About Us
OUR HISTORY
Exencial is a national Registered Investment Advisor that began in 2003 with a foundation of superior advice and execution. Since our genesis, we have constructed a team of CPAs, CFAs, CFP®s, and CIMA®s to execute across the many disciplines of wealth management. These disciplines include tax preparation, individual investment management, financial planning, estate plan construction, risk management, and philanthropy.
Our clients have access to the Portfolio Management Team whose members oversee our investment management strategies that include individual stocks, individual bonds, options, ETFs and mutual funds.
2003
In 2003, Burns Wealth Management, the precursor to Exencial Wealth Advisors, was founded with $50 million in assets under management (AUM) by John F. Burns.2006
In 2006, Thomas P. McGuigan, CFP joined forces with Exencial and formed our Connecticut office. Since joining, Tom has invested in his team to bring high touch wealth management services to every client, regardless of size.The combined firm had offices in Oklahoma City and Connecticut.
2011
In 2011, Burns Wealth Management had grown to $250 million in AUM and joined forces with Jerry Georgopoulos who founded Executive Financial Group. This brought in tax services expertise as well as executive counseling services.The combined firm managed $500 million in AUM and was renamed to Exencial Wealth Advisors and had offices in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma; Old Lyme, Connecticut; and Dallas, Texas.
2013
In 2013, Exencial expanded its capabilities to individual security management that included an investment strategy that is environmental, social, and corporate governance focused (ESG) with the acquisition of Investors Asset Management in Plano, Texas.This brought total AUM to $900 million.
2016
In 2016, Exencial expanded our tax team and advisory team by acquiring Netting & Pace, CPAs in San Antonio, Texas.This brought total AUM up $1.6 billion and added a new location in San Antonio.
2019
In 2019, CEO John Burns named new partners to expand ownership internally to nine employees.2020
In 2020, Exencial’s individual security management capabilities were expanded even further with the acquisition of Willingdon Wealth Management.This brought our AUM up to $3.2 billion and added new locations in North Carolina, Ohio, Connecticut, and California. This also added 8 new partners to Exencial.
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our core values
the e3 Philosophy
E3, shorthand for “Evaluate, Execute, Evolve”, is more than a continuous improvement process — it is a guiding principle for our firm. We evaluate each client’s specific situation and goals, execute a plan that is designed to achieve a steady flow of information between our investment, tax and estate planning teams, and evolve our approach as needed to drive success.
our Culture
Our team is full of dedicated financial professionals who are passionate about helping our clients formulate a plan that achieves both their financial and personal goals. Despite our locations around the country, our teams communicate constantly and a driving principle of our firm is that success is built through commitment, integrity and teamwork. No one at Exencial takes that lightly.
Meet our employees, explore our team structures, and discover the people that make Exencial unique.