Austin, TX Office

Howard Financial Services provides personalized investment management and financial planning to high‑net‑worth and individual clients, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, small businesses, and pooled investment vehicles. In addition to its wealth management practice, the firm serves as investment adviser to affiliated private investment offerings through its HFS Capital Partners division.

HFS’s investment process centers on strategic asset allocation across equities, fixed income, and alternative investments, and it employs fundamental, technical, and quantitative analysis as part of security selection and portfolio construction. Most clients grant HFS discretionary authority subject to an Investment Policy Statement, and the firm monitors accounts on an ongoing basis while providing quarterly performance reports that include estimated valuations for private holdings.

Noteworthy features include active involvement with pooled private placements — HFS advises and, through affiliates, sponsors private funds and syndications that are audited annually and are excluded from the firm’s Wealth Management fee calculations, with certain offerings structured to include performance‑based fees for accredited or qualified investors. The brochure discloses owner affiliations with an oil and gas mineral acquisition firm and a director role at a publicly traded SPAC, and it describes conflict‑mitigation measures such as restricted lists, recusal procedures, and PCAOB audits for affiliated private placements.