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David Keith Murdock Jr.

Advisor at Focus Partners Wealth, LLC — Southlake, TX

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Credentials

CFP®, Series 63, Series 65

Experience

19 years

Location

Southlake, TX

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Focus Partners Wealth, LLC

Enterprise

Total advisors

1,042

Across 257 offices

Clients per advisor

59 Typical

Avg AUM per client

$2,557,933 Very High

HNW client ratio

49% Very High

About

David Murdock Jr. is a CFP®-designated financial advisor with 19 years of industry experience. He is currently with Focus Partners Wealth, LLC and has previously worked at Bordeaux Wealth Advisors LLC, Brownson, Rehmus & Foxworth, Silvercrest Asset Management Group LLC, Ernst & Young Investment Advisers LLP, and Equitable Advisors. Focus Partners Wealth serves individuals, high-net-worth families, family offices, and institutional clients with wealth management, financial planning, and advisory services. The firm employs a long-term, tax- and fee-sensitive investment approach that combines active and passive strategies within an enhanced open architecture framework.

Client services

Based on Focus Partners Wealth, LLC

Financial planning Portfolio management Pension consulting Selection of other advisers Newsletters or periodicals Educational seminars or workshops
Tax prep. srvcs, dispute resolution srvcs, family office srvcs, bus. mgmt. srvcs, ins. solutions, credit & cash mgmt solutions.

Expertise

Based on Focus Partners Wealth, LLC

Options & derivatives strategies Retirement plans for business owners (SEP, solo 401k) Business sale tax planning

Occupation focus

Based on Focus Partners Wealth, LLC

Dentist Founder/Business Owner Executive Retired

Demographic focus

Based on Focus Partners Wealth, LLC

Established Professionals Approaching retirement Values-based investing

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Fee options

Fixed

Financial counseling, divorce planning, aging life care planning, practice integrated wealth management (generally $150-$825/month), family budget services ($3,000 to $6,000 fixed monthly fees), business solutions ($5,000 to $50,000 fixed fees), aging life care planning ($1,500 upfront plus $250/hour for additional meetings)

Percentage

$0 - $25,000,000: Up to 1.25%, negotiable and based on client factors $25,000,000+: Negotiable and varying based on client relationship and assets

Project-based

Financial counseling (sometimes), family office services ($95 to $275/hour), business management ($80 to $375/hour), dispute resolution services ($250 to $300/hour)

Performance-based

Performance-based fees charged for certain Private Funds and private accounts; e.g., carried interest on private equity funds, 10%-15% of distributions after hurdle for TCP fund.

Subscriptions

Subscription fee for The Prudent Speculator newsletter: $33/month, $325-$375/year, or $595-$695/2 years.

Other

Account minimum: $5,000 Minimum fee: Typically subject to a minimum fee of $5,000 Fee-only: Financial counseling fees generally annual/fixed billed quarterly; family office fees quarterly or hourly rates $95-$275/hr; family budget fees fixed monthly fees $3,000-$6,000 or higher; business management hourly rates $80-$375; dispute resolution hourly rates $250-$300; tax compliance fees variable.

Location

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Southlake, TX

Southlake TX

Advisors at this office

1

Most active in

California · Texas

Work history

19 years of industry experience

Focus Partners Wealth, LLC

2025 - Present • 1 year

Boston, MA

Bordeaux Wealth Advisors LLC

2017 - 2025 • 8 years

Menlo Park, CA

Brownson, Rehmus & Foxworth

2016 - 2017 • 1 year

Menlo Park, CA

Silvercrest Asset Management Group LLC

2013 - 2014 • 1 year

Los Angeles, CA

Ernst & Young Investment Advisers Llp

2003 - 2005 • 2 years

Boston, MA

Equitable Advisors

1998 - 2003 • 5 years

Overland Park, KS

Disclosures

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Business activities & affiliations

Vijay D

Series 65

Northlake, TX

Auri Wealth Advisors

Vijay Duraipalam is a financial advisor at Auri with a Series 65 designation and experience beginning in 2025. Prior to joining Auri, he worked at Charles Schwab and several other companies across various industries. Auri is a Texas-registered investment adviser serving individual investors and small businesses with model portfolios mainly composed of ETFs and mutual funds. The firm emphasizes long-term strategic asset allocation and passive, diversified exposure, offering both discretionary and non-discretionary management alongside digital tools and financial planning support.

Passive / index investing Wealth management ESG / Sustainable investing

Christopher S

CFP®, Series 66

Northlake, TX

Retire With Swan

Christopher Swan is a CFP® professional with nine years of industry experience. He is the sole advisor at Retire With Swan, an independent firm he founded in 2020. Prior to this, he worked at Merrill Lynch, Charles Schwab, & Edward Jones. Retire With Swan focuses on retirement-centered financial planning and discretionary investment management for individual and high-net-worth clients. The firm employs a goals-based, long-term investment approach emphasizing strategic asset allocation, diversification, and regular portfolio monitoring.

Retirement income strategy Social Security optimization Income planning General tax planning Retirement withdrawal strategies Retired Approaching retirement Retired
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John W

Series 63, Series 65, Series 66

Dallas, TX

Coppell Advisory Solutions LLC

John Wessels is a financial advisor at Coppell Advisory Solutions LLC with 17 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63, 65, and 66 licenses and has worked at firms including Fusion Capital Management, Wessels Financial Services, Merrill, Northwestern Mutual Investment Management, and Robert Baird & Co. since 2002. Outside of advising, he is involved in insurance life and annuity sales as an agent and owner. Coppell Advisory Solutions LLC provides discretionary portfolio management and financial planning services to individuals, pension and profit-sharing plan participants, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and business entities. The firm employs a broad investment toolkit and an open-architecture platform, managing over $1.1 billion in client assets as of December 31, 2025.

Retirement income strategy General estate planning guidance Cash flow / budgeting Concentrated stock management Private / alternative investments Executive Founder/Business Owner

Robert H

CFP®, Series 7, Series 66, Series 24

Grapevine, TX

Raymond James Financial

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General retirement planning Roth conversion strategy Early retirement planning Income planning Founder/Business Owner Executive Approaching retirement Established Professionals Retired Mid-Career Professionals
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Dominic Hilario J

Series 65

Flower Mound, TX

DEAJ Insurance and Investments Consulting

Dominic Hilario Javier is the principal of DEAJ Insurance and Investments Consulting, holding a Series 65 license and entering his first year in the financial advisory industry. He has prior experience with DEAJ Investments LLC and SGC Investments Limited. Outside of advisory services, he is involved with DEAJ Oil and Gas Consulting. DEAJ Insurance and Investments Consulting provides financial planning and non-discretionary investment advisory services to individuals, families, businesses, and nonprofit organizations. The firm combines licensed insurance brokerage and risk-management services with investment advice, offering portfolio approaches that include both third-party managed accounts and actively managed investments across a broad range of asset classes.

Wealth management Retirement income strategy
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Kyle L

Series 65

Colleyville, TX

Bard Investment Group, LLC

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General retirement planning College savings (529s, UTMA, etc.) Cash flow / budgeting
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