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MIAI
MIAI traces its roots to 1999 in Dallas, operating under the name Maplewood Investments. The firm is a registered investment advisor and independent brokerage,...
MIAI
MIAI traces its roots to 1999 in Dallas, operating under the name Maplewood Investments. The firm is a registered investment advisor and independent brokerage, built by a collective of 13 financial professionals including Andrea Johnson Swope, Jon Robinson, and Dan Dooley. It has no single disclosed founder or family wealth origin. The firm's posture is that of an unencumbered intermediary. It offers portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement planning services to individuals and high-net-worth clients across the United States. The investment strategy is not a single house view but a menu of diverse financial solutions selected without proprietary-product bias. Its team structure eliminates the pressure to push in-house funds. Scale is intentionally modest and relationship-driven. The firm lists 13 team members by name on its website, a headcount that has not changed in recent public disclosures. It maintains a single office at 12222 Merit Drive in Dallas. The firm does not advertise adjacent philanthropic vehicles, club deal memberships, or separate real-asset arms. The structural differentiator is the absence of a corporate parent or product shelf. Most brokerage houses answer to an asset-management parent with distribution targets. Maplewood is independent, which means its advisors can select from the open market of financial solutions without a quota for proprietary products.
General information
Firm type
Bank / Wealth / Trust
Year founded
1999
AUM
Undisclosed
Location
Region
North America
Country
United States
City
Dallas
Corporate office
12222 Merit Drive Suite 1390, Dallas, TX 75251, United States
Principals
Andrea Johnson Swope
Team Member
Jon Robinson
Team Member
Dan Dooley
Team Member
Cynthia Besek
Team Member
Laurie Moore
Team Member
George Gavounas
Team Member
Bruce Atkinson
Team Member
Lana Murray
Team Member
Kurt Smith
Team Member
Charles H. Rahm
Team Member
Brandon Langley
Team Member
Bettina Zimei
Team Member
Vickie Dillenbeck
Team Member
Frequently asked questions
How is Maplewood Investments compensated?
Maplewood is an independent brokerage and registered investment advisor. It can serve clients on either a fee-based advisory basis or a commission-based brokerage basis, depending on the account type and client election. The firm is not beholden to any single product manufacturer, so its compensation is tied to the advice it provides rather than to specific proprietary products.
Does the firm have any parent company or institutional backer?
No. Maplewood has emphasized its independence since its founding in 1999. It is not a subsidiary of a bank, insurance company, or asset manager. This allows it to source investment solutions from the open market without pressure to fill a proprietary product quota.
Who runs investment decisions at Maplewood?
Maplewood does not have a single chief investment officer. Instead, the firm's 13 registered representatives each advise their own client books. The team structure, listed publicly on the firm's website, includes Andrea Johnson Swope, Jon Robinson, Dan Dooley, and Bruce Atkinson, CPA, among others. Portfolio decisions are made at the advisor-client level, not by a central investment committee.
What types of clients does Maplewood serve?
The firm's latest regulatory disclosures indicate it serves individuals, high-net-worth individuals, and various entities such as trusts and retirement plans. Accounts range from individual brokerage accounts to managed portfolios. The firm does not disclose a minimum account size publicly, but its advisor-driven model suggests clients are selected based on advisor relationships rather than a centralized gate.
Does Maplewood operate any funds or proprietary investment products?
No. Maplewood acts as a broker-dealer and registered investment advisor, not a fund sponsor. It does not offer private funds, ETFs, or structured notes under its own brand. Clients access third-party securities, strategies, and solutions through the firm's custodial relationships.
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