If your advice isn't clearly different,

it's easily replaced.

This is where that changes

Elevate is a two-day in-person and online event for financial advisors who want to strengthen the core of their firm — their advice.

This is where investment philosophy, tax strategy, and estate planning come together to create advice clients trust, understand, and act on.

JUNE 23-24, 2026 | AUSTIN, TX

LIMITED TO 100 ADVISORS

What You'll Walk Away With

Elevate is designed to make your advice stronger where it matters most: how clearly clients understand it, how confidently they act on it, and how much value they actually feel from it.

A clearer investment philosophy clients stick with

Tax strategy that shows up before decisions are made

Estate conversations that actually influence outcomes

Advice that feels more integrated across every client interaction

Who Should Attend?

YOU'VE BUILT A SOLID PRACTICE, BUT KNOW YOUR ADVICE COULD GO DEEPER

YOU WANT CLIENTS TO FEEL THE DIFFERENCE IN HOW YOU THINK

YOU BELIEVE SCALE IS EARNED THROUGH BETTER ADVICE

YOU'RE READY TO MOVE FROM BEING COMPETENT TO BEING INDISPENSABLE

Close the Gap Between What You Know and How Your Advice Shows Up

Clients don’t experience what you know. They experience how clearly you communicate it, how confidently you guide decisions, and how well everything fits together. When those pieces don’t align, advice feels fragmented—no matter how technically sound it is.

And right now, “good” advice is everywhere. The difference is how it shows up:

Clearer. More integrated. Harder to replace.

Elevate is designed to sharpen that.

What Actually Makes Advice Indispensable

Elevate is organized around the areas where advisory depth becomes visible, valuable, and differentiated.

Investment

Build investment frameworks that clients understand, believe in, and remain committed to through market cycles.

Tax Planning

Deliver proactive, year-round tax planning that creates measurable value and reinforces your advisory role.

Estate Planning

Lead estate and legacy conversations that deepen trust, expand relationships across generations, and elevate your stewardship.

Event Sponsors

Two Days of Focused Work

Elevate is a two-day, in-person experience in Austin, with a virtual option for advisors who can’t attend live.

Sessions are designed to balance technical depth with real application. You’ll have time to think, refine, and integrate ideas, not just hear them.

Learn from the People Shaping How Advice Gets Delivered

Eric Negron

CEO at Forefront Wealth Partners. Wealth CFO and Exit Planner

Joel Hefner

Head of National Relationship Group & VP
Dimensional Fund Advisors

Kacie Walsh

Regional Director & VP
Dimensional Fund Advisors

Michael Niemann

Founder & Managing Member, The Niemann Group LLC

Steven Jarvis

CPA
Retirement Tax Services

Christine Travis

Vice President, Sales,
AgencyONE

Fernando San Martin

Seasoned tech veteran. 
Product Manager on Hazel.ai.

Lou Mandia

Head of RIA Strategy & Distribution
Morgan Stanley Advisor Solutions

Patrick Anderson

Managing Director, Structured Products
Advisors Asset Management

Marla Landa

Estate & Financial Planning
EncorEstate Plans

Chris Quandt

Success Enablement Manager
Nitrogen 

Jon DiGiovanni

Managing Director of the Direct Indexing & SMA Group
First Trust Portfolios L.P

Matthew Incitti

Vice President of Sales & Marketing
Hamilton Point Investments

Kayla McCollum

Vice President and Alternative Investment Specialist
Goldman Sachs

Carl Pikus

Vice President
Exchange Facilitator
IPX 1031

Jordan Burg

Vice President
Exchange Facilitator
IPX 1031

Join Us for Elevate

You will spend two days with a focused group of advisors working on the parts of advice that create the most impact for clients

Only 100 In-Person Seats Available

When the in-person experience sells out, the only way to join us will be online.

Dates
Two-Day Conference

June 23 - 24, 2026

Location
Dimensional Fund Advisors Headquarters

Dimensional Place, 6300 Bee Caves Rd Building One, Austin, TX 78746

Hotel
Renaissance Arboretum Hotel

9721 Arboretum Boulevard
Austin, TX USA, 78759

Airport
Closest Airport:

Austin Bergstrom International,
Austin, TX USA, 78759

If you’ve felt that Next Level in your advice, this is your move.

You don’t need more ideas. You need time and space to refine how your advice actually shows up.

That’s what Elevate is built for.

JUNE 23-24, 2026 | AUSTIN, TX

LIMITED TO 100 ADVISORS

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