Argent Trust Co. said Tom Stringfellow has joined the company as chief investment strategist, coming from Frost Bank, where he was president and chief investment advisor of Frost Investment Advisors. He also was executive vice president and chief investment officer of Frost Wealth Advisors.
“With a 31-year legacy of outstanding service to wealth management clients, focusing on respect as well as results, Argent is renowned in my industry and I am thrilled to be a member of this great company,” Stringfellow said in a release. He will be based in the company’s San Antonio headquarters, but serve as chief investment advisor for the entire company, including its Fort Worth office.
During his time at Frost, Stringfellow supervised wealth advisor teams across the company’s regional offices and created Frost Investment Advisors, launching the Frost fund family of mutual funds.
“Tom Stringfellow is one of the most experienced and well-regarded investment professionals in our industry, and it is an honor to welcome him to Argent Trust Company, where he will be a key member of our leadership team,” Reid Harrell, Argent CEO, said in the release.
Stringfellow’s comments on investing and market conditions have been published in the Wall Street Journal, Financial Times, U.S. News & World Report, and Forbes and on CNBC, Fox News, and Bloomberg TV and Radio. He is a frequent speaker at regional and national conferences in the investment industry and has chaired the Investment Committee of the American Institute of CPAs.