Large-firm, wealth management financial advisors in Chattanooga, TN

The right financial advisor for you depends on how you weigh location, expertise, experience, the clients they typically serve, and how they work with you.

If you're managing significant assets and want a comprehensive approach to your finances, these advisors can help you navigate complex wealth management decisions. Without focused expertise, it's easy to overlook how different financial goals interact, leading to missed opportunities or unnecessary risks. Large-firm advisors often have access to extensive resources and specialized teams, which can support diverse financial needs.

  • Integrated financial planning. Look for advisors who connect investment strategies with tax, estate, and retirement considerations specific to your wealth.
  • Risk management approach. Confirm how they balance growth goals with protecting your assets against market volatility and unexpected expenses.
  • Local market insight. Ask how they incorporate Chattanooga's economic trends and Tennessee's tax environment into your plan.
  • Coordination with other professionals. Ensure they work collaboratively with your accountants, attorneys, and other experts to align all aspects of your financial life.

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Carrie T

CFP®, Series 66

Chattanooga, TN

LPL Financial

Carrie Turcotte is a financial advisor at LPL Financial with 19 years of industry experience. She holds the CFP® and Series 66 designations and has previously worked at Wells Fargo Advisors and Raymond James & Associates. She operates in Chattanooga, TN, and maintains business entities related to her advisory work. LPL Financial is a national broker-dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser that serves individuals, retirement plans, banks, trust companies, and institutions. The firm offers a range of advisory and brokerage services, including financial planning, model portfolios, third-party asset management, and institutional platforms, with a focus on combining scale and broad financial activities alongside its advisory services.

Wealth management Retirement income strategy College savings (529s, UTMA, etc.) Tax-loss harvesting Annuities Retired Founder/Business Owner Executive
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Russell B

Series 66

Chattanooga, TN

Bigham Wealth Advisory LLC

Russell Bigham is a financial advisor with Bigham Wealth Advisory LLC in Chattanooga, TN, holding a Series 66 designation and 17 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Woodbury Financial Services and Questar Asset Management. Outside of advisory work, he owns and operates MC Salon Services, an LLC focused on coordinating sales meetings. Bigham Wealth Advisory LLC is an independent firm serving primarily individuals and high-net-worth clients with discretionary asset management, financial planning, and estate-planning services. The firm uses a variety of analysis methods and investment strategies tailored to client objectives, and it offers a performance-based fee option for qualified clients.

Options & derivatives strategies
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Richard D

Series 66

Chattanooga, TN

Rich Dewitt Wealth Management LLC

Richard De Witt is a financial advisor with Rich DeWitt Wealth Management LLC in Chattanooga, TN, holding a Series 66 designation and 12 years of industry experience. He previously worked at Edward Jones for 10 years before founding his own firm in 2024. Rich DeWitt Wealth Management serves individuals, trusts, retirement plans, and business entities by providing portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting. The firm employs a diverse investment approach combining fundamental, technical, quantitative, and qualitative analysis, and offers services that include insurance products alongside broader business-oriented planning and ERISA retirement plan consulting.

Options & derivatives strategies
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Kyle K

Series 63, Series 65, Series 66

Chattanooga, TN

Tarragon Capital, LLC

Kyle Kelly is a financial advisor with Tarragon Capital, LLC, where he has worked for 14 years. He holds Series 63, 65, and 66 licenses and has 20 years of industry experience. Outside of his advisory role, he is also an independent insurance agent for various insurance companies. Tarragon Capital provides portfolio management, financial planning, pension consulting, and retirement plan services for individuals, high net worth investors, and institutional clients. The firm emphasizes absolute-return strategies with active risk management and employs a range of investment techniques, including ETFs, ETNs, individual stocks, and various analytical methods.

Active portfolio management Tax-loss harvesting Retirement plans for business owners (SEP, solo 401k)

David K

Series 66

Chattanooga, TN

Edward Jones

David Keith is a financial advisor at Edward Jones with three years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at Edward Jones since 2023. Outside of his advisory role, he performs as a musician with the Creative Arts Guild community orchestra twice per year. Edward Jones is a full-service wealth management firm serving over four million individual and institutional clients. The firm offers a range of advisory programs and investment options, supported by a large national network of financial advisors and branch offices.

General estate planning guidance Retirement income strategy Retirement withdrawal strategies Wealth management Dentist Doctor or Medical Professional Educators, Teachers, and Academics
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Jared F

Series 65

Huntington Beach, CA

Northwest Asset Management

Jared Fruth is a financial advisor at Northwest Asset Management with four years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and previously worked at Securities America, Inc., KMS Financial Services, Inc., Oppenheimer Funds, and John Paul Mitchell Systems. Northwest Asset Management is a registered investment adviser managing approximately $3.6 billion for nearly 3,000 clients, including individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, charities, and corporations. The firm employs a customized, fiduciary approach using Modern Portfolio Theory and strategic asset allocation, combining fundamental and technical analysis to build diversified portfolios with periodic rebalancing.

Retirement income strategy Wealth management Active portfolio management Founder/Business Owner
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Elizabeth B

Series 66

New York, NY

J.P. Morgan Securities

Elizabeth Brown is a Series 66 licensed financial advisor with J.P. Morgan Securities in New York, NY, where she has worked since 2012. She has 26 years of industry experience. J.P. Morgan Securities provides institutional consulting services to clients such as corporations, foundations, and defined contribution plan sponsors, offering asset allocation advice, investment manager and fund searches, and customized performance reporting through a select group of Wealth Advisors. The firm combines large institutional advisory operations with brokerage, distribution, and investment management capabilities.

