Smith Conkin Dixon
Merrill Lynch Wealth Management
206 Princeton Road
Suite 1
Johnson City, TN 37601
(423) 282.7517
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Mission Statement
The team can help you build strategies designed to grow and preserve your wealth to pursue your goals. A Merrill financial advisor can help you build a personalized financial strategy you can use to identify and address your unique needs.
Welcome

Our entire team shares a common goal: to help you achieve your personal financial goals, such as planning for and funding your children’s education, helping ensure that income can last in retirement, and planning for potential health care costs. Every step in the process takes into account your personal perspectives and priorities. Our goal is to help bring simplicity and transparency to the complexities of investing, turning the often-intimidating task of planning for the future into an exciting journey of helping you pursue and reach your goals.

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Recognition
Jason Conkin
Managing Director, Wealth Management Advisor
Forbes "Best-in-State Wealth Management Teams", 2023-2024
(Published annually in January. Rankings based on data as of March 31 of prior year.)
Forbes "Best-in-State Wealth Advisors", 2021-2023
(Published annually Jan – April. Rankings based on data as of June 30 of prior year.)
Smith Conkin Dixon
Forbes "Best-in-State Wealth Management Teams", 2023-2025
(Published annually in January. Rankings based on data as of March 31 of prior year.)
About Us
Philosophy

No two people are alike. Consequently, there is no single approach to wealth management that is appropriate for everyone. What matters most to you is what matters most to us. Once we get to know you, your priorities, your goals, risk tolerance, time horizons, liquidity needs and what you want to accomplish over time, only then can the team help you position yourself to identify and address financial challenges and potential opportunities. To that end, we thoughtfully employ our experience and resources to help guide you as you pursue your goals.

Meet Our Team
Karl Smith,

CIMA®, CPFA®

Senior Vice President, Wealth Management Advisor
423.968.5982
Jason Conkin,

CFP®, CIMA®

Managing Director, Wealth Management Advisor
423.282.7517
Thomas Dixon,

CFP®, CPFA®

Senior Vice President, Senior Resident Director - Wealth Management Advisor
423.782.2225
Jeffery D Keller,

CRPC™

Assistant Vice President, Wealth Planner
423.282.7555
Crystal G Bright,

CIMA®

Vice President, Senior Investment Manager
423.282.7546
John Kimmons,

CFP®, CIMA®, CRPC™

Vice President, Resident Director - Wealth Management Advisor
423.282.7513
Philip D McFarlane,

CFP®

Assistant Vice President, Senior Consultant
423.968.5721
Donna B Toth,

CFP®

Vice President, Senior Relationship Manager
423.282.7542
Kimberly C Bailey,

CFP®

Vice President, Senior Relationship Manager
423.282.7515
Christopher Bulle
Financial Advisor
423.282.7544
Lisa R McGovern
Assistant Vice President, Wealth Management Associate
423.282.7504
Madison Cody Stallard
Officer, Wealth Management Client Associate
423.282.7505
Sawyer Sams
Financial Advisor
423.282.7522
Jay Andrew Conkin
Jay Andrew Conkin
Wealth Management Client Associate (FP)
423.282.7510
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About Merrill

Bringing fresh perspectives to your financial life

The financial decisions you make today can help determine the future you build for yourself and your family. Carving a clear path forward starts with connecting your life and finances. A Merrill advisor provides access to the investing insights of Merrill and banking capabilities of Bank of America to help you make informed decisions as you pursue your goals.

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Investments & Wealth Institute™ (The Institute) is the owner of the certification marks CIMA® and Certified Investment Management Analyst®. Use of CIMA®, and/or Certified Investment Management Analyst® signifies that the user has successfully completed the Institute’s initial and ongoing credentialing requirements for investment management professionals.
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