We are a $2.5 billion* fiduciary financial planning practice that was established in 1991. We are committed to placing your interests before our own. As your trusted advisor, we will listen, help you identify solutions and coordinate with your tax and legal counsel to help ensure that all your decisions enhance your life vision. We provide comprehensive financial advice because we recognize life can have many detours and unexpected turns.
Stearns Financial Group provides services for multigenerational families, business owners, women in motion, wealth builders and pre-retirees and retirees. Our advisors have experience helping with intelligent aging, life transitions, divorce planning, business succession and values-based investing. Our offices in Chapel Hill and Greensboro, North Carolina, work with clients throughout the United States.
Our practice is affiliated with Hightower Advisors, a growth-focused wealth management firm with a multi-custodian platform that provides operational, business, technology and human resources support. Partnering with Hightower, Stearns Financial Group offers clients high-touch, personalized wealth management services plus sophisticated investment and technology solutions.
*as of 8/31/2025
Local Awards and Recognitions
Family Forward NC Certified Employer
We are committed to the health and well-being of our employees, their families, and children across North Carolina. Recently, we became a Family Forward NC Certified Employer. Family Forward NC Employer Certifications, issued by the North Carolina Early Childhood Foundation’s (NCECF) Family Forward NC initiative, designate employers that offer policies and practices that support the health and well-being of working families and children.
Triad Business Journal 2025 Best Places to Work
Stearns Financial Group is honored to have been included in an esteemed group of local businesses for the Triad’s Best Places to Work by the Triad Business Journal. The Best Places to Work award is given to businesses based on employee feedback on criteria such as benefits, trust in senior leadership, and compensation. SFG is grateful for the recognition and for our incredible team that works tirelessly to continue our mission of providing financial confidence and clarity to our community.
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