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Stephen Mills

Advisor at Thurston Springer Advisors — Tyler, TX

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Credentials

Series 63, Series 65

Experience

43 years

Location

Tyler, TX 75701

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Thurston Springer Advisors

Multi-team

Total advisors

94

Across 28 offices

Clients per advisor

47 Low

Avg AUM per client

$1,221,336 High

HNW client ratio

26% Typical

About

Stephen Mills is a financial advisor with Thurston Springer Advisors, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and 43 years of industry experience. He has worked at Wells Fargo Advisors for 15 years. Mills is also a licensed CPA in Texas. Thurston Springer Advisors serves individuals, corporations, retirement plans, foundations, estates, and trusts, providing financial and estate-planning services, portfolio management, and fiduciary services. The firm offers both discretionary and non-discretionary investment programs using a range of strategies, including buy-and-hold and tactical approaches.

Client services

Based on Thurston Springer Advisors

Financial planning Portfolio management Selection of other advisers Educational seminars or workshops

Expertise

Based on Thurston Springer Advisors

General estate planning guidance Multi-generational wealth transfer Retirement plans for business owners (SEP, solo 401k) Retirement income strategy Options & derivatives strategies

Occupation focus

Based on Thurston Springer Advisors

Founder/Business Owner Executive

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Fee options

Fixed

Fixed fees for financial planning and consulting, including estate planning consulting, agreed in writing before services begin.

Percentage

0.25% to 2.50% annually (negotiable depending on program, services, account size, and IAR discretion)

Project-based

Up to $250 per hour for financial planning, consulting, and estate planning consulting fees.

Other

Account minimum: $7,500 to $25,000 depending on the program; PIM, CustomChoice, and PAN have no program minimum; other services have no minimum; exceptions made at discretion Fee-only: Financial planning and consulting fees charged at hourly rates up to $250/hour or fixed fees agreed in writing before services begin; fees for employer-sponsored retirement plans may be asset-based (up to 1.25% annually), hourly (up to $250), or flat fee; total plan fees do not exceed 1.25% annually.

Location

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Tyler, TX

821 ESE Loop 328 Ste 110

Tyler TX 75701

Advisors at this office

8

Most active in

Texas

Work history

43 years of industry experience

Wells Fargo Advisors

2011 - Present • 15 years

Tyler, TX

Wells Fargo Clearing

2003 - 2011 • 8 years

Tyler, TX

Prudential Equity Group, LLC

2001 - 2003 • 2 years

Tyler, TX

Disclosures

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Business activities & affiliations

Max S

Series 65, CRPC®

Tyler, TX

Simplicity wealth

Max Stewart is a Series 65-licensed advisor at Simplicity Wealth in Tyler, Texas, with one year of industry experience. Simplicity Wealth serves a broad range of clients including individual and high-net-worth investors, retirement plans, and institutional investors, offering advisory services and a TAMP platform with a fund-of-funds investment approach that incorporates ETFs, mutual funds, and individual securities.

Tax-loss harvesting ESG / Sustainable investing Passive / index investing Wealth management Retired Founder/Business Owner Values-based investing
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Micheal B

Series 63, Series 65

Flint, TX

BOYTER Financial Services

Micheal Boyter is the sole advisor at BOYTER Financial Services in Flint, Texas, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses with 10 years of industry experience. He has operated BOYTER Financial Services since 1995. He is also co-owner of an insurance agency and financial services company. BOYTER Financial Services provides investment advisory and financial planning services to individual investors, couples, custodians, IRA owners, trustees, and small business owners. The firm focuses on capital preservation through model portfolios and manager-driven pooled vehicles, using third-party research to guide asset allocation and portfolio supervision.

General retirement planning Wealth management Passive / index investing
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Michael E

CFP®

Tyler, TX

Legacy Group

Michael Evans is a CFP® professional with 13 years of industry experience, practicing at Legacy Group in Tyler, TX. He has been with Legacy Group since 1987. Evans is also a licensed insurance agent. Legacy Group is an independent firm that provides fee-based financial planning and investor coaching, primarily serving individual clients. The firm refers accounts to an unaffiliated registered investment adviser for portfolio management, using a non-discretionary approach and implementing portfolios through the Matson Fund Platform and Free Market Funds.

Passive / index investing

Allen G

CFP®, ChFC®, CRPC®

Tyler, TX

Gibson Wealth Advisors, LLC

Planning, not predictions, and products. We help our clients coordinate, simplify, and manage their investment, tax, insurance, healthcare/Medicare, Social Security, and estate planning needs under one roof. After 25 years at Ameriprise, I launched my own independent RIA to provide comprehensive financial planning and wealth management services focusing on advice, not sales or products. We help our clients coordinate, simplify, and manage their investment, tax, insurance, and estate planning needs under one roof. Our typical client is someone who believes that true wealth is having control over their time so they can spend it with the people and activities they love. They prefer to delegate most of their financial matters to a team of trusted professionals who will care for their loved ones after they are gone.

General estate planning guidance General retirement planning General tax planning Retired Gen X (Born 1965-1980)
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Victor W

Series 63, Series 65

Tyler, TX

Gibson Wealth Advisors, LLC

Victor Williams is a financial advisor at Gibson Wealth Advisors, LLC with 25 years of industry experience. He previously worked for American Express Financial Advisors Inc. / Ameriprise Financial for 14 years before joining Gibson Wealth Advisors in 2016. Williams holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and is also licensed as an insurance agent in Tyler, TX. Gibson Wealth Advisors, LLC is a fee-only registered investment adviser serving individual and high-net-worth clients, managing approximately 187 households. The firm provides comprehensive financial planning and discretionary investment management using a combination of passive portfolios built with Vanguard funds and active strategies such as rebalancing and tax-loss harvesting.

General retirement planning Retirement income strategy Social Security optimization Medicare planning Retired Approaching retirement
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Hayden B

Series 66

Tyler, TX

Murray Securities, Inc.

Hayden Brown is a Series 66-licensed advisor at Murray Securities, Inc. with three years of industry experience. Prior to joining Murray Securities, he worked at Tyler Valet and East Texas Supply. Outside of his advisory role, he has experience balancing work with his time as a student over the past decade. Murray Securities, Inc. provides investment advisory and portfolio management services to individuals and high-net-worth clients, using a combination of fundamental, quantitative, and technical analysis. The firm offers both discretionary and non-discretionary management, along with broker-dealer services, and emphasizes documented investment policy statements and regular portfolio reviews.

Options & derivatives strategies Passive / index investing
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