Oxford, MS Office

Richard Earnest is a CFP® and Series 66-licensed financial advisor with Robert W. Baird & Co. He has three years of industry experience and previously worked at Watkins, Ward, & Stafford, PLLC for seven years. In addition to his advisory role, Earnest serves as a board member and trustee for local organizations including the Houston Scout Foundation and Chickasaw County School Board, and he is a helicopter pilot with the Mississippi Army National Guard. He is part of the DDK Group within Baird’s Private Wealth Management department, which serves individuals, corporate clients, pensions, and charitable organizations. The firm offers a range of services including financial planning, discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, and employs a combination of manager-traded and model-traded strategies supported by internal research and technology.

Christopher Cole is a financial advisor with Robert Baird & Co. in Oxford, MS, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 33 years of industry experience. He has worked at Robert Baird & Co. since 2019 and has been with J.J.B. Hilliard, W.L. Lyons, Inc. since 2002. He is part of The DDK Group within Robert W. Baird & Co.’s Private Wealth Management practice, which advises individuals, families, pensions, corporations, charitable organizations, and institutional clients. The group offers a range of financial planning and portfolio management services tailored to client goals and risk tolerances, utilizing both in-house and third-party managers across traditional and non-traditional investment strategies.

Jeffrey Griffin is a Series 66-credentialed advisor at Robert Baird & Co. with seven years of industry experience. He has held roles at Robert Baird, JJB Hilliard WL Lyons LLC, ECS Federal, Tek Systems, and Verizon Telemetrics. Griffin is also involved as an owner or partner in several investment-related LLCs. He is part of the DDK Group within Robert W. Baird & Co.’s Private Wealth Management department, which serves individuals—including high net worth clients—corporate and business clients, pensions, profit-sharing plans, and charitable organizations. The firm offers a variety of services including financial planning, portfolio management, and specialized investment strategies with ongoing manager selection and monitoring supported by internal research and technology.