Our Qualifications
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Our clients are the foundation of our office. We learn what our clients need and, while we address their risk tolerance, we present the systems, procedures, and methods that we believe are necessary to help them meet those needs.
Our goal is to make a powerful difference in our clients’ lives and make their personal and family dreams a tangible reality. If you feel that there that there might be a better financial services firm to help you reach your goals, we would welcome the opportunity to discuss it with you.
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When we take all that you know
and add all that we’ve learned,
we can achieve uncommon things.
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Sheila A. Franklin
Vice President – Investments
865-560-2606
sfranklin@wachoviasec.com
Assistant: Cheri Dudley
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Sheila began her career in the securities industry in 1970. Early years were spent in Atlanta, Georgia where she focused on municipal bonds, and later institutional accounts. She returned to Knoxville, her hometown, and has worked as a full service financial advisor for approximately twenty years. Sheila’s philosophy is to recommend suitable investments for clients based on their individual needs. |
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Jerry W. Goodman, CFP®
Sr. Vice President--Investments
Branch Manager
865-560-2610
jerry.goodman@wachoviasec.com
Assistant: Libby Underwood
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In addition to his duties as branch manager, Jerry also assists his own clients with a planning-based approach to investing. Jerry entered the financial services industry in 1982, joined his current firm in 1999 and has been a CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNERTM practitioner since 1998. He graduated from University of Tennessee with a BS in accounting, worked on the professional audit staff of Price Waterhouse and was the comptroller of Wendy's of Knoxville. Both he and his wife Kim are Knoxville natives and have two daughters, Megan (who works with him on their team) and Meredith. |
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Philip Goldstine
Associate VP – Investments
865-560-2637
philip.goldstine@wachoviasec.com
Assistant: Debra Galbraith |
Philip D. Goldstine has been in the securities business since 1990, starting with the former Dean Whitter, working with that company through their merger with Morgan Stanley until January 2006, when he joined Wachovia Securities.
With more than 16 years experience as a financial advisor, Philip has built his reputation on long-term investment planning, customer service and relationships. Philip was born in Philadelphia, PA in 1965 and lived in New Jersey until 1975, when his family moved to Knoxville. He attended Webb School of Knoxville before enrolling at Duke University where he graduated in 1987 with honors in history. Philip and his wife Leigh Anne have two sons Grant and Mathew. |
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Ronald M. Henry
Sr Vice President--Investments
865-560-2635
ronald.henry@wachoviasec.com
Assistant: Brenda Doebler
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Ron Henry focuses on family investment consulting and retirement planning. Ron also works with small business owners and professionals helping to provide solutions to managing liquid assets and debt while reducing the potential effects of taxes on current finances. He also assists with estate planning issues with a focus on helping to maximize the protection of asset values and reducing taxation of estates*. Ron is an East Tennessee native and a graduate of the University of Tennessee. He and his wife, Kim, have four children. |
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Megan G. Hubbard
Financial Consultant
865-560-2611
megan.hubbard@wachoviasec.com
Assistant: Libby Underwood
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Megan joined Wachovia Securities in 2002 after graduating from the University of Tennessee with a major from the College of Communication and a minor from the College of Business Administration. During college, Megan was employed with PigeonForge.Com, she was a Young Life leader and she was a member of several academic societies and groups. Megan is a Knoxville native and a graduate from Bearden High School. Her immediate family includes her husband Jared and their daughters McKenna and Marinn. Megan is part of a team with her father, Jerry Goodman.
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Betty James, CFP®
Financial Consultant
865-560-2633
betty.james@wachoviasec.com
Assistant: Libby Underwood
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Betty is a graduate of Emory University and The University of Tennessee College of Law. She began her career in the financial services industry in 1988 and received her CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNERTM certificate in 1995. With her background, she takes a problem solving approach to helping her clients achieve their short and long term goals. Betty is from Nashville and her husband, Richard Counts, is from Elizabethton. They have three children. When not assisting clients, you might find her on the nearest tennis court. |
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Adam Kornegay Financial Advisor
865-560-2615
adam.kornegay@wachoviasec.com
Assistant: Susan Meyers
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Billy Lambert
Vice President- Investments
865-560-2634
billy.lambert@wachoviasec.com
Assistant: Libby Underwood
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Billy began his career with J.C. Bradford in Nashville. He has been in the business for over 20 years and was a graduate of the University of Tennessee. Billy is proud to be a part of the Wachovia Securities office and works hard at maintaining a personal relationship with his clients on all levels. Billy and his wife Lisa have two sons, Christopher and Tommy. Billy has been very active in the community coaching baseball for 12 years and he and his wife have been in many leadership positions within their church.
