Derek Hastings
Serving Northern California’s Investing Needs
for over 34 years
About Derek Hastings
Derek is a native of Northern California, a graduate of Shasta High School in Redding California and CSU San Francisco. He is a former US Coast Guard Officer where he first discovered his skill of designing investment portfolios.
Derek has been in the investment industry since 1986 in various roles, and has always striven to provide the best advice possible for his clients. As a new investment representative in the early 1990s, Derek desired to help his clients have better advice for the financial needs so he worked hard to learn more and gained the Certified Financial Planner designation in 1994.
As a committed Christian, he has applied a Biblical understanding of ethics in his business. And, in February 2019 he became a partner with Inspire Advisors a leading proponent of Biblically Responsible Investing.
Today Derek is an avid proponent for helping his clients apply their values to their investment dollars. Advocating for Biblically Responsible Investing (BRI) as a critical concept for his clients personal financial stewardship of the money and blessings from God.
Derek has been married to his wife Nancy for forty years this year (2020) and has three wonderful grown children; Trevor, Justin, and Lauren. Plus, two wonderful granddaughters; Autumn and Ashlyne. He lives in Chico California and is an Author with one published novel on Amazon. And, if you ask him he will share the title.
INSPIRE ADVISORS LEADERSHIP.
Robert Netzly | CEO
Robert Netzly is the CEO and Founder of Inspire. He is responsible for strategic vision and keeping the firm fanatically focused on our mission to inspire transformation for God’s glory throughout the world by providing biblically responsible investments that create meaningful change in the lives of people across the globe.
Robert is a globally recognized authority on the biblically responsible investing (BRI) movement, is frequently cited in major financial media outlets such as The Wall Street Journal, Bloomberg, Fox Business and Financial Times, and is a trend-setting thought leader regarding best practices for design and implementation of biblical investment strategies for institutions, professional money management and retail investors.
Robert founded the Inspire Investing group of companies in 2011, and previously worked in the Wells Fargo Investments Private Client division in Carmel, CA from 2008 to 2011.
Aaron Moon, MBA | COO & CCO
Aaron serves as Inspire’s Chief Operating Officer and Chief Compliance Officer, ensuring that all the firm’s activities are aligned, organized, efficient and compliant. Aspiring to use business as ministry, Aaron joined the management team at Inspire in 2015 as operations were beginning to form. Having a background in financial advising and an MBA from Biola University, Aaron is passionate about using his training and education to inspire change in the world through the way people invest their money.
Aaron is married to his beautiful wife, Sandra, and has two adorable daughters. He rides his bike to work, drinks French-pressed coffee in the morning, and scuba dives on the weekends. He attends Grace Bible Church in Hollister where he and his wife host their weekly small group.
Darrell Jayroe, CFA, CFP, CKA | CHIEF INVESTMENT OFFICER
Darrell Jayroe, CFA, CFP, CKA, serves as Inspire’s Chief Investment Officer responsible for leading the firm’s Investment Committee, as well as serving as Lead Portfolio Manager for Inspire’s ETFs and SMA strategies. Darrell has been with the firm since 2016.
Prior to joining Inspire, Darrell was a Vice President and Sr. Portfolio Manager for the Bank of Oklahoma trust department for 12 years where he was responsible for managing accounts for high net worth families, trusts, foundations and institutions. Darrell started his career as an investment advisor in 1994 with PaineWebber in Oklahoma City.
Darrell received a B.A. and Masters degree from Southern Nazarene University in Bethany, Oklahoma. He is a CFA (Chartered Financial Analyst) charter holder and is a CFP® (Certified Financial Planner®) licensee. He is a member of the CFA Institute and a member and Past President of the CFA Society of Oklahoma. He is also a member of Kingdom Advisors and holds the CKA® (Certified Kingdom Advisor®) designation as well as a member of the NACFC (National Association of Christian Financial Consultants).
Darrell and his wife, Beth, have been married since 1982 and have two daughters, Kayla and Kyndal and a son in law, Grayson.
Eric Smyth | V.P. of MARKETING
Eric serves as Inspire’s Marketing Director, joining the team in 2015. He is responsible for overall brand strategy and driving awareness for Biblically Responsible Investing through all of Inspire’s marketing distribution channels and corporate communication. Eric previously held a Marketing Coordinator position for Silverado Stages, the largest charter bus company in California. He holds a B.S. in Business Admin and Marketing Management from California Polytechnic State University in San Luis Obispo, California.
Eric has been married to his gorgeous wife, Jelissa, since 2015 after they met in a college ceramics class (no, not like in the movie Ghost). They have their hands full raising two little man cubs. Eric loves spending time with family and friends, watching football, and working on his 1950 Chevy pickup when there is free time. He attends South Valley Community Church in Hollister, Ca.
FREQUENTLY
ASKED
QUESTIONS
Do I need to sacrifice performance to invest in clean companies?
No, you do not. Good values and good returns are not mutually exclusive. While no strategy can ever guarantee positive investment returns, research from Biola University, Oxford University, Wharton and others suggest that investment performance has benefited from values-based investment practices, such as BRI.
What types of screens do you use?
At Inspire our unique approach to screening which we call Inspire Impact Score Methodology includes both positive screens and exclusionary screens.
Does investing biblically mean I have to pay high fees?
It used to, but not anymore. You’re welcome. 😉
How do I find out if my current investments are violating my values?
We thought you would never ask! Visit inspireinsight.com and type in the ticker symbols of the stocks or funds you own in the search bar. The results will show you if there are any violations in categories important to you. If you don’t like what you see, you can submit your most recent investment account statement here to receive a more in-depth analysis on your portfolio as well as explore some investment alternatives.
How do I invest with Inspire?
There are many ways that you can invest with Inspire:
You can buy investments directly if you already have a brokerage account.
You can also invest in professionally managed Inspire portfolios by opening an account online through Bright portfolios quickly and easily, and for less than you would pay a traditional financial advisor.
If you aren’t comfortable with either of those options, you can get help from a Christian financial advisor who can give you guidance on investments and other areas of your financial life.
My advisor is Christian, isn't she already screening my investments?
Probably not. There is a widely held assumption that every Christian advisor or Christian fund company automatically screens for biblical issues. However, many if not most Christian advisors do not invest biblically unless their client specifically asks for it. And many Christian advisors have still never heard of BRI and/or do not have the tools available to them to implement biblical investing. It is always best to make sure to have a conversation with your advisor and let them know these values matter to you.
If you want to see if your current portfolio is screened for biblical values, you can see for yourself at inspireinsight.com.