360 - Key Persons
Job Titles:
- CFP®, LPL Registered Principal - Co - Founder
- Principal, CFP®
Brandon Day has worked in the financial services industry since 2001. He has been a Registered Rep and Investment Advisor Rep since the latter part of 2003. In 2010 he joined LPL Financial to continue his ambition of starting his own firm. That became a reality in February of 2011 as Brandon and his partners launched the firm, 360 Wealth Management.
Brandon's practice is based on his dedication to helping people and businesses reach their financial goals with a hands-on approach and through education. Education is a hallmark of Brandon's philosophy as it's important that his clients have clear understanding of the various techniques he uses to help them successfully achieve their financial goals.
Job Titles:
- Financial Advisor With a.G. Edwards
Brandon W. Simmons has started his career as financial advisor with A.G. Edwards in 2004. He then spent 8 years with Ameriprise Financial before joining 360 Wealth Management in August of 2017. He has been named a Five Star Wealth Manager for Investing in the August edition of Texas monthly for years 2012-2016.*
Brandon has one mission as a financial advisor: to help his clients achieve their financial and investment goals. Brandon's core principles are honesty and integrity. He believes that knowledge is vital to success and is passionate about educating his clients so they can make informed and well thought out financial decisions.
Education, Background and Licenses:
MBA Masters of Business Administration Finance: Texas A&M University Cum Laude 2001, College Station
Bachelors of Business Administration Marketing: West Texas A&M University Summa Cum Laude Valedictorian 1998 of graduating college of business class of over 100 of college of business graduates. Named outstanding Marketing Senior. Investment Series Scholarship recipient
Brian Ruff grew up in Midlothian, TX and lives in Burleson with his wife Ashlea and their three children, Brooklyn, Barrett and Libby. They are actively involved with the Christ Chapel Bible Church in Fort Worth and enjoy fellowship with other families at the church.
Brian graduated from Texas A&M University in 2004 where he majored in Sports Management. He is still actively involved in "Aggieland" and attends most home football games and never misses a chance to tailgate.
After graduation from A&M Brian was a teacher and coach in his hometown of Midlothian for two years. He concluded that it would be easier to explain complex principles to adults than middle school children. He started his financial services career with Edward Jones in 2007, where he developed a passion for working closely with client to help them achieve their financial goals. In late 2010, Brian moved his business to Merrill Lynch in downtown Fort Worth, where he was able to provide his clients with a more diverse investment mix.
After three years at Merrill Lynch, Brian discovered the value of having independent practice at LPL Financial. With the help of Sean Kernan - another former Edward Jones advisor that shares the same passion for helping clients - Brian was able to establish his own practice and focus solely on client service.
Job Titles:
- CRPC - Co - Founder
- Principal, CFP®
Chad is the CoFounder and Senior Partner of 360 Wealth Management, LLC. He began his career in the financial services industry in 1990 with an internship during college. After learning the risk management side of the planning process, he moved on to the investment and service side by joining HD Vest in Las Colinas, Texas. There he trained and taught tax professionals the financial planning process. Gaining his investment registrations, Certified Financial Planning (CFP®) designation and his supervisor (principle registration), he went into management and the training/teaching side of the business. Teaching representatives was something he excelled at and enjoyed. Around 1996, Chad took his passion for teaching to the institutions and worked mainly with the major Wall Street Firms and a few Independents Firms for the next 12 years. He worked as a Regional Vice President of two of the largest financial institutions in the world. Training advisors through public speaking and individual consulting was something he thoroughly enjoyed and quickly excelled to the top of each of those organizations.
Tired of traveling every week, watching clients not getting sound advice or hands on service and watching his kids growing up too fast, Chad decided to make a big change. Leaving the corporate world and perks and moving back to the client side, he desires to actually help people directly.
Chad received his bachelor's degree in Business Management from the University of North Texas and is credentialed as both a Certified Financial Planner (CFP®) and a Certified Retirement Planning Counselor (CRPC). Chad has extensive experience in estate planning, advanced tax planning, portfolio analysis and investment management. Chad has taught top producing advisors at both the Wall Street and Independent firms across the country.
