Austin Bock spent the better part of his career building his own practice before joining Legacy Capital as a partner in 2026. He didn't come for a change of scenery. He came because he already held the belief the firm was built on: you don't prescribe before you diagnose. Recommending a portfolio before you understand a person's life isn't planning, and it isn't service. When a long-time peer already shares the conviction you've built a career around, the partnership tends to write itself.
Austin is a Certified Financial Planner® professional and holds his Series 7 and Series 66 registrations through LPL Financial. A decade of planning has taught him where real value lives: tax-focused strategy, moving wealth to the next generation on purpose rather than by default, and building portfolios around what a client actually wants rather than what the market is doing that week. He works with individuals, families, and business owners — pre-retirees weighing life after work, retirees learning to spend what they built, and families thinking about the generation to come.
As a partner, Austin brings an owner's perspective to every relationship: he knows what it means to build, protect, and eventually transition wealth, because he's doing it himself. His approach is direct and thorough, built around the specific picture of each client. Ask how he works and he'll repeat a line he lives by: if you want to go fast, go alone; if you want to go far, go together. He's a teacher at heart. He'd rather a client leave a meeting understanding why a recommendation makes sense than simply trust that it does.
Outside the office, Austin's life revolves around family and the outdoors. He and his wife, Madelyn, are raising two kids, Harley and Axel, and their best days are usually spent outside. He's an avid angler, chasing walleye on Mille Lacs and the Chippewa Flowage — fisheries that reward patience and local knowledge, qualities that serve him just as well in the work. Closer to home in Inver Grove Heights, the family keeps a garden, hits the farmers markets, and spends plenty of time in the kitchen. He's hands-on and detail-oriented by nature — the same care he brings to a client's plan.