Wealth management Executive Founder/Business Owner
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David H

Series 65

Irvine, CA

Martin Wealth Management, LLC

David Hart is a financial advisor with Martin Wealth Management, LLC in Irvine, CA. He holds a Series 65 credential and has 15 years of industry experience. Hart previously worked with Safeguard Investment Advisory Group and LifePro Asset Management. He is also a Certified Financial Fiduciary and volunteers as an instructor with the Foundation for Fiduciary Education, providing unbiased fiduciary financial education to the public. Martin Wealth Management offers investment advisory services primarily to individuals and high-net-worth clients by co-advising and directing accounts to a third-party money manager, Matson Money. The firm focuses on client onboarding, documentation, and ongoing review of third-party manager accounts rather than direct asset management.

Medicare planning Annuities
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Hassan A

Series 63, Series 65

Rockville, MD

LPL Financial

Hassan Al Kadhimi is a financial advisor with LPL Financial, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and two years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at J.P. Morgan Securities LLC and JP Morgan Chase Bank, N.A. He is also involved with NIHFCU Wealth Advisors, a related business entity. LPL Financial is a national broker-dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser serving individuals, retirement plan participants, banks, trust companies, and institutions. The firm offers a range of advisory and brokerage services, including financial planning, model portfolio programs, and institutional platforms, supported by a large network of investment adviser representatives.

Wealth management Retirement income strategy College savings (529s, UTMA, etc.) Tax-loss harvesting Annuities Retired Founder/Business Owner Executive
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Amanda S

Series 66

Ft. Wayne, IN

Raymond James & Associates

Amanda Scheele is a financial advisor with Raymond James & Associates, holding a Series 66 designation and 16 years of industry experience. She has worked at Wells Fargo Advisors LLC and Wells Fargo Clearing before joining Raymond James. Amanda is also involved with Lucky Duck since 2025. Raymond James & Associates is a large, dually registered broker-dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser managing approximately $501 billion in assets. The firm serves a wide range of clients, including individuals, institutional and pension plans, and charitable organizations, offering financial planning and non-discretionary investment consulting supported by a broad platform of portfolio management styles and affiliated research.

General retirement planning Retirement income strategy Business succession planning Founder/Business Owner Executive
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Jeffrey P

Series 66

Dacula, GA

Merrill

Jeffrey Park is a financial advisor at Merrill with eight years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at Merrill and affiliated firms since 2011, including roles at JPMorgan Chase Bank and J.P. Morgan Securities. Outside of his advisory work, he is a sole owner and co-owner of family rental properties in Lawrenceville, Georgia. Merrill, together with its affiliate Managed Account Advisors LLC, provides managed account services to Bank of America fiduciary clients through the Select Portfolio Solutions Program, offering model-based and discretionary strategies for individuals, high-net-worth clients, and institutional investors.

Tax-loss harvesting Active portfolio management Wealth management
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Scott M

Series 63, Series 65

New York, NY

Morgan Stanley

Scott Mahoney is a financial advisor with Morgan Stanley in New York, NY, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and bringing 34 years of industry experience. He has been with Morgan Stanley since 2009, including roles at Morgan Stanley Private Bank, N.A. Outside of his advisory work, he is involved with Giants Foot Cubed LLC. Morgan Stanley Wealth Management is a large SEC-registered investment adviser and broker-dealer that serves both individual and institutional clients. The firm offers a wide range of advisory programs and financial planning services supported by structured planning tools and broad investment resources.

General estate planning guidance
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Elizabeth B

Series 66

New York, NY

J.P. Morgan Securities

Elizabeth Brown is a Series 66 licensed financial advisor with J.P. Morgan Securities in New York, NY, where she has worked since 2012. She has 26 years of industry experience. J.P. Morgan Securities provides institutional consulting services to clients such as corporations, foundations, and defined contribution plan sponsors, offering asset allocation advice, investment manager and fund searches, and customized performance reporting through a select group of Wealth Advisors. The firm combines large institutional advisory operations with brokerage, distribution, and investment management capabilities.

Wealth management Executive Founder/Business Owner
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Wesley P

Series 63, Series 66

Fort Worth, TX

Wells Fargo Clearing

Wesley Pool is a financial advisor at Wells Fargo Clearing with 15 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and previously worked at JPMorgan Securities LLC for seven years. Outside of finance, he has been involved with #TagMeBro LLC and Fry Street Public House. Wells Fargo Advisors is a national securities firm serving individual, corporate, and institutional clients with investment advisory services, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting. The firm manages approximately $671 billion in assets and offers both brokerage and advisory solutions.

Retired Founder/Business Owner
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Willie M

Series 63, Series 66

Cary, NC

Equitable Advisors

Willie Myles is a financial advisor with Equitable Advisors in Cary, NC, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and bringing 16 years of industry experience. He has worked at Equitable Advisors since 2016, previously serving at Axa Advisors and MSI Financial Services. Outside of advising, he is a co-chairman of a fundraising campaign for Alpha Light Fund Inc., a nonprofit focused on renovating the House of Alpha. Equitable Advisors serves a range of clients including individuals, pension plans, corporations, and charitable organizations, providing financial planning, retirement consulting, and asset management through a network of representatives and third-party managers. The firm offers various investment vehicles and ERISA fiduciary services, relying on third-party program sponsors and an affiliation with a publicly traded parent company.

Retirement plans for business owners (SEP, solo 401k) Business exit / sale strategy Concentrated stock management Equity Recipients (RS/RSU, SOP, ESPP) Long-term care insurance Founder/Business Owner Retired Executive Approaching retirement Sandwich Generation

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