Finance has been an interest and passion of mine for as long as I can remember. As a child, my dad would teach me about investing and I was fascinated that I could earn a little bit of money and then it could grow on its own. Those simple principles were built on throughout my childhood and studying finance in college was a natural fit. I graduated from Texas A&M University with Bachelor degrees in both accounting and finance. Upon graduating, I limited my job search to my beloved hometown (Austin) where the woman I love (Kaimey) was living. I accepted an auditor position with the state government and traveled around Texas performing financial and compliance audits. Even though it wasn’t my dream job because everyone hates auditors, I took a lot of pride in working with my clients instead of against them. In those years while auditing, Kaimey and I were married, I obtained my CPA (Certified Public Accountant) and CIA (Certified Internal Auditor) designations, and we added twins to our family, Hudson and Harper. When life settled down a bit after the twin infant/toddler years, I decided to shift careers and focus on my passion of personal financial planning. I was fortunate to join a fee-only financial planning company where I advised high net-worth clients and managed other planners. This was a good home to me for several years, and during that time I added my CFP® (CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™) certification to my other credentials. In 2018 we felt God calling us to something new for our family. I took a leap of faith to leave my comfortable job and start my own business. And Avant Financial Advisors was born! We are excited to use this company to help others and make our clients’ dreams become financially possible. Hudson and Harper graduated from Dripping Springs High School in 2026 and are both attending Baylor University in Waco, so Kaimey and I have entered our empty-nest era of life! We love spending as much time with the kids as we can and also spend alot of time outside: hiking, biking, being on the lake, and exploring around Austin. We love to travel and discover new-to-us places in this big, beautiful world, but coming home always feels great too.

Thomas Stevenson is a CFP® credentialed financial advisor with 11 years of industry experience. He has worked at Avant Financial Advisors since 2022 and previously spent several years at Austin Asset. Avant Financial Advisors serves individual and high-net-worth clients by providing discretionary wealth management and financial planning services. The firm applies Modern Portfolio Theory with a focus on long-term, diversified asset allocation using primarily low-cost mutual funds and ETFs, while managing nearly $200 million in client assets across multiple offices.