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Elyse Smith

Ex-TD Ameritrade Director Joins Sowell Management

Former TD Ameritrade director has jumped ship as the firm continues its integration with Charles Schwab. Elyse Smith (pictured), who served as director of advisor services and business transitions at TD, is joining Sowell Management...

Headling: The 'Little' Firm That Could: Sowell Management, Local Hidden Treasure, Among Top RIAs in Nation. October 15, 2020

Sowell Management: Among Top RIAs In The Nation

As financial company headquarters go, Sowell Management’s digs, while nothing to sneeze at, is far from a towering glass-and-steel edifice befitting Gordon Gekko of Wall Street fame. Tucked into an office park just yonder of Maumelle, the s...

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What Is Bitcoin? It's FOMO (Fear Of Missing Out)

What is Bitcoin? I find that this question is coming up a bit these days, especially within and outside the halls of Sowell Management. One finds oneself wondering if this is that “canary in the coal mine” moment?...

Bill Sowell standing in front of Sowell Management logo

Pushing to Put Investors First

For Bill Sowell, “fiduciary” is more than a word, even more than a duty. It’s his business philosophy. As CEO of Sowell Management, a registered investment adviser in North Little Rock, he embraces a legal obligation to put clients’ financial interests first...

Sowell puts ‘boots on the ground’ in Northwest Arkansas

A fast-growing Arkansas registered investment adviser (RIA) is planning for its next growth wave. No surprise that the strategy includes one of the country’s fastest-growing regions. Sowell Management, the privately held firm based in North Little Rock led by founder Bill Sowell, is making waves in the financial world by opening an office in Northwest Arkansas,...

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Sowell Management Named Top RIA by Forbes – Company credits clients, team members for making list 

Sowell Management has been named to Forbes inaugural list of America’s Top Registered Investment Advisor (RIA) Firms. The 2022 list recognizes the leading RIA firms across the U.S. with decades of experience and a proven record of accomplishment seeing clients through market turmoil and preserving their wealth. Sowell Management ranked 94th in the prestigious annual […]

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DYNAMIC DUOS 2022: Cindy and Bill Sowell

Bill Sowell and his wife, Cindy, have worked side-by-side for more than 20 years. The duo has made Sowell Management one of the most successful and trusted advisory firms nationwide. It was recognized in 2020 by Barron’s as a Top 100 RIA.

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Daryl Seaton, president of Sowell Management

Growing up in Humboldt County on the northern California coast in the 1970s and ‘80s, Daryl Seaton was surrounded by farm animals, cannabis crops and wineries to the south. Seaton was a member of Future Farmers of America and 4-H, was surrounded by an agrarian lifestyle and fell in love with the intricacies of the varietal...

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AMP’S 2021 FUTURE 50

Arkansas Money & Politics is proud to showcase its Future 50 for 2021. The Future 50 represents those Arkansans — business, political, cultural leaders — recognized by AMP readers as poised to do big things in their fields. They could be up-and-comers, business leaders already established or industry veterans who have switched fields. But they all...

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2021 MEN of DISTINCTION

Bill Sowell and his wife, Cindy, have worked side-by- side together for more than 20 years. The duo have made Sowell Management one of the most successful and trusted investment firms in the entire state. Outside of dollar signs and portfolios, Sowell enjoys golfing, boating and duck hunting.

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WHAT IS BITCOIN? IT’S FOMO (FEAR OF MISSING OUT)

What is Bitcoin? I find that this question is coming up a bit these days, especially within and outside the halls of Sowell Management. One finds oneself wondering if this is that “canary in the coal mine” moment?...​

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