
Kathy Ellis, CFP®
President of Ellis & Company Retirement Strategists
CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™ professional
Kathy Ellis is loving, authentic, and generous. She has enjoyed helping people achieve their financial goals for over three decades. It doesn’t take long to notice, she genuinely cares about the people she works with. She finds it very rewarding to help people accomplish their goals. As a CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™ professional, she has worked on some of the most complex financial planning scenarios. Her knowledge, experience, and expertise include financial planning, estate planning, and charitable giving. Kathy attended Austin Peay State University, College for Financial Planning, and the Investment Training Institute in Atlanta. She celebrated her 21st anniversary with Raymond James in October of 2020.
Kathy’s lovable personality provides our clients with encouragement and confidence. You won’t find her without a smile on her face. She enjoys spending time with family, friends, and her dog Bizzy. Kathy and her husband Rusty just celebrated their 40th wedding anniversary. They both love sleepovers with her 6 grandchildren, Evie, Allie, Emmie, Kate, Tobie, and Knox. The grandchildren love playing at her house.
It is easy to see how Kathy Ellis is committed to giving back to her community. She serves on the Board of Directors for The Big Fish Scholarship and Austin Peay’s College of Business Advisory Board. Kathy is a past board member for the United Way of the Greater Clarksville Region. She served on the committee for the Tickle Me Pink program, which helps women recover from breast cancer. She’s a graduate of Leadership Clarksville and Citizens Police Academy. Kathy served as a founding member of the Reagan Women’s Giving Circle of Austin Peay as well.
Kathy is a CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™ professional and holds Series 7, Series 24, and Series 63 licenses.
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Accomplishments
Forbes Best-In-State Wealth Advisors 2021 and 2020
Forbes America’s Top Women Wealth Advisors 2020 and 2021
Raymond James’ Leaders Council 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, and 2013
Articles with Kathy Ellis
Forbes names Kathy Ellis, CFP® to Best-In-State Wealth Advisors 2021
Kathy Ellis | America’s Top Women Wealth Advisors by Forbes
Kathy Ellis & Eric Ellis | Best-in-State Wealth Advisors by Forbes
Ellis Member of Raymond James Leaders Council
Ellis Achieves Membership in Raymond James Financial Services Leaders Council
Kathy Ellis named Member of 2014 Leaders Council
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