Cadent Capital: In The News
November 2024 – Casey Kupper, CFP® and Taylor Steele, CFP® named to D Magazine’s Best Financial Planners in Dallas-Fort Worth
D Magazine asked every Certified Financial Planner in the Dallas-Fort Worth chapter of the Financial
Planning Association to cast an online ballot. They were asked to name peers, both inside and outside their firms,
whom they considered to be the most skilled and experienced financial planners in the industry. Outside-firm votes
counted more than inside-firm votes. Self-nominations were tossed out. A panel of esteemed local financial planners
reviewed the list. Only CFPs made the list. A total of 722 votes were cast, and 225 individuals were nominated. Of
these, 84 were selected.
November 2024 – Cadent Capital named to D Magazine’s Top Wealth Managers in Dallas-Fort Worth
D Magazine asked every wealth management firm and team in the Dallas-Fort Worth chapter of the
Financial Planning Association, Chartered Financial Analyst Institute, and the Investments and Wealth Institute to
tell us about their practices. The final list was selected based on these criteria: top firms or teams must have
total assets under management for individual clients of at least $100 million; average assets under management per
client of at least $1 million; a 95 percent client-retention rate over the last two years; and no current
disciplinary actions. Additionally, all firms (or teams, should the team apply as an entity separate from its parent
company) must have been in existence for at least five years as of the application deadline (June 3, 2024). They
must also hold themselves out as fiduciaries for their clients and provide them with a written disclosure. A panel
of esteemed local wealth managers reviewed the final list. Out of the 64 that applied, 51 firms and teams were
selected.
November 2023 – Casey Kupper, CFP® and Taylor Steele, CFP® named to D Magazine’s Best Financial Planners in Dallas-Fort Worth
D Magazine asked every Certified Financial Planner in the Dallas-Fort Worth chapter of the Financial
Planning Association to cast an online ballot. They were asked to name peers, both inside and outside their firms,
whom they considered to be the most skilled and experienced financial planners in the industry. Outside-firm votes
counted more than inside-firm votes. Self-nominations were tossed out. A panel of esteemed local financial planners
reviewed the list. Only CFPs made the list. A total of 938 votes were cast, and 301 individuals were nominated. Of
these, 90 were selected.
November 2023 – Cadent Capital named to D Magazine’s Top Wealth Managers in Dallas-Fort Worth
D Magazine asked every wealth management firm and team in the Dallas-Fort Worth chapter of the Financial Planning Association, Chartered Financial Analyst Institute, and the Investments and Wealth Institute to tell us about their practices. The final list was selected based on these criteria: top firms or teams must have total assets under management for individual clients of at least $100 million; average assets under management per client of at least $1 million; a 95 percent client-retention rate over the last two years; and no current disciplinary actions. Additionally, all firms (or teams, should the team apply as an entity separate from its parent company) must have been in existence for at least five years as of the application deadline (June 6, 2022). They must also hold themselves out as fiduciaries for their clients and provide them with a written disclosure. A panel of esteemed local wealth managers reviewed the final list. Out of the 63 that applied, 42 firms and teams were selected.
November 2022 – Casey Kupper, CFP®, Taylor Steele, CFP® and Emma Cramm, CFP® named to D Magazine’s Best Financial Planners in Dallas-Fort Worth
D Magazine asked every Certified Financial Planner in the Dallas-Fort Worth chapter of the Financial
Planning Association to cast an online ballot. They were asked to name peers, both inside and outside their firms,
whom they considered to be the most skilled and experienced financial planners in the industry. Outside-firm votes
counted more than inside-firm votes. Self-nominations were tossed out. A panel of esteemed local financial planners
reviewed the list. Only CFPs made the list. A total of 783 votes were cast, and 278 individuals were nominated. Of
these, 91 were selected.
November 2022 – Cadent Capital named to D Magazine’s Top Wealth Managers in Dallas-Fort Worth
D Magazine asked every wealth management firm and team in the Dallas-Fort Worth chapter of the Financial Planning Association, Chartered Financial Analyst Institute, and the Investments and Wealth Institute to tell us about their practices. The final list was selected based on these criteria: top firms or teams must have total assets under management for individual clients of at least $100 million; average assets under management per client of at least $1 million; a 95 percent client-retention rate over the last two years; and no current disciplinary actions. Additionally, all firms (or teams, should the team apply as an entity separate from its parent company) must have been in existence for at least five years as of the application deadline (June 6, 2022). They must also hold themselves out as fiduciaries for their clients and provide them with a written disclosure. A panel of esteemed local wealth managers reviewed the final list.