Explore the team behind your strategy. Click below to view individual bios and areas of focus.
Meet the team
At Richard P. Slaughter Associates, we specialize in working with individuals, families, and business owners of high-net-worth to help them achieve their unique vision of financial success. What sets us apart is our commitment to personalized and collaborative attention we bring to every relationship.
Our Team is composed of experienced and highly credentialed fiduciary advisors, wealth strategists, and client service professionals who work in concert to deliver the depth, care, and proactive insight you should expect from a true wealth partner. We don’t just manage assets; we focus on the full picture of your wealth and how it supports your life goals.
Every client benefits from our collaborative, team-based model that ensures your needs are anticipated and addressed with precision and thoughtfulness. This is what True Wealth Management means to us: a highly personalized experience, powered by professionals who are deeply invested in your long-term success.
Explore the team behind your strategy. Click below to view individual bios and areas of focus.
BROOKS SLAUGHTER
MBA, CFP®
President & Chief Investment Officer
Darby Armont
MBA, CFA, CFP®
Executive Vice President of Business Strategy and Corporate Secretary
Michele Nowell
AIF®
Executive Vice President of People and Client Experience
Beth Chelton
CPA, CFP®
Vice President of Operations
James Sherrard
CFA, CFP®
Vice President of Investments
heather escobedo
Senior Manager of People and Compensation
Josh Gideon
MS, CFP®, CBEC®
Wealth Advisor and Manager of Business Development and Sales
Jeremy Mocek
CFP®, APMA®
Wealth Advisor and Financial Planning Coordinator
Lafe Blobaum
CFP®
Wealth Advisor and Third-Party Expert Coordinator
Jana Hovey
MBA, CFP®
Wealth Advisor
Chris Snyder
CFP®
Wealth Advisor
Tanner Banister
CFP®
Wealth Advisor
Colin Higgins
Associate Wealth Advisor
Laura Martin
AIF®, WMS℠
Manager of Wealth Coordination
Liam Toohey
CFP®, AAMS®
Investment Operations Analyst
Taron Black
Associate Wealth Coordinator and Lead Events Planner
Chantel Nichols
Associate Wealth Coordinator
Natasha Finneran
Office Manager
Tyler Slaughter
Technology Support Specialist
Michele Newhouse
Communications and Education Specialist
Our Story
Richard P. Slaughter Associates specializes in comprehensive wealth management solutions for wealthy individuals and families, serving as your advocate, fiduciary, and collaborator across your entire financial life. Our clients have unique financial goals and dreams, and our team of attentive experts has the focused knowledge and experience to help you solve even your most complex issue and achieve True Wealth Success.
What distinguishes our True Wealth Management process is our ability to construct a responsive wealth plan, tailored to meet your definition of wealth success, and then implement that plan through our total wealth management expertise. Along the way, we’ll establish a relationship built on trust that will enable us to continuously fine-tune your plan for optimal results.
Our History
Founded in 1991 in Austin, Texas, by the late Richard P. Slaughter, we are one of the original fee-only firms in the nation. As such, we are entirely focused on your financial best interests and are free of conflicts associated with commission-based investors.
The Addition of 401(k) Services
In 2010, Slaughter Associates launched RPS Retirement Plan Advisors to provide 401(k) services to bring the same array of investment choices for 401(k) clients as our high-net-worth clients — quality portfolios that are balanced and diversified. RPS Retirement Plan Advisors is a 3(38) fiduciary advisor that prepares employees to retire on time and financially secure while easing much of the fiduciary duties and associated liability from the company’s plan sponsor.
Latest news from Slaughter Associates
Latest news
March 17, 2025 – Richard P. Slaughter Associates Honored Among 2025 Best Places to Work for Financial Advisors by InvestmentNews
For the eighth consecutive year, Richard P. Slaughter Associates has been recognized as a Best [...]
November 4, 2024 – Annual Golf for Charity Classic Contributes $685,000 for Local Nonprofits
The Golf for Charity Classic, co-hosted by Richard P. Slaughter Associates and RPS Retirement Plan [...]
June 21, 2024 – Richard P. Slaughter Associates Claims Spot on Austin Business Journal’s Best Places to Work List for 18th Year
The Austin Business Journal has announced its Best Places to Work for 2024, and Richard [...]
Giving Back
Supporting our community
Slaughter Associates believes being a part of our community is so much more than simply doing business here. It’s about doing our part to help our community, as well as our clients, to thrive. We are involved in the Greater Austin community by actively serving on several nonprofit boards of directors and by contributing our available resources.
The program and services of the charitable organizations we support are selected by our employees on an annual basis, utilizing the service experiences of our volunteers and those of our clients.
In addition to our service, each year Richard P. Slaughter Associates hosts our Golf For Charity Classic — an annual client-appreciation event to benefit local nonprofits where our contributions will make a significant impact. Over the years, our annual Golf For Charity Classic has provided more than $685,000 to local nonprofits.
