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Our monthly gatherings aim to offer an informational and positional advantage for attendees, whether de-risking investments or servicing deals. Our events are free, thanks to our strategic partners. We invite you to the next topical session.

April 17th, 2026  |  2 PM - 3:30 PM CST

The Fort Worth Club, 12th Floor Trinity Room, 306 W 7th St, Fort Worth, TX 76102

Comped parking in the building.

Free to attend.

Liquidity Events & Wealth Management (Revisited): 
Transactional Trends & Tax Guidance

Revisiting a requested topic after last year's related panel. Enjoy a professional gathering and panel offering insights on capital flow relevant to regional banking and professionals in service of capital.

Featured Panelists

Derek

Derek J. Moffatt, CFP®, CExP™ ​

Principal and Financial Advisor

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Derek Moffatt is a principal at Moffatt Financial Strategies. He works directly with clients, listening to their stories and intimately knowing their personal and business needs. Derek creates comprehensive financial plans from a holistic standpoint to facilitate financial growth and build legacies. A natural problem solver, Derek enjoys providing solutions for his clients. Derek has the knowledge and experience to help his clients achieve financial success.

 

Not only is Derek a CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™, CFP®, and CERTIFIED EXIT PLANNER™, CExP™, but he also attended Angelo State University and previously worked at The San Angelo Standard-Times. There he led strategic initiatives for a multi-million-dollar department. When he realized that he could help himself and his colleagues make sound financial decisions regarding their 401(k), the wheels started turning. 

​Passionate about helping people and learning, he began his career in the financial services industry. Derek was fascinated with investing from the start but moved toward a planning-centered focus over time. He loves to solve complex financial problems and collaborate with his clients to bring their dreams to fruition.

Derek presently lives in Burleson, TX, near Fort Worth, where he and his family enjoy the feel of a small town while being close to the metropolitan area. He has been married to his college sweetheart for nearly three decades. As an adoptive family, they believe in supporting adoption-focused groups. Additionally, they are active in local non-profit groups, the Rotary Club, and their church. A nature lover, Derek enjoys fly-fishing and being in the water. His life mission is to learn, share, and grow as a human.

Adam C. McBride

Adam C. McBride, CFP®, CKA®

Life Insurance Specialist and Wealth Planner 

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Adam C. McBride has accrued expertise in life insurance from over 15 years of dedicated service. He holds the Certified Financial Planner™ and Certified Kingdom Advisor™ designations. 

Adam specializes in Financial Planning and Insurance solutions. His focus allows an emphasis on retirement planning, legacy planning, and protection strategies.

Adam began work in wealth management in 2017 at Edward Jones before joining Summit Group Wealth Management in September of 2021.  

When Adam is not working with clients, he enjoys spending time with his wife, Megan, and three kids: daughter Lyla (5), son Ajay (3) and baby Leah (6 months). 

He and his wife Megan live on the West side of Fort Worth and have been members of High Ridge Church since 2018 where they serve in leadership roles.

Adam played four years of football at William Jewell College in Liberty, Missouri. After earning his bachelors, Adam coached football and basketball in his hometown of Pilot Point in North Texas while working in energy in West Texas.

April 17th, 2026
Geometric Design

About the host, God Bless Retirement

An M&A firm offering mid-market competency for the lower market.

We manage the process of

buying or selling a business.

Certified Valuations

Our thorough valuations include research and assessment from personnel who are certified by the National Association of Certified Value Analysts.

Getting Deals Done

Working with a broker communicates to the market seriousness about buying or selling a business. Our team's resources, relationships, and capabilities further propel this commitment.

Sourcing Buyers & Sellers

After years of marketplace matchmaking, we leverage private-listed channels with qualified buyers and sellers. We engage relationships and optimize outreach on behalf of our clients.

Transferrable Valuations

Our NACVA-certified valuations and appraisals are accepted by buyers, sellers, banks, courts, and the IRS. We do not use ballpark estimates to protect clients from significant opportunity costs.

Confidentiality Protection

Confidentiality enables businesses to maintain their value without operational disruption or internal discord. Our processes factor this priority in each stage.

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God Bless Retirement (GBR), a business brokerage, also offers real estate services through Chicotsky Real Estate Group under Briggs Freeman Sotheby's International Realty. God Bless Retirement operates under GBR Associates, LLC of Texas.

 

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