Chad combines personal attention with investment experience to help educate his clients to work towards financial success, while ensuring that 360 Wealth Management meets its commitment to integrity, objectivity and transparency to its clients.
Chad and his wife Angie have lived in the DFW area since childhood and currently reside in the Plano area. They have three children and are very active in their Church, Christian School and their children's sports.
Job Titles:
- Director of Client Services / Advisor Resource Council
Drew Sparks joined 360 Wealth Management, LLC, a Registered Investment Advisor, in 2014. His focus is developing financial strategies for professional individuals and their families.
His career as a Financial Advisor began with Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner and Smith, a division of Bank of America, in the Dallas/Fort Worth area.
Drew takes a holistic approach to wealth management: consultative, objective and committed to excellence. He provides financial services covering a wide range of opportunities including financial planning, investments, educational planning, business and individual retirement planning, estate planning services and philanthropy.
Drew is a Registered Representative of LPL Financial and an Investment Advisor Representative with 360 Wealth Management. He maintains a current FINRA Series 7 securities registration through LPL Financial and a Series 66 registration through LPL Financial and 360 Wealth Management.
Drew is a 1979 graduate of Troy University with a B.S. in Business Administration. He lives in Las Colinas/Irving, Texas.
Job Titles:
- Director of Compliance / Advisor Resource Council
John Peterson has a wealth of experience in the financial services and telecommunications industries spanning 4 decades. After his retirement from Verizon in 2005, John has built a successful financial planning practice in his second career. He brings his life's experiences to the table in helping others chart a course for their financial future based on the unique goals and resources of each individual. John provides fee based financial planning and consulting services, retirement and income distribution planning, and investment advisory services.
John received his Undergraduate Degree in Accounting and Finance from the University of Nebraska in 1976 and his MBA from Xavier University in 1984. John is a Certified Financial Planner TM. John leads small group financial ministries at St. Ann Catholic Church on "Faith and Money Matters" and "Set Your House In Order" for both the English and Spanish speaking communities. He also heads a budget coaching program to offer church members one-on-one assistance on a variety of financial topics.
John and his wife Julie live in Coppell, Texas, and have 2 grown daughters and are blessed with 6 grandchildren.
Janet Broyles got her start in Financial Services in 1984 in Raleigh, NC, with Connecticut Mutual Life Insurance Company, which later merged with MassMutual Financial. In the early years of her practice she obtained insurance licenses (Life, Accident, Health and Long-Term Care) and securities registrations (Series 6, 7, 24, 63 currently held with LPL Financial), and was appointed as the Advanced Sales Coordinator and the Investment Specialist for D.L. Davis and Company. During her years in Raleigh, she divided her time between her individual and corporate clients, and the supervision and training of the 25 registered representatives in her firm. She moved to Dallas, TX in 1997 and began focusing exclusively on the investment, insurance and planning needs of her individual clients and in 1999 became a Registered Investment Advisor. Seeking the objective research and expansive investment options that Independent Broker/Dealers provide, Janet left MassMutual in 2005 and became a Financial Advisor with LPL Financial. She joined 360 Wealth Management in December of 2012 and loves the office synergy and investment philosophy of the firm.
As her client base grew older, Janet saw a real need for specialization in retirement need solutions. She realized that all advisors are trained in accumulation, but very few are trained in finding creative ways that seek to generate income in retirement. With more than 30 years in this business, she knows that protecting your assets in down markets is just as important as accumulating money in up markets.
Janet's practice begins with getting to know every client personally and learning their specific situation, then tailoring portfolios and plans to work toward their goals. Because she has appropriate licenses and registrations, and the resources of LPL Financial, she has a wealth of tools and information at her disposal. Janet also maintains numerous strategic alliances throughout the Metroplex and the US, which provide guidance and a referral base for work needed outside the scope of her expertise (such as Attorneys, CPA's, Corporate Benefit services, etc.).
