Matthew Whitman is a financial advisor at Morgan Stanley with 10 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has been with Morgan Stanley and Morgan Stanley Private Bank, N.A. since 2016. Morgan Stanley Wealth Management is an SEC-registered investment adviser and broker-dealer serving individuals and institutional clients. The firm provides a range of advisory programs, including tailored financial planning, and manages approximately $2.74 trillion in client assets.

Cameron Van Burkleo is a financial advisor at Edward Jones with seven years of industry experience. He has been with Edward Jones since 2018 and previously worked at Enterprise Holdings from 2014 to 2018. Outside of advising, he owns a rental property in Sevierville, Tennessee, which is primarily managed by his spouse. Edward Jones is a full-service wealth management firm serving both individual and institutional clients, including high-net-worth households and corporate clients. The firm manages approximately $1.01 trillion in assets through a national network of over 23,000 advisors, offering a range of advisory programs and investment strategies under a fiduciary standard.

Robert Pruitt is a financial advisor at Morgan Stanley with 21 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at Morgan Stanley Private Bank, N.A. since 2015 and Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC since 2009. Outside of his advisory role, he serves as an adjunct professor at Tennessee Wesleyan College and participates as a public speaker for continuing legal education seminars. Morgan Stanley Wealth Management is a registered investment adviser and broker-dealer offering a variety of advisory programs to individuals and institutions. The firm provides tailored financial planning and manages a large portfolio of client assets, employing a structured planning process supported by firm-approved tools.

Dugan McLaughlin is a Private Wealth Advisor and founder of the McLaughlin Group within Merrill Private Wealth Management. He has over 35 years of experience advising a select group of business owners, executives, and their families on the management, preservation, and stewardship of significant wealth. His expertise includes guiding families through expanding, transferring, or selling family businesses, preserving wealth across generations, enhancing portfolio diversification, managing concentrated exposure risks, optimizing balance sheets through debt structuring, and supporting philanthropic goals. McLaughlin holds a Bachelor's degree from the University of Tennessee and has lived in Knoxville for more than 50 years. He has served in leadership and contributor roles with local organizations, including as a director for the Boys & Girls Clubs of the Tennessee Valley and Zoo Knoxville. He and his wife, Stephanie, reside in Knoxville with their three children. His professional designations include Personal Investment Advisor (PIA). Throughout his career, Dugan McLaughlin has been recognized for distinguished service, having been named to Barron's "Top 1,000 Financial Advisors" from 2011 to 2013, Barron's "Top 1,200 Financial Advisors" from 2014 to 2019 and again in 2022-2023, and Forbes "Best-in-State Wealth Advisor" in 2018 and 2019, as well as Forbes "Best-in-State Wealth Management Teams" in 2023. His client focus areas encompass college and education planning, family wealth management strategies, legacy and philanthropic planning, liquidity management, retirement planning, portfolio management, and tax minimization. In his personal time, he enjoys boating, fishing, spending time with family, and watching movies.

Jacob Rechenbach is a financial advisor with LPL Financial in Knoxville, TN, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and eight years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Woodbury Financial Services, Charles Schwab, and OSAIC. LPL Financial is an SEC-registered investment adviser and broker-dealer serving individuals, retirement plans, banks, credit unions, corporations, and charitable organizations through a national network of investment adviser representatives. The firm offers financial planning, advisory programs, retirement plan consulting, and brokerage services, providing both discretionary and non-discretionary management supported by research, model portfolios, and various investment strategies.

John Johnson is a Series 66-licensed financial advisor with Cambridge Investment Research Advisors in Sevierville, Tennessee, where he has worked since 2016. He has 14 years of industry experience. In addition to his advisory role, he is an independent insurance agent representing various companies. Cambridge Investment Research Advisors serves a broad mix of clients including individuals, retirement plans, charitable organizations, and trusts. The firm offers financial planning, investment management, and retirement plan advisory through a network of independent professionals, utilizing multiple custody platforms and both proprietary and third-party investment strategies.

Eugene Pope is a financial advisor at UBS Financial Services with two years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has previously worked at F&M Bank and Academy Sports & Outdoors, as well as having a background with Tennessee Technological University. UBS Financial Services serves individual, corporate, and institutional clients by offering brokerage and investment advisory services, including fee-based financial planning and portfolio management. The firm combines institutional trading capabilities with wealth management, providing a range of services supported by proprietary research and market analysis.

Michael Morrell is a financial advisor with LPL Financial in Maryville, Tennessee, holding Series 63, 65, and 66 licenses and bringing 30 years of industry experience. He has worked with Linsco Private Ledger since 2007. LPL Financial is an SEC-registered investment adviser and broker-dealer serving individuals, retirement plans, banks, credit unions, corporations, and charitable organizations through a national network of investment adviser representatives. The firm offers a range of financial planning and advisory programs, retirement plan consulting, and brokerage services, providing both discretionary and non-discretionary management supported by research and model portfolios.

Ryan Greer is the Resident Director at Merrill, specializing in connecting clients with tailored financial plans to meet their unique ambitions. He has been a financial advisor since 2004 and focuses on areas including financial planning, wealth accumulation, investment research, retirement planning, estate planning services, and college funding. Ryan holds a Bachelor's Degree in Finance from Tennessee Technological University. During his time there, he was a four-year golf letterman, earning All-Conference and Academic All-Conference honors, and served as Captain of the golf team for two years. He holds the Personal Investment Advisor (PIA) professional designation. Ryan lives in Knoxville with his wife, Jenny, and their two children, Amelia and Walker. He serves on the Executive Board of the Tennessee Golf Association and is part of the Knoxville Advisory Board for the American Heart Association.