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Peter B. Parry
Vice President – Investments
865-560-2621
peter.parry@wachoviasec.com
Assistant: Brenda Doebler
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Pete is a graduate of The University of Tennessee with a B.S. degree in business administration. He began his career in the financial services industry with J.C. Bradford in 1980. He joined Wachovia Securities in 2001 where he focuses on equities, fixed income, commodity futures and options. He is a life long resident of Knoxville and he and his wife Carol have 5 children. |
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Pat Putnam Sr Vice President-Investments
865-560-2632
pat.putnam@wachoviasec.com
Assistant: Cheri Dudley
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Pat began his career in the financial services industry in 1980 with the Bank of Trenton and Trust, where he earned the position of President and CEO. Upon the sale of the bank he joined Vining and Sparks, an institutional bond firm in 1985. In 1986 he moved to Knoxville and joined the local office of a brokerage firm. He remained there for 22 years. In 2007 he joined Wachovia Securities as a Senior Vice President-Investments. Pat focuses on municipal bonds and other fixed income products, mutual funds and annuities. |
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Robbie Proffitt
First Vice President-Investments
Financial Advisor
865-560-2626
robbie.proffitt@wachoviasec.com
Assistant: Susan Meyers
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Robbie's career in the investment industry began in 1985. Robbie was formerly with Prudential Securities, which was acquired by Wachovia Securities. Robbie and John Wilkes became part of the Knoxville Wachovia Securities Office in April 2004 through the merger. Robbie prides himself for the close personal contact he maintains with his clients. He and his wife Sonya, have three children. On weekends you can find Robbie and his son, Tyson in the mountains on their dirt bikes. |
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Brad R. Riley
Associate VP - Investments
865-560-2624
brad.riley@wachoviasec.com
http://www.bradriley.wbsec.com
http://www.401krolloverknoxville.com
Assistant: Debra Galbraith
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Brad has built his practice as a Financial Advisor who works with private clients as well as business owners and business professionals. He began his career in the financial services industry in 1998 after transitioning from a successful career in corporate sales and management. Brad specializes in retirement planning and wealth advisory as he assists his clients and business professionals with their investment planning and asset management. He also assists business owners with retirement plans for their business. While at Legg Mason Wood Walker in Knoxville, he earned the designations of Wealth Advisory Specialist and Retirement Plan Consultant. He focuses on customizing and implementing investment strategies designed to help individuals achieve their financial goals without taking on undue investment risk. These strategies are formulated by taking into account each individual client’s stated goals and objectives, level of risk tolerance and need for tax efficiency.* He is a 1986 graduate of the University of Tennessee. He and his wife and their two daughters reside in Knoxville.
