--- title: The McGriff Alliance Blog | Joel McGriff (7) description: Joel began his financial services career with the Principal Financial Group in Minneapolis. In 1985, Joel moved to Birmingham to build a practice around the many relationships he had developed while growing up in North Alabama. 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Strong families are led by those who are willing to... 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