Directional Advisors

Ernest Miller is a financial advisor at Directional Advisors with 28 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and has worked at firms including The Krause Group and BB&T Securities. Outside of his advisory role, he is co-founder and advisory board member of Métis Growth Partners, a business consulting firm focused on ownership structure, operational issues, and family succession planning. Directional Advisors provides discretionary investment management and financial planning services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporations, and other business entities. The firm’s investment approach is goals-centric, emphasizing ETFs, fixed income, and business-cycle analysis, and it offers specialized services such as held-away 401(k) advisory and family office solutions.

Franklin Parker is a CFA® charterholder with 18 years of industry experience. He is the founder and chairman of SailingStone Technologies, a software development and software-as-a-service business. Parker has worked at Directional Advisors since 2020 and has been affiliated with Bright Wealth Management, LLC since 2015. Directional Advisors provides discretionary investment management and financial planning services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporations, and other business entities. The firm’s investment approach is goals-centric, focusing on client objectives and risk tolerance, and it offers unique institutional and plan-level services alongside traditional advisory offerings.

Matthew Tarkington is a financial advisor at Directional Advisors in Lewisville, TX. He holds a Series 65 designation and has one year of industry experience. Outside of his advisory role, Tarkington serves as Senior Pastor at Faith4life Church, a position he has held since 2013. Directional Advisors provides discretionary investment management and financial planning services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporations, and other business entities. The firm’s investment approach is goals-centric, emphasizing ETFs and fixed income while incorporating business-cycle analysis to adjust allocations and manage risk. Directional Advisors also offers unique services such as held-away plan advice and family office offerings, distinguishing it from similarly sized independent advisory firms.