Large-firm financial advisors working with self-employed clients in Memphis, 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 self-employed in Memphis, TN, you likely face unique challenges like managing irregular income and planning for taxes without state income tax on wages. A common mistake is treating your financial planning like a regular salaried employee's, which can overlook key tax and cash flow nuances.

  • Federal tax focus. Since Tennessee doesn't tax wages or investment income, ask how they optimize your federal tax strategy instead.
  • Cash flow management. Confirm how they help smooth out income variability to cover expenses and taxes throughout the year.
  • Sales and property tax awareness. With Tennessee's high sales and property taxes, see how they incorporate these into your overall financial plan.
  • Large-firm resources. Working with a large firm means access to broader expertise and tools; ask how they leverage this for your self-employed needs.

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Christopher W

Series 66

Memphis, TN

LPL Financial

Christopher Webb is a financial advisor at LPL Financial with 18 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and has prior experience with FTB Advisors, Inc. and First Tennessee Brokerage, Inc. Webb operates out of Memphis, TN. LPL Financial is an SEC-registered investment adviser and broker-dealer serving a broad range of clients, including individuals, retirement plans, banks, corporations, and charitable organizations. The firm offers financial planning, advisory programs, retirement plan consulting, and brokerage services supported by a wide array of model portfolios, research resources, and technologies.

College savings (529s, UTMA, etc.)
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Michael R

Series 63

Memphis, TN

Private Advisor Group, LLC

Michael Rowland is a financial advisor with Private Advisor Group, LLC, holding a Series 63 designation and 37 years of industry experience. He has worked with LPL Financial, LLC since 1994 and joined Private Advisor Group in 2026. Private Advisor Group serves a diverse client base, providing portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement-plan consulting across various program types. The firm offers access to multiple advisory platforms and third-party asset managers, supporting a range of analytical approaches and trading horizons.

Retired Founder/Business Owner
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Michael P

Series 63

Memphis, TN

Harwood Investment Group LLC

Michael Pelts is a financial advisor with Harwood Investment Group LLC in Memphis, TN, holding a Series 63 designation and 21 years of industry experience. He has been with Harwood Investment Group since 1998. In addition to his advisory role, Pelts is a partner in IPS Group, which provides portfolio performance reporting and evaluation services, and in Lubin Property Management. Harwood Investment Group is an independent registered investment adviser that manages discretionary portfolios primarily for individuals, trusts, and estates. The firm employs a combination of fundamental and technical analysis across various strategies, focusing on a concentrated client base of wealthier individuals and entities.

Active portfolio management Options & derivatives strategies
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Patrick R

Series 63, Series 65

Memphis, TN

OSAIC

Patrick Rohrbacher is a financial advisor at OSAIC with 45 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and has worked at Investacorp, Inc. and Securities America Advisors, Inc. prior to joining OSAIC. Outside of advising, he is a silent partner in a retail clothing store operated by his wife. OSAIC serves a wide range of retail and institutional clients through a large network of affiliated advisers, offering integrated brokerage, advisory services, and access to third-party money managers and wrap programs. The firm employs asset-allocation tools and automated rebalancing, managing portfolios across various asset classes on both discretionary and non-discretionary bases.

Annuities Wealth management Tax-loss harvesting Private / alternative investments Retirement plans for business owners (SEP, solo 401k) Founder/Business Owner Executive
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Calvin R

Series 63, Series 65

Memphis, TN

Voya financial Advisors, Inc.

Calvin Reid is a financial advisor at Voya Financial Advisors, Inc. with 31 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has been with Voya Financial Advisors since 2014. In addition to his advisory role, he operates as an independent insurance agent selling fixed insurance products. Voya Financial Advisors serves a diverse client base including individuals, institutions, retirement plan sponsors, and high-net-worth clients. The firm provides financial planning, portfolio management, and consulting services through multiple program structures, emphasizing recommendation-based advice rather than discretionary management.

