Meet the Team Behind Your Tailored Strategies

We’re Focused On Guiding You & Your Family

To us, being your advisor means not only caring for your wealth as if it were our own, but serving as your trusted resource, sounding board and partner. We are personally interested in and dedicated to your wellbeing, which is why we put unmatched diligence into building a wealth strategy customized to you.

Even beyond meeting your financial needs, our team strives to make a profound difference in your life. Our ultimate mission is to help you become and remain successful with your money—because we know that with the confidence that your finances are accounted for, you can genuinely enjoy more of your life. That’s what we want for every single one of our clients.

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Jared Kennedy

Founder, Financial Advisor

Having spent time at firms large and small, it was evident that to truly do the work clients required, an open and unbiased framework was needed. In 2022 Jared founded Chaparral Wealth Advisors to better serve his clients and provide truly independent wealth management. His focus is on financial planning and goal oriented asset management. Beginning with the end in mind has proven to be the most successful path towards financial independence.

Jared grew up in Shallowater, Texas and attended Texas A&M, graduating in 2002 with a BS in Agricultural Development. After a few years in agricultural lending, Jared started his wealth management career with Morgan Keegan, a regional powerhouse, and has spent time at Morgan Stanley and Wunderlich/B. Riley Wealth Management.

Jared calls Aledo, Texas home and he and his wife Lana have three children, Gus, Bridget and Joe. He is an avid outdoorsman and plays guitar most Sundays with the band at Parker County Cowboy Church.

Scott Poore

Chief Investment Officer

Scott Poore, AIF®, AWMA®, APMA®

Expertise in strategy and financial planning are primary skills Scott Poore brings to the table for Southern Edge Wealth Solutions. Poore’s twenty-three years of client success and impressive list of industry certifications contribute to the team’s value. Scott also serves as the Chief Investment Officer of Eudaimonia Group, the holding company for the Southern Edge platform provider.

Prior to joining Eudaimonia in 2019, Poore served as director of investment services for B. Riley Wealth Management and held similar positions with Wunderlich Securities and Morgan Keegan.

Scott holds a B.A. in political science and history from the University of Tennessee and earned his M.B.A. in finance from Christian Brothers University. He is a member of the Board of Directors of TEN45, Inc. and a past member of the Board of Directors of JDRF of West Tennessee. Scott and his wife Meredith have two children, both boys.

AIF® (Accredited Investment Fiduciary)

AWMA® (Accredited Wealth Management Advisor)

APMA® (Accredited Portfolio Management Advisor)