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Derek Burrow, AWMA, CRPS®

Vice President, Senior Relationship Manager
derekburrow@advokateadvisors.com
(659) 238-0010 ext. 105

Derek serves as a Vice President, Senior Relationship Manager for Advo(k)ate Advisors, LLC (a registered office of Osaic Wealth, Inc.). Derek earned a Master of Business Administration degree from Samford University in 2014 and a Bachelor of Science in Finance degree from Auburn University in 2009. Derek is responsible for managing all aspects of our client relationships, including benchmarking of qualified plans, leading enrollment meetings, educating plan participants, conducting investment analyses, preparing retirement plan proposals, helping plan sponsors convert and implement retirement plans and providing support to clients. Derek assists in all aspects of retirement plan coordination. Derek holds securities registrations 7 and 66 and is an Accredited Wealth Management Advisor (AWMA®) designee from the College for Financial Planning.

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Education

Master of Business Administration, 2014
Samford University

Bachelor of Science in Finance, 2009
Auburn University

NAPA Top DC Advisor Teams

The NAPA Top DC Advisor Teams list issued on March 18, 2025 for the 2025 year highlights retirement plan advisor firms that are in a single physical location, and have at least $100 million in DC assets under advisement.  The list is based on self-reported assets under advisement as of December 3, 2024. 433 teams were selected. No fee was paid for the nomination, receipt, or promotion of the award.  Third-party ratings are no guarantee of future investment success and do not ensure that a client or prospective client will experience a higher level of performance or results. These ratings should not be construed as an endorsement of the advisor by any client nor are they representative of any one client’s evaluation. 

NAPA Top Women of Excellence- MVP

NAPA Top Women of Excellence – MVP award issued by National Association of Plan Advisors (NAPA) on October 20, 2025 for the 2025 Year was awarded to non-producing (possibly) licensed relationship managers primarily focused on managing relationships and the retention of clients.  The financial professional applied for the recognition.  Criteria used to determine the winner(s) includes information provided on a series of quantitative and qualitative questions on their experience and practice, as well as accomplishments, contributions to the industry, state of workplace retirement plans and the ways in which they give back.  Numerous people were considered for this honor and 110 were selected in the MVP category.  No fee was paid for the nomination, receipt, or promotion of the award.  Third-party ratings are no guarantee of future investment success and do not ensure that a client or prospective client will experience a higher level of performance or results. These ratings should not be construed as an endorsement of the advisor by any client nor are they representative of any one client’s evaluation. 

PLANADVISER Top Retirement Plan Advisers

The PLANADVISER Top Retirement Plan Advisers listing issued on March 21, 2025 for the 2025 year recognizes the top retirement plan advisers in the industry based on quantitative measures. Criteria to be listed requires advisers to have a minimum requirement of 50 plan clients or retirement plan assets under advisement of $400 million or more. Numerous people were considered for this honor and 267 were selected. No fee was paid for the nomination, receipt, or promotion of the award.  Third-party ratings are no guarantee of future investment success and do not ensure that a client or prospective client will experience a higher level of performance or results. These ratings should not be construed as an endorsement of the advisor by any client nor are they representative of any one client’s evaluation.