Argent Retirement Plan Advisors

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Argent Retirement Plan Advisors Overview

Transparent and Honest Advisory Services

Argent Retirement Plan Advisors (ARPA) is a Registered Investment Advisor with the SEC and CEFEX certified Investment Advisors* specializing in providing fiduciary and investment advisory services to employer-sponsored qualified and non-qualified retirement plans.

We have been providing our plan sponsor clients with unbiased advice since 2009. Our clients range from large publicly traded companies to multi-generationally owned family businesses to non-profits to municipalities. We provide advisory services in a transparent format that is service provider and investment agnostic.

We work for our clients, not the service providers.

At A Glance:

  • Retirement plan advisory clients: 63
  • Total plan assets:   $904,396,923.90
  • Serving clients in:  Alabama, Colorado, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Texas

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Why Choose Argent

Argent Retirement Plan Advisors is proud to announce that we are now a CEFEX* certified Investment Advisor.

CEFEX is an independent global assessment and certification organization. Its mission is to promote and verify excellence by assessing and certifying conformity to high professional standards of conduct.

Our CEFEX certification means we understand the importance of having a documented investment process, thereby helping promote our client’s confidence that their investment strategies are being prudently organized, formalized, implemented and monitored. Additionally, our firm is being annually monitored by an independent third party, which effectively helps our clients manage their fiduciary obligations.

OUR RETIREMENT PLAN CONSULTING SERVICES CAN INCLUDE**:

  • Investment committee support for a variety of plan types, including 401(k), 403(b), 457, profit sharing, money purchase pension, 401(a), defined benefit, cash balance and non-qualified
  • Investment Policy Statement development
  • Quarterly Meetings that include fiduciary education, market review, fund performance and review and meeting minutes
  • Platform selection, with periodic price evaluation
  • Fund selection, including low-cost target date funds
  • Target date series suitability
  • Qualified default investment alternatives selection
  • 3(21) or 3(38) Fiduciary Capacity
  • Participant education

 

Learn more about ARPA’s services on our Retirement Plan Consulting Services page.

Important Disclosure Information

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Neither the Company’s investment adviser registration status nor any amount of prior experience or success should be construed that a certain level of results or satisfaction will be achieved if the Company is engaged, or continues to be engaged, to provide investment advisory services. The Company’s registration status does not imply a specific level of skill or training.

*Please Note: Limitations. No achievement of any professional designation or membership in any professional organization, or any amount of prior experience or success, should be construed by a client or prospective client as a guarantee that he/she will experience a certain level of results if Argent is engaged, or continues to be engaged, to provide investment advisory services.

Services ARPA Provides

Retirement Plan Consulting

Advisory services for employer-sponsored qualified and non-qualified retirement plans that are service provider and investment agnostic.

Locations

Oklahoma City

621 N. Robinson Suite 100, Oklahoma City, OK 73102

PH: (405) 848-8899

San Antonio

755 East Mulberry Suite 400, San Antonio, TX 78212

PH: (210) 352-2410

Shreveport

333 Texas Street Suite 699, Shreveport, LA 71101

PH: (318) 588-6500

Oklahoma City

621 N. Robinson Suite 100, Oklahoma City, OK 73102

(405) 848-8899

San Antonio

755 East Mulberry Suite 400, San Antonio, TX 78212

(210) 352-2410

Shreveport

333 Texas Street Suite 699, Shreveport, LA 71101

(318) 588-6500

Our Team

Carrie Brown

Carrie Brown

Chief Compliance Officer, Argent Advisors
Ruston

Carrie joined Argent in 2004 as a part-time college student and came on full time in 2006. She currently serves as Chief Compliance Officer for Argent Advisors and Argent/Heritage Retirement Plan Advisors. Prior to this role she worked within Argent Trust Company as...

Chris Shankle, CPA, CGMA

Chris Shankle, CPA, CGMA

Senior Vice President, Managing Director, Argent Retirement Plan Advisors
Shreveport

Chris is Senior Vice President with Argent Financial and operates from a Registered Investment Advisory (RIA) firm, Argent Retirement Plan Advisors, within the company focusing on Retirement Consulting.  He works with sponsors of plans of a variety of sizes and types...

Mark Milton

Mark Milton

Senior Vice President & Institutional Services Manager

President, Argent Retirement Plan Advisors
New Orleans

Mark joined Argent in April 2018 as Senior Vice President, Institutional Services where he is primarily responsible for Argent's retirement plan consulting and the funeral and cemetery trust lines of business. Mark also serves as President of Argent Retirement Plan...

Michael Faherty

Michael Faherty

Senior Vice President, Institutional Services
New Orleans

Michael joined Argent Trust in 2021 and has more than 20 years of experience working with retirement plans, as well as investments for corporations and nonprofits. Faherty will serve clients throughout South Louisiana, including New Orleans and Baton Rouge. Prior to...

Robert Strauss, CFA®

Robert Strauss, CFA®

Senior Portfolio Manager, Investments
Oklahoma City

Robert Strauss joined the former Heritage team in 2018 and brings more than 20 years of experience in the investment industry. He serves as senior portfolio manager for Argent Trust Oklahoma. Prior to Heritage, Robert served as Managing Director at Stephens, Inc. in...

T.J. McGee, CFP®,CRSP

T.J. McGee, CFP®,CRSP

Vice President, Trust Officer
New Orleans

T.J. serves as vice president and trust officer for Argent Trust Company in the New Orleans office. McGee will be responsible for providing clients with fiduciary wealth management and related services. Before joining Argent, McGee served as vice president and...

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