Midland, TX Mockingbird Lane Office

Cade Jones is a financial advisor at Eight 31 Financial, LLC in Midland, TX, holding a Series 65 designation with seven years of industry experience. He previously worked at Syntal Capital Partners for six years and has a background that includes a role at UDawg Graphics. Eight 31 Financial advises primarily high-net-worth individuals and institutional clients, managing approximately $494 million in assets across 66 client relationships. The firm offers tailored, goal-based portfolios with discretionary authority, combining various investment vehicles and third-party platforms, and sponsors affiliated private funds while operating its own wrap fee program.

Dane Crunk is a CFP® with 25 years of experience in the financial services industry. He is currently with Eight 31 Financial, LLC, where he has worked since 2023, following an 11-year tenure at Syntal Capital Partners, LLC. Outside of his advisory role, he serves as chairman of the board for Smith Industries, an energy service company, and is involved in managing various family investment entities focused on private equity, oil and gas, real estate, and manufacturing. Eight 31 Financial, LLC advises high-net-worth individuals and institutional clients, managing approximately $494 million in assets across 66 client relationships. The firm offers customized, goal-based portfolios with discretionary authority, combining third-party managers, mutual funds, ETFs, individual securities, and private fund allocations, and operates a firm-sponsored wrap fee program.

Raquel Padilla is a financial advisor with Eight 31 Financial, LLC, holding a Series 66 designation and 17 years of industry experience. She previously worked at Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments and Syntal Capital Partners. Eight 31 Financial, LLC serves primarily high-net-worth individuals and manages approximately $532 million in assets across separately managed accounts, wrap-fee programs, and private investment funds. The firm sponsors multiple private funds and combines allocations to third-party managers, mutual funds, ETFs, and selective private funds with discretionary portfolio management.