FWAC Member

Dennis Stearns, CFP®

Dennis is the founder and senior partner of Stearns Financial Group, a $2.3 Billion wealth management and business planning firm* with offices in Chapel Hill and Greensboro, NC. He has earned numerous business awards including Entrepreneur of the Year (Business Leader) and Most Admired CEO (Business Journal). His recent book, Ninja Entrepreneurs, has been called a “concise what it takes to succeed guide” by Doug Tatum, serial entrepreneur and 4X national business book award recipient. Dennis is regularly interviewed by leading business podcasts and quoted in major publications including the Wall Street Journal, NY Times, Kiplinger Finance, Financial Planning magazine and the peer reviewed Journal of Financial Planning.

The Financial Planning Association calls Dennis “one of the leading financial scenario experts and futurists.” He has considerable experience with “Super Trends,” how the convergence of globalization, technology accelerators, the global age wave and other forces will dramatically impact businesses, investments, financial planning, our children’s careers and our lives in the future.

He is a featured speaker at many regional and national conferences and economic events and regularly leads and participates in think tanks on financial planning and investment topics. Dennis is also often asked to provide “best practices” workshops for financial advisors and planners.

Dennis has also written articles and spoken frequently on how to avoid the “villains of decision making,” coaching clients on how to make better decisions in personal finance, careers, businesses and in life.

*As of 06/30/2024