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Financial Advisor in University Park, TX

Boutique, fiduciary wealth management for the families building their futures in University Park. Serving Park Cities clients from our flagship office in Plano, 15-20 minutes north via the Dallas North Tollway.

University Park is home to families who are actively building something. The families we serve here as their financial advisors in University Park, TX, include senior executives in their peak earning years, business owners running successful companies across the metroplex, professionals at SMU and surrounding institutions, and multi-generational families raising the next chapter of Park Cities children.

The questions for University Park families often span two horizons at once. There is the present coordination of executive compensation, management of concentrated stock positions, optimization of taxes on growing income, and ensuring the financial plan keeps pace with a career still in motion. And there is the long horizon building the kind of estate plan that protects what is being created and eventually transfers it to the next generation with intention.

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Built for University Park's Active Families

Peak American Investment Advisors is a fiduciary boutique founded in 1993. We serve University Park families from our flagship office in Plano, a 15- to 25-minute drive up the Dallas North Tollway, with the integrated planning that families building real wealth actually need.

Why University Park Families Choose Peak American

University Park has plenty of advisors. What it lacks is a fiduciary financial advisor in University Park, TX, with the boutique structure to actually deliver integrated planning and the experience to handle the kind of complexity that comes with executive compensation, business ownership, and emerging legacy planning all at once.

 

  • Fiduciary, Always — SEC-registered investment advisor, legally required to act in your best interest at all times.
  • Fee-Only on AUM — Transparent advisory fees tied to the assets we manage. All forms of compensation, including annuity commissions where applicable, are disclosed clearly.
  • Built for Complex Compensation — RSU diversification, deferred comp coordination, executive bonus planning, and concentrated stock, all integrated with tax strategy and long-term planning.
  • Integrated Team — Your dedicated advisor backed by our in-house Portfolio Manager, Client Relations Specialist, Director of Client Experience, and partner CPAs and estate planning attorneys.
  • Discretion — University Park families value privacy. Our work is held to the same standard.
  • Three Decades of Experience — Founded in 1993, with a deep understanding of how DFW families actually build and preserve wealth.

Financial Advisor Services for University Park Families

Our University Park engagements typically span multiple service areas at once because that is how integrated planning actually works for active, building families:

 

  • Wealth Management — Customized investment, tax, and estate strategy built around your goals.
  • Executive Compensation Planning — RSU diversification, deferred comp coordination, concentrated stock management, and 10b5-1 strategy.
  • Tax Strategy — Year-round coordination with our partner CPA firm on Roth conversions, asset location, and tax-efficient distribution.
  • Business Owner Planning — Exit planning, succession strategy, and the coordination of personal and business finances during major liquidity events.
  • Estate Coordination — Working with our partner estate planning attorneys on wills, trusts, asset titling, and intergenerational wealth transfer.
  • Retirement Planning — Strategic decisions in the years before retirement that have the biggest long-term impact.
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Serving University Park From Our Plano Office

Our office at 2400 Dallas Pkwy, Suite 100 in Plano is a 15 to 25 minute drive from anywhere in University Park via the Dallas North Tollway. Many University Park families already make the drive regularly for Legacy West and the Plano corporate corridor, so getting to our office is straightforward.

We also offer fully virtual meetings for clients who prefer to handle reviews from home. As a financial advisor serving University Park, TX, we work with families on whatever rhythm fits their schedule many prefer in-person quarterly reviews with virtual check-ins between.

Every great plan starts with a conversation

Meet With a Fiduciary Financial Advisor

If you are a University Park family ready to work with a fiduciary advisor who understands what active, growing wealth actually needs, we would like to meet you. Your first conversation is complimentary and carries no obligation.

No cost. No pressure. No obligation.

Financial Advisor in University Park , TX

Frequently Asked Questions

Do you have an office in University Park?
Our nearest office to University Park is our flagship Plano office (2400 Dallas Pkwy), a 15 to 25 minute drive via the Dallas North Tollway. We serve a substantial number of Park Cities families from this location.
Yes. This is one of our most common engagement scenarios. Our team has deep experience helping University Park executives with concentrated stock positions, RSU diversification strategy, and deferred compensation coordination all integrated with tax planning and long-term goals.
We typically work with clients who have $500,000 or more in investable assets. Many of our University Park relationships involve significant complexity in compensation, business ownership, or both.
Yes. We coordinate with our partner estate planning attorneys on wills, trusts, asset titling, and intergenerational wealth transfer. If you have your own estate attorney already, we coordinate directly with them. The coordination is included in your Peak American relationship at no extra advisory charge.
Our wealth management is fee-only on the assets we manage a transparent advisory fee. We also offer annuity solutions where appropriate and earn commissions on those products. All forms of compensation are disclosed clearly.
We have these conversations regularly. Most begin with a complimentary review of your existing situation. We never pressure anyone to make a change before they are ready, and we are happy to share an honest perspective even if we are not the right fit.