MEET OUR TEAM
We’re more than just a team of co-workers: our May Financial Solutions team feels like family. Since starting his own firm more than 37 years ago, Chip May has brought in well-rounded and motivated team members who offer fresh, multi-generational perspectives to ensure clients receive the absolute best service. Not only does our team have fun together, you can always count on us to work collectively with your best interests in mind. Click below to learn more about us.
WALTER C. “CHIP” MAY CFP®
INVESTMENT ADVISOR
PERSONAL INFO
Over more than three decades in financial services, Chip May has honed his skills to help individuals, families and business owners navigate the many phases of life, while never losing a love of connecting with every client on a personal level. Chip grew up in Overland Park, KS and attended Kansas State University, where he received a degree in Feed Science and Technology. He started May Financial Solutions, and his career in financial services, in 1987. Chip earned his Master of Science in Financial Services (MSFS) from the American College of Financial Services, located in King of Prussia, PA, in 2005.
Chip has enjoyed a wonderful family life since marrying his wife Lisa in 1987 and welcoming their two children, Trevor and Courtney. Chip and Lisa were delighted to become grandparents upon the birth of Courtney and her husband John’s first daughter Analeigh in 2021. An avid outdoorsman, you can often find Chip engaging in some outdoor activity, whether it be kayaking, hiking, fly fishing, bow hunting or shooting at the Arlington Sportsman’s Club.
DISTINCTIONS
Chip holds Series 7, 63 and 65 licenses, along with numerous designations which allow him to provide a wide variety of services for clients. He is proud to be a longtime member of the Million Dollar Round Table, an independent association of financial services professionals, where he has been named Top of the Table for seven years, allowing him to gain valuable insight and information, along with ongoing education. Additionally, Chip is affiliated as an Investment Adviser Representative with Eagle Strategies LLC, a Registered Investment Adviser, where he is a member of the Eagle Financial Strategies Advanced Service Model, which is an exclusive arrangement for a strategic set of top Advisors to provide a high touch service model designed to deliver an optimal end-to-end experience for clients.
Chip has been named a five-star wealth manager in Texas Monthly multiple times. He has also been three times elected to New York Life’s National Agent Advisor Council, has served as a regional Political Involvement Leader and has served on many sub-committees during his career. Chip is an active member of the Thought Leaders Alliance, a small group of elite financial advisors from several companies who work as an advisory board and “think tank” on complex business and family office issues to find the right solution. Chip is also a member of the Optimist Study Group and the Downtown Study Group, meeting monthly to discuss improvement ideas for business and client needs.
IN THE COMMUNITY
Chip received his pilot’s license in 2010 and he flies his Cessna 210 regularly, both recreationally and professionally as a volunteer pilot for Angel Flight, an organization that transports patients to medical appointments. He loves to stay active in the community and has served in the Boy Scouts of America, as a member and former president of the Arlington Sunrise Rotary Program, and as a charter member and past president of the Mansfield Chess in the Schools, Inc. program. Chip is also proud to ensure May Financial Solutions’ ongoing support for the River Legacy Foundation, which preserves the Trinity River as a beautiful natural resource and educational destination in the Arlington community.
KATIE HUTTO
ASSOCIATE FINANCIAL ADVISOR
Since joining May Financial Solutions in 2010, Katie Hutto has become an integral part of ensuring that operations run smoothly and clients get the individual attention they deserve. Katie holds her Series 7 and Series 66 licenses. A native of Austin, TX, she moved to Fort Worth in 2006 to attend Texas Christian University, where she received a degree in psychology with a double minor in business and criminal justice. The daughter of two finance professionals, Katie initially did not intend to follow their career path, but after being introduced to Chip post-graduation, she realized that joining his team was a perfect way to blend a familiar field of work with her love of connecting with people. While Katie and her husband Keaton frequently visit family and friends in Austin, they call Fort Worth home and enjoy spending time with children Hagen and Adey, as well as their dogs Jerry and Blaze. Katie loves to relax by cooking up recipes new and old, reading, enjoying live music and traveling to new places.
KYLE CASTILAW
ASSOCIATE FINANCIAL ADVISOR
As soon as he signed on to the May Financial Solutions team in 2015, Kyle Castilaw hit the ground running, and his love of tinkering made him the perfect person to put the pieces of clients’ financial puzzles together to come up with a personalized solution. Kyle holds his FINRA Series 7 and Series 66 licenses. He grew up in the Golden Triangle region of Southeast Texas and attended Stephen F. Austin State University, where he received a degree in music education. After working as a sound engineer, home theater specialist and elementary music teacher, a series of discussions with Chip, who was a longtime family friend of Kyle’s wife Kelly, led him to pursue a career in financial services. Kyle and Kelly live in Arlington with their hilarious son Landon and loveable mutt Shadow. When he’s not at work, Kyle enjoys 3D printing props like helmets, weapons and entire suits of armor, as well as hanging out with his weekly Dungeons & Dragons group, gaming and reading.
LISA MAY
DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS
As Director of Operations, Lisa May provides invaluable support to the entire May Financial team. A native of Texas, Lisa attended Texas Tech University, where she received a degree in education. She uses both her organizational and administrative skills to help with internal processes and marketing efforts each and every day and she’s always ready to lend a helping hand. In their spare time, the Mays love to travel the world together, especially to places like Glacier National Park in Alaska, Banff, Canada and Yellowstone National Park.
JILL RIGGS
MARKETING & SOCIAL MEDIA ASSOCIATE
A former television news reporter, Jill Riggs brought her skills in communication and engagement to the May Financial team in August 2022. She first became familiar with Chip, Katie and Kyle as a client, having been referred by her parents and aunt and uncle, who are all longtime clients themselves. You can typically find Jill writing and creating, whether it be newsletters, emails, social media posts or other projects. She grew up in Grapevine, TX and her love of reading and desire to write for a living led her to the University of Missouri, where she graduated in 2009 with a degree in broadcast journalism. She started her career in the beautiful city of Burlington, VT and then moved to Indianapolis, IN, where she worked as a reporter for nine years. When they're not chasing their identical twin boys Austin and Owen around, Jill and her husband Nate love to travel to National Parks, attend live concerts and watch all of the Oscar best picture nominees every year.