Stephen B. Chastain

Every piece of advice that I offer my clients is based on my own journey along this path. I have owned, operated and exited a successful business. I’ve sat across the table from CPAs and attorneys to craft my own financial and estate plan. My wife and I have ensured our children’s needs will be met if anything happens to us. I have a deep understanding of financial markets that comes from managing my own investments including private offerings. Most financial advisors have strong educational backgrounds and significant experience advising clients, but they have not personally experienced the situations through which they are guiding their HNW clients.

Johnathan Krueger is a CFA® charterholder and Series 65 licensed advisor at Krueger Asset Management, LLC with one year of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Jag Capital Management, Cornerstone Business Services, and KPMG, as well as academic appointments at the University of Arkansas. Krueger Asset Management, LLC is a fee-only registered investment adviser providing wealth management services that combine discretionary investment management and financial planning. The firm focuses on a “Select Value” equity strategy complemented by asset allocation and uses both active and passive investment vehicles across equities and fixed income while also offering specialized consulting and educational seminars.

Darren Vilardo Sr. is the sole advisor at Tekton Wealth Advisors, an independent firm based in Lowell, Arkansas. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has 24 years of industry experience, including prior roles at DaVinci Wealth, Delta Investment Management, and Citigroup Global Markets. Darren is also involved with Tekton Wealth Insurance Services, LLC, where he works as a licensed insurance agent. Tekton Wealth Advisors provides financial planning, consulting, and portfolio management services for individuals, trusts, and estates, including assets in employer-sponsored retirement plans and insurance-wrapped products. The firm constructs portfolios through selected independent managers and personalized mixes of ETFs, mutual funds, stocks, bonds, and alternative investments, employing a combination of analytical methods and ongoing account monitoring.

Steven Hoffman is the sole advisor at Hoffman Capital Management, LLC, an independent firm based in Centerton, Arkansas. He holds a Series 65 designation and has seven years of industry experience, including nine years at Walmart prior to founding his firm in 2017. Hoffman Capital Management provides discretionary portfolio management and customized investment portfolios primarily to individual investors, as well as a range of institutional and organizational clients. The firm employs a value-oriented, long-term investment approach based on fundamental analysis and utilizes options strategies to generate additional income.

Jacqueline Rogers is a Certified Financial Planner® at Elevated Wealth LLC with 12 years of industry experience. She has worked at firms including New Wave Wealth Advisors, Arvest Wealth Management, Parsec Financial Management, and Wells Fargo Advisors. Elevated Wealth LLC provides comprehensive wealth management and financial planning services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, and small businesses. The firm combines fundamental and technical analysis with mutual fund and ETF evaluation to tailor portfolios across passive and active strategies, operating as a fiduciary and fee-only adviser.

Jessica Hillman is a CFP® and holds a Series 66 license with six years of industry experience. She currently leads Do Wealth Different, an independent advisory firm, and has previously worked at Echo Collaborative, Thrivent Investment Management Inc, Pure Charity, Inc., and Preston and Company, Inc. Outside of her advisory role, she serves as a substitute teacher, providing personal finance and math instruction at junior high and high school levels. Do Wealth Different is an independent, fee-only registered investment adviser serving individuals and employer plan sponsors with investment management, comprehensive financial planning, and retirement plan consulting. The firm combines passive and active strategies with a long-term, asset allocation-focused approach and offers distinctive services including retirement plan fiduciary consulting, charitable organization support, and public educational programming.