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32 UBS advisor teams in the South Wealth Management Market named to the Forbes Best-in-State Wealth Management Teams list

ATLANTA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--UBS today announced that 32 advisor teams in the firm’s South Wealth Management Market have been named to the 2025 Forbes Best-in-State Wealth Management Teams list.

The South Wealth Management Market is led by Market Executive Greg Achten and is part of the firm’s Southeast Region, which is led by Regional Director Julie Fox.

“These advisors are extremely dedicated to serving client needs and we congratulate each of them for this impressive professional recognition,” said Greg Achten, South Market Executive at UBS.

Among those recognized, UBS advisor team Family Office Partners ranked #1 in Tennessee on this year’s list.

The advisor teams named to the list are:

Family Office Partners (Nashville, TN): Kent Kirby, Dominic Calvani, Benjamin Walker

The Wallace Group (Nashville, TN): Mimi Wallace, Gordon Brewer, Brian Silkwood, Seth Huber

Parham | Deidiker Family Wealth Advisors (Nashville, TN): Jana Lisle Parham, Nick Deidiker

Core Wealth Management (Chattanooga, TN): Steve Gatlin, Shane Unsworth, George Menham

The Vantage Point Financial Group (Chattanooga, TN): Scott McDonald, Tom Eddy, Jeffery Wiese, Peterson Hostetler

Union Square Group (Chattanooga, TN): George Skonberg, Douglas Brown, Darrin Wall

Mountain City Financial Group (Chattanooga, TN): Joseph J. Romanchik

The Cronan Hudson Group (Chattanooga, TN): Jeff Cronan, David Hudson

GDA Financial Group (Franklin, TN): Austin L. Greer, James A. Austin III

WLP Financial Group (Johnson City, TN): David Paduch, Brandon Linton, Mitchell Tuell, DJ Swatzell

Cameron, Oakes & Associates (Knoxville, TN): Christopher S. Cameron, Jonathan A. Oakes, Joshua R. Carter

Clarity Wealth Partners (Knoxville, TN): Scott M. Rhea, John Thomas

Wages Wilson Wealth Management (Knoxville, TN): Russ Wilson, Bill Wages

Stamper, Zion & Associates (Knoxville, TN): W. Todd Stamper, Brett Christopher Zion

Vanderslice Edmundson Wealth Management (Memphis, TN): Brenda Vanderslice

Matthews Kiersky Wealth Consulting Services (Memphis, TN): Michael Matthews, Elliot Kiersky

Wilfong Meyer Gage Group (Memphis, TN): John E. Wilfong, Keri Ticer Gage, S. Ryan Viner, Darrell Smith

OakRing Wealth Partners (Alpharetta, GA): David Saltzman, Kevin Haynes, Kevin Townsend King, Peter Stephen Knoop II, Daniel Dean

Harbor View Wealth Management (Atlanta, GA): Daniel Emerson, Angelo Esposito, James Malatos, Scott Emerson, David Randall, Kyle Hammond

One Wealth Consulting Services (Atlanta, GA): Kristi Thelen, Ginger Jackson, Katie Bachmann

Trillium Partners (Atlanta, GA): Harris Gignilliat, Laura Wellon, Langley Respess

Zager Wealth Management (Atlanta, GA): Andy Zager

APEX Wealth Management (Atlanta, GA): Adam Thomas, Mike Hennessy, Brandon Brown, Brandon Reynolds

Compass Financial Advisors (Atlanta, GA): Robert Goldstein, Amanda Levi Goldstein, Brian David, Todd Kennedy, Ernie Moncrieff

Paragon Wealth Management (Atlanta, GA): Angela Calvin, David Kusiel, Cromwell Baun, Jeffrey Lapp, Hugh Stephenson

The LeDoyen Price Group (Atlanta, GA): Vandyke Price, Jon LeDoyen, Jeremy Mykulak

Key Partners (Atlanta, GA): Tim Dod, Brad Roberts, Brent Lane, Justin Pugh

The Exit Planning and Wealth Consulting Group (Lafayette, LA): Ben Domingue, Travis Frayard, Shawna Prejean

Heller & Stieffel Wealth Management Group (New Orleans, LA): Mark H. Heller, Diana Dalton Stieffel

Kuchta Curole Riess Group (New Orleans, LA): Jacque P. Kuchta, Scott M. Curole, Christopher M. Riess

Capitol Wealth Management (Jackson, MS): Bill Rush Mosby III, William Rush Mosby, Harmon Bays, Russell Morrison

The Gallivan Group (Greenville, SC): W. Clark Gallivan, Thad Dulin

The third annual 2025 Forbes Best-in-State Wealth Management Teams list is comprised of over 5,300 teams that collectively manage over $7 trillion of assets. The ranking algorithm is based on qualitative and quantitative criteria including phone and in-person interviews, compliance records and revenue generated for their firms.

For the full list and further information, visit: https://www.forbes.com/lists/wealth-management-teams-best-in-state/

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