Owner | Partner
Jeffrey J. Schmeltekopf, CLU, ChFC®, CFP®, AIF® is Co-Owner/Partner and President/CEO of Dean, Jacobson Financial Services, LLC and has been with the firm since 1989. In addition to his role as President/CEO and Financial Advisor, Jeff is also the firm’s Chief Compliance Officer (CCO). Jeff specializes in the areas of investment management, family wealth planning, fiduciary principles, and risk management planning, and has been active in wealth management, financial planning, and related areas his entire career. He serves on the firm’s Investment Allocations and Model Portfolios Committee focusing on areas of compliance and risk management. Jeff is a graduate of Baylor University, Waco, Texas with a Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) in Marketing.
Jeff has earned several professional designations including, CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™ practitioner, Accredited Investment Fiduciary® Designee (AIF®), Chartered Financial Consultant® (ChFC®), and Chartered Life Underwriter® (CLU®). He has completed multiple executive education programs at some of the nation’s most prominent business and management schools, including University of Chicago, University of Pennsylvania, MIT, Yale, UCLA, Northwestern, Notre Dame, and Duke. Jeff’s professional licenses include Series 7 (General Securities), Series 63, Series 24 (Registered Principal), and Series 51 (Municipal Principal). Jeff is also a member of several professional organizations including the Financial Planners Association (FPA), National Association of Charitable Gift Planners, Lone Star Council of Charitable Gift Planners, Estate Planning Council of North Texas, and the Fort Worth Business and Estate Council. Jeff has also been selected to serve as a member on LPL’s Ambassador Council for Independent RIAs, representing over 22,000 LPL advisors.
Jeff is and has been recognized multiple times as a “FIVE STAR Wealth Manager”* by Texas Monthly magazine and has earned numerous distinctions and recognitions from investment and financial firms across the nation. He has been a featured speaker on investment, risk management, and financial planning topics at conferences and events across Texas and nationally, as well as a guest lecturer at TCU’s Neely School of Business, Baylor University’s Hankamer School of Business and Baylor University’s Truett Seminary.
Jeff is the son of a prominent Texas Baptist minister and became an ordained deacon at the age of 28. He has been an actively involved church member for over 40 years, serving in numerous leadership and teaching capacities. Jeff is also very involved in his local community, serving on several charitable organizations and advisory boards. Currently, he is serving as Chair of Baylor University’s Truett Seminary Board of Advocates and is on Baylor’s Hankamer School of Business Advisory Board. He is a charter member of the Board of Governors for the Baylor Club in Waco, Texas and served 15 years as Chair of the Baylor Business Network of Fort Worth. Jeff is a Board member and past Chair of Baylor Scott & White North Texas Operating, Policy and Procedure Board, which governs ten major hospitals and health care centers across north Texas, and serves on the Board of Trustees for Baylor Scott & White All Saints Medical Center, serving on its Executive and Ethics committees. Jeff serves on the Board of Trustees for the TMF Health Quality Institute in Austin, Texas and on its Finance and Executive Committees. Jeff is a past Chairman of the Board of Directors for Junior Achievement of The Chisholm Trail, Inc. (JA) and former Chair of JA’s Resource Development committee. He has also served as a Personal Finance, Economics and Business Ethics teacher for JA. Jeff served for 12 years on the Board of Directors for Senior Citizen Services (SCS) of Greater Tarrant County holding the positions of Treasurer and Chair of the Finance and Endowment Investment committees. Jeff is also a member of the Board of Directors for the Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra (FWSO) and is Past Chair of the FWSO Executive Committee as well as Past Chair of the Endowment Investment Committee.
Jeff grew up in Burleson, Texas, a suburb of Fort Worth, and has lived in this area most of his life. He is married to Judy, and they have 4 children: Emily (a graduate of TCU and married to Dr. Robert Nichols), Eric (a graduate of Baylor and Truett Seminary and married to Darian), Charly (a graduate of Baylor and married to Chris Beck), and Ellie (a graduate of Baylor and married to Jonathan Hatley). They are also proud grandparents of 6 grandchildren: Jeffrey Davis Nichols, William Robert Nichols, Noah Edward Schmeltekopf, Caroline Elizabeth Nichols, Truett Henry Schmeltekopf, and Margot Marie Hatley. When not consumed by work and family activities (especially with their grandkids!), Jeff and his wife love to travel and are enthusiastic supporters of the Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra and Baylor University athletics. Jeff is also an avid golf and tennis player.
