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When Matt Mintz entered the
"His big thing was, 'Hey, I'm spending the time with you now. My one request is when you have an opportunity, start giving back,'" said Mintz, a financial advisor for Edward Jones in Austin, Texas.
And Mintz has done so — with zeal.
Since joining the industry in 2020 and getting his own client base built up, Mintz has been active in the firm's national mentorship program, taking on four early-career mentees who call to bounce ideas off him or talk through planning problems. He makes himself available at all hours of the day for advice on everything from solving challenging planning problems to career direction and everything in between.
For his efforts, Mintz earned two of Edward Jones' New Advisor Mentorship Awards in 2025 and 2026.
"It's just being available. Someone will call and say, 'I have this case. I don't know what to do,'" Mintz said. "'Alright, when is your meeting? Seven tomorrow morning? OK, let's sit down and go through it.'"
He's also participated in Edward Jones' PRISM Conference, which contributes to advisor development through training, mentorship and collaborative leadership initiatives.
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"In just six years, Matt has established himself as both an exceptional financial planner and one of the most influential peer leaders in our region," said Casey Richards, a fellow Edward Jones advisor in Buda, Texas, who nominated Mintz for the Rising Star award. "He has consistently invested his time and expertise in helping other advisors elevate their own financial planning practices."
But Mintz' efforts to give back extend beyond his own company. He regularly hears from students interested in financial planning as a career and takes meetings with them all to discuss how to get on a successful path.
And in his volunteering for the Association of Financial Educators, Mintz gives talks at area businesses, libraries and retirement homes on investing basics, saving through 401(k)s, estate planning and cybersecurity, which is a topic near and dear to his heart since he spent three years as an information security analyst and social engineer before beginning his planning career.
As for his own practice, Mintz has built an $85 million book of business while helping fellow Edward Jones advisors build expertise in workplace retirement plans, developing standardized procedures and planning frameworks that he's passed on to his peers.
When he isn't collecting clients
"I just want to provide the best level of service I can, be as sharp as I can, and go from there," Mintz said.