* Wachovia Securities does not provide legal or tax advice. |
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Alex B. Shore, CFP®
Vice President – Investments
865-560-2614
alex.shore@wachoviasec.com
Assistant: Cheri Dudley
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Alex focuses on guiding his clients to the most appropriate investment decisions by designing a plan to help them reach their investment goals and monitoring the progress as they build toward their goals. After graduation from University of Tennessee with a BS and MS in Electrical Engineering and other graduate work in finance and marketing, Alex designed systems for IBM, Hewlett-Packard and CTI PET Systems before entering the financial services industry in 1993. Alex joined Wachovia Securities in 2001. Alex is from Memphis, his wife, Laura Leigh, is a native Knoxvillian, and spend much of their time enjoying their two young children, Jeremy and Mary Elizabeth. |
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Jeffrey A. Thode, AAMS
Sr. Vice President-Investments
865-560-2622
jeffrey.thode@wachoviasec.com
Assistant: Brenda Hutson
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For over 18 years Jeff has served his clients' best interests through a disciplined strategic asset allocation approach. He and his team design customized solutions with the objective that clients will achieve their lifetime investment goals without having to sacrifice current or future lifestyles and without taking on unnecessary risk. Before joining a predecessor in 1987, Jeff worked as an Aerospace Engineer with Lockheed in Marietta, GA. In 1995 he opened and established the Wachovia Securities office in Knoxville. He currently holds the professional designation of Accredited Asset Management Specialist and has been the financial commentator for WATE Channel 6 News since 1995. A graduate of Penn State, Jeff serves his community as past Board Chairman of the American Heart Association, past President of the Board for Big Brothers and Big Sisters and past President of the West Knoxville Sertoma Club. Jeff also serves as an elder in the Farragut Presbyterian Church where he and his three beautiful daughters, Madison, Mackenzie and Bailey are members. |
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John W. Wilkes III
Vice President-Investments
Financial Advisor
865-560-2625
johnwwilkes@wachoviasec.com
Assistant: Susan Meyers
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John's Career in the investment industry began at Prudential Securities. He joined Wachovia Securities as a result of the merger of Prudential and Wachovia Securities. He is a graduate of East Tennessee State University with a MBA in Finance. John is part of a team with Robbie Proffitt. John and Robbie manage retirement assets with individual investors as well as small to medium sized businesses. Robbie and John take pride in maintaining personal contact with all of their clients. John and his wife, Jenny, live in Knoxville and have a daughter, Hadley. He enjoys motocross and trail riding on weekends. |
Wachovia Securities is not a legal or tax advisor. Asset allocation cannot eliminate the risk of fluctuating prices and uncertain returns.
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Brenda Doebler Hutson
Client Associate
865-560-2604
brenda.doebler@wachoviasec.com
Assists: Jeff Thode, Pete Parry, Ron Henry
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Before coming to work in the Knoxville, TN branch, Brenda was a social worker at an outpatient mental health center. Even though she joined the firm in March 1999 with little financial industry background, she has become a vital asset to her brokers and the office. She is a native of Knoxville, she graduated from Farragut High School and then the University of Tennessee. She and her husband Dan are avid VOL fans. |
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Cheri Dudley
Registered Client Associate
865-560-2605
cheri.dudley@wachoviasec.com
Assists: Sheila Franklin, Pat Putnam & Alex Shore
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Cheri moved to Knoxville from Seattle, WA in 2002 due to her husband's job relocation. Cheri has a background in Finance and Human Resources. She began working with Wachovia Securities in January 2005 and is excited about starting a new career in the investment industry. Cheri and her husband, Dean, have one daughter, Jennifer, and they live in Maryville, TN. |
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Debra Galbraith
Registered Client Associate
865-560-2608
debra.galbraith@wachoviasec.com
Assists: Brad Riley & Philip Goldstine
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Debra is currently working with a team of advisors who were part of a predecessor firm prior to it becoming part of Wachovia Securities. Debra began her sales assistant career working for First American National Bank Brokerage Division in 1996. She moved to our office in March 1999. She passed her Series 7 securities registration exam in 2001. Debra is a Knoxville native having attended Knoxville Catholic High School. She and her husband, Steve, reside in Knoxville with their two daughters, Jordan Ashley and Jenna Leigh. |
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Susan Meyers
Client Associate
865-560-2627
susan.meyers@wachoviasec.com
Assists: Robbie Proffitt, John Wilkes & Adam Kornegay
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Joyce Sheddy Senior Branch Operations Manager Vice President
865-560-2603
joyce.sheddy@wachovia.com
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Joyce is a native of Little Rock, AR and has lived in Knoxville since 1988. She began working in the industry in 1975, obtaining her Series 7 securities registration in 1983. In addition, she maintains an Investment Advisor Representative and Supervisory registrations. She was the Operations Manager for Smith Barney in Knoxville prior to her employment with Wachovia Securities. She has two daughters, Madison and Morgan. |
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Libby Underwood
Branch Operations Liaison
865-560-2602
libby.underwood@wachoviasec.com
Assists: Jerry Goodman, Billy Lambert, Betty James & Megan Hubbard
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Libby started with the firm 13 years ago in the branch office of Wheat First Securities Inc., a predecessor of Wachovia Securities, in Bristol, Virginia. She graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Psychology from King College. Due to her husband’s work a move to Knoxville came about. Libby has two daughters, Mandi and Meghann. |
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Caroline Wade Branch Operations Specialist II
865-560-2600
caroline.wade@wachoviasec.com
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