For 38 years, David Young has guided families through their most significant financial transitions with the same principles that later earned Orem its AAA bond rating: discipline, transparency, and an unwavering focus on long-term results.
As Founder and CEO of Paragon Wealth Management, Dave Young leads a registered investment advisory firm that has become synonymous with excellence in the industry. With 15 Best of State awards and recognition as a 5-time NABCAP Premier Advisor, Paragon represents what happens when stewardship meets expertise.
David Young’s approach is straightforward: treat every client’s wealth with the care and discipline you’d apply to your own. Build strategies that endure across market cycles. Communicate with transparency. Measure success not by short-term gains, but by lasting prosperity and multigenerational impact.
Paragon Wealth Management has earned the Best of State Investment Advisor award 15 times—recognizing consistent excellence, client satisfaction, and unwavering commitment to the highest standards.
David Young and Paragon have been designated NABCAP Premier Advisors five times, honoring firms that demonstrate outstanding credentials, exemplary service, and ethical practice.
Paragon received the Advisors with Heart Award for exceptional integrity, service, and genuine care for client wellbeing—values that have guided David Young throughout his decades in wealth management.
David Young built Paragon on a simple philosophy: your wealth represents security for your family, opportunities for your children, and the foundation of your legacy.
This stewardship mindset means:
Paragon Wealth Management provides comprehensive services designed around your unique situation:
Nearly Four Decades of Experience
Founded 38 years ago, Paragon has weathered multiple market cycles and economic challenges—delivering consistent value across generations of clients.
Client-First Philosophy
Every strategy prioritizes your goals over products, your legacy over commissions, your peace of mind over portfolio complexity.
Proven Through All Market Conditions
Paragon’s approach has been tested through bull and bear markets, recessions and recoveries, volatility and uncertainty—resulting in strategies grounded in timeless principles, not passing trends.
David Young’s book explores the philosophy that guides Paragon:
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David Young is co-founder of the Live Your Dream Foundation, which has awarded more than 400 college scholarships to single mothers—reflecting his belief that building strong communities extends beyond portfolio management.
When David Young served as Mayor of Orem from 2022 to 2025, he applied the same principles that guide Paragon—with remarkable results:
The principles that earned Orem an AAA bond rating are the same principles David Young applies to your wealth management: discipline, transparency, long-term thinking, results that endure.
David Young’s unique background—leading both a respected wealth management firm and serving as mayor—offers clients a rare perspective: