Proactive Planning Team

Tax expert Randall Brody is the founder of Tax Samaritan and Peace Of Mind Help, companies specializing in expatriate tax solutions and tax resolution. With his Enrolled Agent (EA) designation from the Internal Revenue Service, Randall helps clients solve complex tax problems and alleviate their stress and fear.



Brody has been published in the EA Journal, the industry magazine for the National Association of Enrolled Agents. For over 30 years, he has guided over 9,500 taxpayers and eliminated more than $800 million in tax debt.



He lives in North Las Vegas, Nev. with his wife, Connie, and their giant dogs Gracie, a Labradoodle; Scoobie, a Great Dane; and Zummie, a St. Berdoodle. The Brody's have five children and six grandchildren.

J. Stuart Kruse, CFA, has a Masters in Management (MBA) from Kellogg Graduate School of Management with concentrations in Finance, Decision Sciences (Game Theory), Marketing and Entrepreneurship & Innovation. After helping to bring a Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT) public on the American Stock Exchange in 1997, he worked at Lehman Brothers as an investment advisor and then at Bear Stearns as Portfolio Manager advising on over $1B in asset. It was at Bear Stearns where Mr. Kruse created several quantitative portfolios that evaluate stocks’ fundamental characteristics that have traditionally led toward market outperformance. Since inception (May, 2005), QVP (Quantitative Value Portfolio), KAM’s flag-ship portfolio, is approximately doubling the returns of the S&P 500 (net of fees) without assuming additional risk.



Mr. Kruse founded Kruse Asset Management (“KAM”) in 2007, based on statistical principles of KAM’s successful QVP, where he manages money for High Net Worth and Family Offices. Additionally he is an advisor for YCharts, a financial, web-based company that is backed by Morningstar. Mr. Kruse has served as an adjunct professor and Concordia University’s school of business and Lake Forest Graduate School of management where he taught classes in Entrepreneurship, Ethical Leadership and the Decisions Sciences. He has also testified as an expert economist for a variety of legal cases.



Mr. Kruse also holds a B.S. in Chemical Engineering from Northwestern University and has served charities such as The Posse Foundation (Chicago Board Member), the Karam Foundation (International tutor/mentor) and Renaissance Knights. He and his wife, Shermin Kruse, a partner at the law firm of Barack Ferrazzano, have four children.

Bridger has been on the operations side of the finance industry for over 7 years. He is a Certified Scrum Master and has a Bachelor's in Finance from Western Governors University. Prior to working for , he worked with ERT through SDP Personalized Planning, a local financial advisory firm.



As a Proactive Coordinator within VFO Services and Tax Samaritan, Bridger is the main point of contact and liaison within the Proactive Planning Team and clients.



Bridger and his wife Tara live in Layton, Utah and enjoy exercise, travel, searching for treasure in the summer, and spending time with friends and family.

Evan Anderson is a jack-of-all-trades with a storied career that reflects that fact. His career began in restaurant management first in a chaotic, family restaurant and ending in high-end hospitality. After completing his bachelor's degree in communications, he moved into the entertainment industry where he spent several years working at the FOX 9 Television Station, broadcasting across Minnesota. Maintaining several roles including talent coordination, master control operations, and directing.



Life then led Evan to Hollywood where he honed his coordinator skills working as a Stage Manager at the FOX Studio Lot. He supported the production teams of television shows, movies, commercials and music videos in navigating lot services. Evan worked to provide the best service a production could ask for, maintaining the ideal that service and cooperation is the prime strategy to create an excellent final product.



Evan has now joined VFO Services working with Tax Samaritan and is thrilled to bring his commitment to excellent service to his role as Proactive Facilitator. He believes that focusing on people first is a key to successful partnerships in a field primed for cooperation. Evan, his wife, and his dog reside in Salt Lake City, Utah where they thoroughly enjoy getting out into nature in their free time!