When Bob Harris founded Harris Financial Group in 1992, his first priority was to make his clients feel empowered about their finances. Harris, a former high school math teacher, knew that financial planning was an intimidating topic to many people, so he placed an emphasis on educating his clients to help them overcome their fears. Through those efforts, his clients became informed, active participants in the management of their finances and their plans for retirement.In 2006, Harris transitioned management of the company to three of the firm’s financial advisors, and the trio – Jamie Cox, Carl Beck, and Stephen Harrison – made certain that their mentor’s founding mission to build long-term relationships with clients.