Austin & East Texas

Your Wealth Has Layers.
Your Advisor Should Too.

Most firms give every client the same portfolio and the same advice. At Lake Hills, we built something different — a proprietary investment process where experienced CFP® professionals and advanced quantitative technology work side by side. Fee-only. Fiduciary. Built around your life, not theirs.

CFP® Professionals
Fee-Only Fiduciary
75+ Years Combined Experience
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75+
Years Combined
Experience
CFP®
Certified Financial
Planners
RIA
Fee-Only Registered
Investment Advisor
2
Texas Offices:
Austin & East Texas
Our Difference

Where Experience Meets
Quantitative Precision.

Most advisors follow a strategy built for the average investor. At Lake Hills, we built our own.

We run a disciplined quantitative investment strategy — one where experienced human judgment and the best of modern technology work side by side. Our proprietary signals continuously monitor market conditions and control portfolio risk, operating like a circuit breaker in your home: when dangerous conditions form, they shift the portfolio to protection mode before conditions deteriorate.

There are no guarantees in investing. But there is a smarter way to manage the range of possible outcomes. We focus on the probabilities — keeping you better positioned for what markets actually do, not just what anyone hopes they will.

Human + Quant

Experienced CFP® professionals and proprietary quantitative technology working in tandem — the best of both worlds

Built-In Circuit Breakers

Proprietary signals shift portfolios to risk-off positions before conditions deteriorate — systematically designed, continuously active

Tax Intelligence

Every investment decision is filtered through its tax impact. You keep more of what you earn.

True Fiduciary

Your interests first — legally, ethically, always. Fee-only. No commissions. Conflicts disclosed in our Form ADV.

The Process

Disciplined Method.
Deliberate Outcomes.

01

Discovery

We start by understanding your complete financial picture — not just your portfolio, but your goals, your timeline, what keeps you up at night, and what you actually want your wealth to do for you.

02

Architecture

We build a comprehensive wealth plan engineered for your specific situation — stress-tested across multiple economic scenarios using the same advanced modeling tools institutional investors use.

03

Execution

Precise, coordinated implementation across every account you hold. You get the rigor of an institutional process — and an advisor who actually picks up the phone.

04

Adaptation

Our proprietary signals monitor economic conditions continuously. When they indicate risk-off conditions, we act — proactively, not reactively. The financial equivalent of a circuit breaker: protection that engages before conditions deteriorate.

Who We Serve

Built for People Who Have
Earned Complexity.

01

Business Owners & Entrepreneurs

You have built something significant. We help you protect it, diversify beyond it, and plan for what comes next — whether that is an exit, a succession, or simply more freedom.

02

Executives & Professionals

Stock options, deferred comp, and concentrated positions create complexity most advisors are not equipped to handle well. We are.

03

Multi-Generational Families

Your wealth should outlast you. We help families structure, protect, and pass on wealth in a way that holds together across generations.

04

Physicians & Practice Owners

High income, limited time, complex finances. We have helped enough physicians to know exactly what you need — and what you do not.

05

Oil & Gas Families

Royalty income, mineral rights, working interests, and liquidity events from lease sales create unique planning challenges. We help East Texas oil and gas families coordinate investment strategy with depletion planning, CPA collaboration, and the generational transfer of mineral assets.

Our Commitments & Credentials

Fiduciary Standard
Fee-Only — No Commissions
SEC-Registered RIA
CFP® Certified Planners
Proprietary Investment Process

The People Behind Every Decision

You'll Know Exactly Who You're Working With

At most firms, the senior advisor closes the deal and hands you to someone you've never met. At Lake Hills, your CFP® professional is the person who picks up the phone every time.

JACK C. MARINO JR.

CFP®, CRPC®

JACK C. MARINO JR.

Private Wealth Advisor & Founder

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JASON CLEVLEN

CFP®, CRPC®

JASON CLEVLEN

PRIVATE WEALTH ADVISOR | FOUNDING PARTNER

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KURT JASON GUNTER

KURT JASON GUNTER

PRIVATE WEALTH ADVISOR

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JILL C. PASSE

JILL C. PASSE

CLIENT SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE

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Meet the Full Team

Wondering What You Have
Been Missing?

Most people who work with us say the same thing: they wish they had found us sooner. Schedule a complimentary conversation — no pitch, no pressure — and find out what genuinely different wealth management looks like.

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