Five Star award winner Donnie LaGrange, CFP®, M.Ed.

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Donnie LaGrange, CFP^®, M.Ed.

Wealth Advisor

Murphy & Sylvest Wealth Management

13355 Noel Rd Ste 300

Dallas, TX 75240

Office: 214-373-8362

Cell: 512-623-9966

dlagrange@murphysylvest.com
www.murphysylvest.com

Professional Approach

Donald J. LaGrange (Donnie) is a Certified Financial Planner Professional ™ certified by the CFP Board of Standards. A graduate and former Professor at the United States Military Academy at West Point, Donnie served as an Army officer for over 21 years including combat tours in Bosnia and Afghanistan. He retired as a Lieutenant Colonel after serving as the Deputy Commander of the 2600-Soldier 42nd Military Police Brigade. He holds business certifications as a Project Management Professional (PMP) and Six Sigma. He holds life insurance, annuity, and long-term care licenses in multiple states. He also holds an M.Ed. in Educational Psychology (Adult Development) from the University of Texas. His organizational leadership experience and passion for performance optimization shapes his client engagement style. He enjoys coaching his clients to optimize their personal and business financial performance, and you can expect to engage in goal setting and self-reflection at a depth that you may not normally associate with a financial advisor relationship.

A married father of 3 with two children attending college, Donnie loves to help families prioritize their time, energy and financial resources to prepare for retirement while providing for your family, being a leader in your professional career, and taking the time to enjoy your spouse along the way. Donnie also has an appreciation for the psychological and financial processes while retiring from a career. He enjoys helping others prepare for and navigate career transitions and retirement. To work with Donnie, he does not require a minimum amount of Wealth, but he does require a minimum level of motivation and goal orientation.

Donnie fills his time outside of work supporting Veterans and Children. He’s a Class Officer for the USMA Class of 1998, supports The 98 Fund, and locally served on the Executive Committee of his local American Legion post, and as the Chairman of the Rockwall Veterans’ Business Alliance. He has cheered for, coached, and sponsored youth events throughout his life including sports teams, bands, robotics, and gifted student populations. He is very proud to have coached 6 State Champion wrestlers, including one former student who recently earned 16U All-American honors. We are also proud to continue our support of the Rockwall Robotics Team 1296 who have qualified for back-to-back World Championships!

If working with Donnie appeals to you, please give us a call to set up an informational interview!

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This award was issued on 07/01/2026 by Five Star Professional (FSP) for the time period 10/30/2025 through 04/30/2026. Fee paid for use of marketing materials. Self-completed questionnaire was used for rating. This rating is not related to the quality of the investment advice and based solely on the disclosed criteria. 4645 Dallas/Fort Worth-area wealth managers were considered for the award; 280 (6% of candidates) were named 2026 Five Star Wealth Managers. The following prior year statistics use this format: YEAR: # Considered, # Winners, % of candidates, Issued Date, Research Period. 2025: 4,405, 315, 7%, 7/1/25, 10/9/24 - 5/1/25; 2024: 4,255, 342, 8%, 7/1/24, 10/10/23 - 4/30/24; 2023: 4,274, 336, 8%, 7/1/23, 10/10/22 - 5/5/23; 2022: 4039, 330, 8%, 7/1/22, 9/20/21 - 4/8/22; 2021: 4007, 323, 8%, 7/1/21, 9/21/20 - 4/30/21; 2020: 4374, 335, 8%, 7/1/20, 10/7/19 - 4/24/20; 2019: 3899, 393, 10%, 7/1/19, 10/22/18 - 5/3/19; 2018: 3851, 338, 9%, 7/1/18, 10/24/17 - 5/21/18; 2017: 2730, 382, 14%, 7/1/17, 9/26/16 - 4/28/17; 2016: 2471, 678, 27%, 6/1/16, 11/30/15 - 5/18/16; 2015: 2862, 684, 24%, 7/1/15, 11/30/14 - 5/18/15; 2014: 5080, 621, 12%, 7/1/14, 11/30/13 - 5/18/14; 2013: 3834, 698, 18%, 7/1/13, 11/30/12 - 5/18/13; 2012: 2688, 654, 24%, 7/1/12, 11/30/11 - 5/18/12.

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