Gary Freeman
Gary Freeman was born and raised in Southeast Texas. In 1979 he began his financial services career as a field underwriter with Mutual of New York (MONY). In 1981 Gary accepted the position of Director of Financial Planning with the Beaumont branch of E.F. Hutton & Co. He maintained this position until 1984 when he opened a branch office of First Affiliated Securities Inc., a registered broker dealer firm. Gary has held license as a registered representative (Series 7), registered securities principle (Series 24), registered options principle (Series 4) and registered commodities broker (Series 3). Gary continued to operate as an individual advisor until 1996 when he became a vice president with First Bank & Trust. Gary was the Director of brokerage services and advisor to the trust department. In 1998 the Trust Department was re-structured into a Registered Investment Advisory firm known as Oak River Financial Group, Inc. Gary was named President of Oak River, and was responsible for managing all Oak River’s accounts. In 2004 Gary acquired all outstanding shares of Oak River and became the sole owner. Gary sold Oak River Financial Group to his son, Aaron in 2011. Today, Gary is still the Chief Investment Officer (CIO).
Gary has been married to his loving wife Debbie for 33 years. He has two children Aaron and Ashley. Gary spends most of his free time with family and friends. He also enjoys playing golf and has a passion for fishing.
