believes clients deserve to understand both their options and the reasoning behind their financial plan.

Her goal is to turn complicated financial concepts into understandable strategies and build lasting relationships based on education, transparency, trust, and personalized service.

Meet Nathan McKelvey

I’m a Tucson native, University of Arizona graduate, husband, father of three boys, and financial professional who genuinely enjoys helping people understand their finances.

After earning my degree in Finance, I spent 10 years in management before becoming a business owner and helping manage businesses for others. Today, I bring those experiences together with something else I’m passionate about: teaching.

I serve as a minister and teacher at my church, and teaching has shaped the way I approach financial planning. I believe people make better decisions when they understand why something matters—not just what they should do.

At Ryder Financial, we provide A-to-Z planning, helping investments, insurance, retirement, wealth building, and legacy planning work together in harmony—not compete with each other.

My goal is simple: help people understand their options, make confident decisions, and build a financial future they can be proud of.

Walter has always been service-oriented. That commitment has guided him from the Air Force to serving as a United States representative to the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) and a Subject Matter Expert (SME) to the FAA, representing the United States at the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), ultimately leading him to become an Enrolled Agent and an Intuit Tax Expert.