Blake Mayo is a Series 66-licensed financial advisor with six years of industry experience. He is currently with Wells Fargo Clearing, where he has worked since 2022, following three years at UBS Financial Services. Mayo also has a background that includes work at the University of Tennessee and involvement with Mayo Garden Center. Wells Fargo Clearing provides retirement plan consulting to qualified ERISA and non-qualified deferred compensation plans, offering services such as investment policy statement preparation, investment recommendations, performance reporting, and participant education. The firm’s advisory process is IPS-driven and grounded in modern portfolio theory, with an emphasis on fiduciary responsibility and a broad range of financial product offerings, including insurance-related vehicles and bank deposit sweep options.

Deborah Webb is a financial advisor with UBS Financial Services in Knoxville, TN, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 30 years of industry experience. She has been with UBS since 2004. UBS Financial Services serves individual, corporate, and institutional clients through brokerage and investment advisory offerings, employing model-based asset allocations and research from its Chief Investment Office to tailor financial plans. The firm combines institutional trading capabilities with wealth management services and provides a broad range of capital markets solutions.

Brett Zion is a financial advisor at UBS Financial Services with 26 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at Merrill, Bank of America, N.A., and UBS Financial Services since 2020. UBS Financial Services serves individual, corporate, and institutional clients through brokerage and investment advisory offerings, combining institutional trading capabilities with wealth management services. The firm provides fee-based financial planning, portfolio management, and a range of capital markets services supported by proprietary research and model-based asset allocations.

John Tucker is a financial advisor with Ameriprise in Knoxville, TN, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and bringing 32 years of industry experience. He has been with Ameriprise and its affiliated entities since 2005. Outside of his advisory role, he owns Travel 2 Give, LLC, a travel services company. Ameriprise provides a retirement-income planning service designed for individuals nearing or in retirement with specific asset thresholds, offering written recommendation reports that cover income sources, Social Security options, and tax-efficient withdrawal strategies. The firm combines research, modeling, and tax analysis in its approach and delivers these services through a centralized consulting team in partnership with client advisors.

William Rehnberg is a financial advisor at Morgan Stanley in Knoxville, TN, holding Series 65 and Series 63 registrations with five years of industry experience. He has previously worked with CCS Transactions, LLC and Chartwell Financial Advisory, Inc., and was employed at the University of St. Thomas for four years. Morgan Stanley Wealth Management is an SEC-registered investment adviser and broker-dealer that serves individual and institutional clients with a range of advisory programs, including tailored financial planning supported by structured discovery and firm‑approved tools. The firm manages approximately $2.74 trillion in client assets and offers both direct and employer-sponsored financial planning services.

Matthew Valenti is a CFP® professional with 10 years of experience in the financial industry. He has been with Edward Jones since 2015, working in the Knoxville, TN office. Edward Jones is a full-service wealth management firm serving over four million individual and institutional clients. The firm manages approximately $1.01 trillion in assets and offers a range of investment strategies, including discretionary and non-discretionary wrap fee programs, separately managed accounts, and affiliated mutual funds, operating under a fiduciary standard.

Maria King is a financial advisor at UBS Financial Services with 25 years of industry experience. She previously worked at Southwest Securities for 20 years and was employed by Charles Schwab and Charles Schwab Bank before joining UBS in 2022. King serves on the board of a nonprofit focused on supporting radiological imaging in low- and middle-income countries, where she contributes to financial oversight. UBS Financial Services serves individual, corporate, and institutional clients through brokerage and advisory services, including financial planning and portfolio management. The firm combines institutional trading capabilities with wealth management offerings and utilizes proprietary research and model-based asset allocation to tailor investment strategies.

William Smedley is a financial advisor at Morgan Stanley in Knoxville, TN, holding a Series 66 designation. He has recent experience at Northwestern Mutual, Aon, and The North Face, and has been affiliated with Belmont University since 2022. Morgan Stanley Wealth Management serves both individual and institutional clients, offering advisory programs that include tailored financial planning supported by firm-approved tools and methodologies. The firm manages approximately $2.74 trillion in client assets and provides a range of investment and planning services.

Gregory Sexton is a financial advisor with Morgan Stanley in Knoxville, TN, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and having 31 years of industry experience. He has worked at Morgan Stanley since 2013, including at Morgan Stanley Private Bank, National Association since 2015. Sexton serves as a trustee of two investment-related trusts in Germantown, TN. Morgan Stanley Wealth Management provides advisory and brokerage services to individuals and institutional clients, managing approximately $2.74 trillion in client assets. The firm offers tailored financial planning supported by structured discovery processes and firm-approved tools, serving a broad range of clients with both retail and institutional solutions.

Thomas Christensen is a CFP® with 30 years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Osaic. He previously worked for Sagemark Consulting for 16 years and Lincoln Financial Advisors Corporation for 34 years. He is also involved as a successor trustee and backup fiduciary in his father's estate planning. Osaic Wealth, Inc. serves a diverse client base including individual, high-net-worth, institutional, and nonprofit clients through a large network of affiliated advisers. The firm offers a broad range of integrated brokerage, advisory, and planning services, utilizing multiple platforms and third-party solutions to deliver customized investment portfolios and financial strategies.

Gregory Steisslinger is a financial advisor with LPL Financial, holding a Series 63 credential and 27 years of industry experience. He has previously worked with FTB Advisors, Inc. and First Tennessee Brokerage. LPL Financial is an SEC-registered investment adviser and broker-dealer serving individuals, retirement plans, banks, credit unions, corporations, and charitable organizations through a national network of investment adviser representatives. The firm offers a wide range of advisory programs, financial planning, and brokerage services, utilizing model portfolios, third-party research, and various technologies to support diversified investment strategies.