James, a Certified Financial Planner™ professional, has spent decades in the financial management industry, with specialties in portfolio management, retirement planning, tax planning, education funding and estate planning.

Throughout the years, he’s been honored by “Forbes” and the “Financial Times” as a top advisor.

For the fifth consecutive year, James was recognized by BARRON’s Magazine as number 16 out of a list of 1,200 of the top financial advisors in the country, where a total of 4,000 were considered. The factors included in the rankings were: assets under management, revenue produced for the firm, regulatory record, quality of practice and philanthropic work.

James entered the financial world after earning a bachelor’s degree in finance from Tennessee Technological University and a master’s in business administration from Boston University.

When James isn’t working, he enjoys spending time with his grandchildren and his dog, Rebel.

Barron's top 1200 was awarded: 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019 and 2020.

Barron's Top 1200 State by State is based on assets under management, revenue produced
for the firm, regulatory record, quality of practice and philanthropic work.

2017 Financial Times 400 Top Financial Advisers minimum criteria: Financial advisors
managing at least $300 million in assets and more than 10 years’ experience. Selected
based on six criteria including: assets under management, asset growth, compliance record,
experience, credentials and online accessibility.

The Forbes Best-In-State Wealth Advisor ranking, developed by SHOOK Research, is based
on in-person and telephone due diligence meetings and a ranking algorithm that includes:
client retention, industry experience, review of compliance records, firm nominations; and
quantitative criteria, including: assets under management and revenue generated for their
firms. Portfolio performance is not a criterion due to varying client objectives and lack of
audited data. Neither Forbes nor SHOOK Research receives a fee in exchange for rankings.

Nominees are required to have a minimum of seven years’ experience, $100m minimum
AUM, and a clean regulatory record. Using data on assets, households, and production,
advisors are ranked on three categories: scale, growth, and professionalism. The list is
broken into several sublists: RIAs (fee-only), Over $1b, Under $1b, Next Gen, Women, Solo,
and Fast-Growing. Please note that participation in this ranking is free, and AdvisorHub
receives no compensation from the participating advisors.