In addition to the support of 360 Wealth Management, Janet has a dedicated assistant, Kendall Victor, that works exclusively for her. "When someone becomes our client, we want them to feel like they are part of our family, and we go to great lengths to make sure they do."
Janet is married to Jack Broyles and they have two daughters and two adorable grandchildren. They reside in Dallas and are active in their church and community. Jack was Chairman Emeritus of the Board of the Greater Dallas Chapter of the Alzheimer's Association from 2011-2013. Janet was Past-President of AWARE, a grant making organization that raises money to fund other non-profit entities involved in research and services for Alzheimer's disease. Both Janet and Jack enjoy exercising and being outdoors.
Kevin Carswell Kevin graduated from Ouachita Baptist University in 1983 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Business Administration. Upon receiving his degree, he returned to Brazil where he spent three years as a loan/credit officer with Citibank N.A. managing lines of credit for multinational corporations.
In 1986, Kevin returned to the United States and leveraged his financial background by entering the financial markets as an institutional broker which led him to becoming a government/municipal bond trader at one of the largest commercial banks in Arkansas.
Job Titles:
- Office Manager / Advisor Resource Council
Job Titles:
- Office Manager / Compliance & Operations Analyst / Advisor Resource Council
Job Titles:
- Chief Officer of Compliance & Operations / Advisor Resource Council
Job Titles:
- Centralized Service Manager
Valtrum 15110 Dallas Parkway Suite 500 Dallas, TX 75248 Office: 972-421-1371 Email: s.ferrell@valtrum.com http://valtrum.com/
Whether you are a retiree, business or professional practice owner/executive, or employee, you can benefit from Tom's more than 25 years of personal financial planning and Qualified Retirement Plan experience. Tom's objective is always to understand your goals, dreams and "vision of the future" as the cornerstone for developing strategies to help you pursue them!
An added benefit for Tom's employer clients is his hands-on experience reviewing the design, operation, performance and cost of group retirement plans to find opportunities for improvement. He strives to positively impact your plan and organization's performance by assessing management's risk inherent in an ever-expanding regulatory environment and elevating employees' appreciation of the important role that these valuable benefit programs play in their futures.
Tom holds a B.S. Business Administration from Philadelphia University and a M.B.A. - Finance from the University of Houston. He is a CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™ Practitioner (CFP®) and Chartered Life Underwriter (CLU). Prior to his practice as an independent planner/advisor through LPL Financial, Tom was a Financial Planning Advisor and Retirement Plan Specialist with VALIC Retirement Services Company. His career further includes senior business-systems consulting and operations management positions with the former American General Corporation and American General Investment Corporation.
The Stecik's reside in Argyle, TX where Tom is active in community service and involved in the enhancement of our profession as a member of the Dallas-Fort Worth Chapter of The Financial Planning Association.
Job Titles:
- Investment Advisor
- Representative
- Co - Founder With 360 Wealth Management Partners
Wil Atkins was born in Denton, Texas and then traveled to live in Lagos, Nigeria until he was eleven, he has lived in DFW ever since. He got his Bachelor's Degree from the University of North Texas. Wil is married to his lovely wife Tiana and has two children. Wil enjoys spending time with his family, going to the lake, and playing golf.
Wil is a co-founder with 360 Wealth Management Partners and an Investment Advisor Representative. He is a Registered Securities Representative of LPL Financial and holds the series 7 registration with LPL Financial, and Series 66 registration with LPL Financial and 360 Wealth Management, and Texas Insurance Group 1 licenses.
Prior to joining 360 Wealth Management, Wil started his journey in the financial industry at Bank of America. During his time at Bank of America he learned to listen to his client's financial needs and get them the most suitable strategy to help them run their business efficiently.
As an Investment Advisor Representative, Wil is held to a fiduciary standard by federal and state law. "I will put the interest of my clients first at all times - ahead of my own". Wil aspires to alleviate the stress and emotional anxiety accompanied in navigating the complicated world of financial management allowing his clients to have confidence.