Built for how Northwest Arkansas actually works
Northwest Arkansas is growing – fast, and the financial lives here reflect it. Corporate professionals with equity awards and deferred compensation. Dual-career families weighing college savings against retirement. Business owners building for the future. University faculty balancing their work and financial lives.
Most of these situations have one thing in common. The hardest questions are rarely about specific investments. They are about how all the pieces fit together: retirement savings, taxes, benefits, equity compensation, children’s education, and the life you want to build down the road. This is where we can help.
Paradigm Advisors is a fee-only, fiduciary planning and investment management firm with offices in Fayetteville and Dallas. Our clients are the only people who pay us. We take no commissions and no product kickbacks. We designed the Paradigm model to prioritize your interests.
Experience with NWA’s largest employers
If you work at the Walmart home office, Tyson Foods, or J.B. Hunt, your compensation is more complicated than a paycheck. We work with clients on exactly these questions:
- Walmart. Coordinating the 401(k) with the Deferred Compensation Matching Plan (DCMP), Associate Stock Purchase Plan decisions, equity awards, and large positions in company stock
- Tyson and J.B. Hunt. Restricted stock vesting, tax planning around equity compensation, and benefit elections that are easy to get wrong and hard to undo
- University of Arkansas faculty and staff. Retirement plan choices, and how they support your bigger financial picture
- Business owners and entrepreneurs. Planning for growth, a sale, and the eventual shift from building wealth to living on it
For a closer look at the types of questions we often hear:
How to Optimize Your Walmart Retirement Plan with the 401(k) and DCMP
A local connection, backed by a senior team
Our Fayetteville office is at 310 West Dickson Street, downtown. Our roots here run deep. We grew up here, studied at the University of Arkansas, and have kids on campus today.
Behind that local footing is a senior team. Every client relationship includes advisors holding the CFA, CFP, CPA, and RLP designations, with decades of experience that includes managing institutional investment strategies. You work with the people who built the firm, and the work always starts with listening.
The complete Paradigm team is here.
Transparent, fee-only pricing
We publish our fees, because you should not have to book a call to learn what something costs. Comprehensive planning starts at $6,000 per year and is priced based on the complexity of your situation. Investment management is 0.75% per year on the first $500,000 under management and steps down from there as assets grow. No commissions and no hidden fees.
FAQs — working with Paradigm in Northwest Arkansas
Do you help with Walmart’s Deferred Compensation Matching Plan (DCMP)?
Yes. Coordinating the DCMP with the 401(k), including how much to defer, when to take distributions, and the tax effect of each, is one of the most common questions we help Walmart professionals work through.
Do you meet in person in Fayetteville or Bentonville?
Yes. We meet clients by appointment at our office at 310 West Dickson, Suite 220, in Fayetteville. Many clients across Bentonville, Rogers, and Springdale prefer to meet over video.
Do I need a minimum amount of assets to work with you?
No. We have no minimum. Our clients are usually dual-career households and established professionals who want comprehensive planning. The starting point is fit, not a number.
What does “fee-only” mean, and why does it matter?
Fee-only means our clients are the only ones who pay us. No commissions, no revenue sharing, no product incentives. Paired with our duty as a fiduciary to act in your best interest at all times, it means what you get from us is advice, not a sales pitch.
Ready to talk?
Start with a complimentary call. Let's figure out together whether we're the right fit.
Paradigm Advisors, Fayetteville Office
310 West Dickson, Suite 220
Fayetteville, Arkansas 72701
479.777.2727 · pallc@paradigmadvisors.com