Ray Halstead, CPA

Ray Halstead, CPA

Ray Halstead is the Managing Partner of REH Wealth, LLC. He is a native of West Virginia where he attended Nitro High School. Upon graduating, he continued his education at Radford University where he earned his Bachelors of Business Administration in Accounting.

Ray began his career in Roanoke, VA working in the corporate world where he gained significant experience in the areas of materials management, cost accounting, employee benefits, and corporate taxation. In September of 2000, he was granted his CPA certificate by the Virginia Board of Accountancy. While he was pursuing his corporate career, he began building a small public practice offering individual and business tax services for friends and family. He quickly realized his love for public accounting and in 2006, he left his corporate job and moved to Mooresville to start his own firm which is now known as REH CPA.

What was once a one man operation has turned into a multi office CPA firm with 20+ employees and 9 CPA’s on staff serving the Lake Norman and Charlotte metro area. REH CPA has become known for its dedication to customer service and being a trusted advisor for personal and business accounting and tax needs.

Ray currently holds a CPA license in both Virginia and North Carolina. He holds the Series 7, Series 66 registrations with Cetera Advisors Networks LLC. He also holds a current Life, Accident and Health Insurance License.

He is married to Angela Halstead, who is the Office Manager here at REH. He has two young boys that keep him busy with soccer, wrestling and Boy Scouts. He is currently serving on the board of FeedNC as the Treasurer. During the summers you can find Ray and his family on the lake swimming and boating. Ray and his family love calling the Lake Norman community their home.