Born and raised in Houston, Paul Love founded his practice in 1984 with New York Life and NYLIFE Securities. In 2000 he joined Raymond James & Associates, in 2003 he became a registered principal with Raymond James Financial Services, and in 2020 Paul formed Love Financial Group and joined the Saxon Financial Group, an SEC Registered Investment Advisory Firm. His mission has and will always be, to honor clients’ hard work and accumulated wealth through constant and comprehensive financial analysis and market research. Paul believes in working as hard for his clients’ wealth as they worked to build it.

With close to 40 years of wealth management, tax planning and investment analysis experience, Paul takes a proactive investment approach. His investment and tax planning recommendations are built on years of research and testing of many strategies gleaned from certification courses, studying numerous investment books, white papers and attending conferences. Paul believes in building a holistic long-term financial plan that reflects clients’ objectives, and measures success based on how those objectives are met.

Paul's goals for his clients are:

1. To honor our clients’ hard work and savings through a holistic approach developed by understanding what clients want to achieve financially.
2. To formulate an investment plan that will accomplish client’s financial objectives.
3. Through ongoing communications and yearly reviews, reinforce clients’ feelings of confidence in meeting their financial objectives.

Paul attended The University of Texas at Austin from 1971 to 1976, played in the Longhorn Band, and graduated with a BS in electrical engineering. After college, Paul spent the next five years as a design engineer. In 1982, he joined Texas Instruments as a national account sales manager. A local financial professional's advice piqued Paul's interest in financial services. In 1984, as a newly licensed financial advisor, Paul joined New York Life and NYLIFE Securities, working with small business clients and high-net-worth individuals. In 1999, he earned the Chartered Life Underwriter^® (CLU^®) and Chartered Financial Consultant^® (ChFC^®) designations.

Paul was an owner and partner in the Society for Financial Awareness (SOFA), a Texas registered nonprofit corporation, providing financial education through workshops and seminars presented to individuals, companies and organizations. He taught continuing education courses to attorneys and CPAs on estate planning.

In 2005, Paul founded Asset Allocation Services, LLC, a Texas registered investment advisor, whose mission was to help employees better manage and enhance the performance of their company’s 401(k) and 403(b) retirement plans. Paul discontinued his Texas Registered RIA on 12/31/2018 and now provides his 401(k) and 403(b) advisory service to individual participants, through Love Financial Group.

Paul lives in West Houston with his wife, Barbara, and enjoys golf, wade fishing in Texas' coastal bays, traveling to his family land in East Texas, and spending time with his two grandsons. As an active member of Tallowood Baptist Church, Paul plays clarinet in the church orchestra and is also president of the Tallowood Foundation, which raises money for its endowed funds that support the church's missions.