Retirement income strategy General retirement planning Business ownership considerations Founder/Business Owner Executive
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Kristin M

Series 66

Mt Pleasant, SC

Guardian Life

Kristin Manna is a financial advisor at Guardian Life with a Series 66 designation and one year of industry experience. She previously worked at Consolidated Planning Holdings, Inc. and spent eight years with Charleston County School District. Outside of finance, she is an author and publisher of "The Basketball Coach's Notebook" and works as a math tutor for high school students. Guardian Life's subsidiary, Park Avenue® Wealth Management, serves individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, and corporate clients, offering brokerage services, financial planning, retirement consulting, and a combination of proprietary and third-party investment advisory programs.

Retirement income strategy Business exit / sale strategy Wealth management Private / alternative investments Founder/Business Owner Retired Executive
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Geoffrey T

Series 66

Chicago, IL

Sanctuary Advisors, LLC

Geoffrey Tomes is a financial advisor with Sanctuary Advisors, LLC, holding a Series 66 credential and 26 years of industry experience. He has worked at Noyes Advisors LLC for 11 years and David A Noyes & Company for 26 years. His other business activities include involvement in fixed life and health insurance and fixed annuities. Sanctuary Advisors, LLC serves a diverse client base including individuals, corporations, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations through a network of over 400 independent investment adviser representatives. The firm offers a range of portfolio management and financial planning services employing various analytical approaches and maintains distinctive features such as negotiated performance-based fees for large institutional clients and affiliations with specialized asset management firms.

Retirement plans for business owners (SEP, solo 401k) Cash flow / budgeting General retirement planning
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Ryan V

CFP®, Series 63, Series 66

Richfield, OH

Schwab Wealth Advisory

Ryan Vollweiler is a CFP® with 22 years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Schwab Wealth Advisory Inc. since 2021. He has held prior roles within the Schwab organization dating back to 2017 and briefly worked at Voya Financial Advisor, Inc. in 2015-2016. Schwab Wealth Advisory provides non-discretionary fiduciary investment advice to clients enrolled in the Schwab Wealth Advisory program, delivering services such as annual financial reviews and investment recommendations using Schwab’s proprietary research tools. The firm operates as an internal advisory unit within Charles Schwab & Co., Inc., distinguishing itself by not charging clients directly and by limiting discretionary management to affiliated or third-party money managers.

Passive / index investing Private / alternative investments
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Jonathan L

Series 66

Roseville, CA

LPL Enterprise

Jonathan Levatino is a financial advisor at LPL Enterprise with a Series 66 designation and four years of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at The Prudential Insurance Company of America, Pruco Securities LLC, and Apple Inc. Outside of his advisory role, he also works as a rideshare driver for Uber and Doordash. LPL Enterprise serves a diverse client base including individuals, retirement plans, charitable organizations, and corporations, offering financial planning, advisory services, and access to model wealth portfolios and third-party asset management programs. The firm integrates advisory programs with brokerage and insurance product sales through its affiliated entities.

General retirement planning Tax-loss harvesting Self-Employed Founder/Business Owner
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Rachel G

Series 63, Series 65

Ronkonkoma, NY

Verity Asset Management

Rachel Gentz is a financial advisor at Verity Asset Management with six years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 designations and has worked at firms including Menna Wealth Planning Group and The Leaders Group DBA Simplicity Investments. In addition to her advisory roles, she is president and owner of Rachel A Menna Advisors Inc. Verity Asset Management is an SEC-registered investment adviser that provides discretionary portfolio management, retirement-plan advisory, and financial planning to individual, corporate, institutional clients, and other advisers. The firm uses a model-driven investment process emphasizing tactical asset allocation across diverse asset classes and offers both internally managed and third-party models under fiduciary standards.

Concentrated stock management Tax-loss harvesting Passive / index investing Active portfolio management ESG / Sustainable investing
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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 and previously at AXA Advisors, LLC. Outside of his advisory work, he serves as co-chairman of a fundraising campaign for the nonprofit Alpha Light Fund Inc., focused on renovating the House of Alpha. Equitable Advisors serves a diverse client base including individual, high-net-worth, retirement plan, corporate, charitable, and institutional clients, offering financial planning, broker-dealer services, insurance distribution, and access to third-party asset management programs. The firm operates as both an SEC-registered investment adviser and broker-dealer, leveraging LPL-sponsored programs and endorsed TAMPs to deliver advisory and brokerage solutions.

Retirement income strategy Social Security optimization Founder/Business Owner Retired Executive Approaching retirement Baby Boomers (Born 1946-1964)

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