Lester R. Kefauver
Kefauver Financial Planning & Wealth Management | Financial PlannerAFFILIATED WITH FLAGSHIP HARBOR ADVISORS
Maryville, TN 37801
CRD#: 5295768
Lester Russell Kefauver IVFLAGSHIP HARBOR ADVISORS
Why Work With Lester
Professional summary
Russ Kefauver is a financial advisor in Maryville, Tennessee, with more than 20 years of experience helping people prepare for and navigate retirement. He holds the Accredited Wealth Management Advisor℠ (AWMA®) and Chartered Retirement Planning Counselor℠ (CRPC®) designations, reflecting a focus on the planning decisions that matter most as clients approach and enter retirement. His work centers on the years surrounding the retirement transition — building income strategies, navigating Social Security timing, and positioning portfolios for the decades ahead. The approach is steady and plan-driven: a plan, not a prediction. Rather than chasing forecasts, Russ helps clients build a strategy around their goals and stay the course through whatever the markets do. Russ is affiliated with Flagship Harbor Advisors and LPL Financial, and serves families across East Tennessee.
At a Glance
Paid By: AUM %
Paid By: Fixed / Negotiated Fee
Min. Asset: No Minimum
100–250 clients
Serves: Pre-Retirees
Serves: Retirees
Services Offered
Retirement Planning
Investment Management
Tax Planning
Financial Planning
Estate & Legacy Planning
Client Tip
The five years before retirement are the most important — and most overlooked. A downturn here can do lasting damage, because you no longer have decades to recover. Plan before you retire, not after.
Biography
Russ Kefauver is a financial advisor in Maryville, Tennessee, with more than 20 years of experience helping people prepare for and navigate retirement. He works with families across East Tennessee — in Maryville, Alcoa, Knoxville, and the surrounding communities — who are approaching the retirement transition or already living in it.
His focus is the planning that matters most in those years: building retirement income, deciding when to claim Social Security, managing taxes ahead of required distributions, and positioning a portfolio so a downturn early in retirement doesn't do lasting damage. The approach rests on a simple idea — a plan, not a prediction. No one can forecast the markets reliably; what Russ can do is build a strategy around a client's goals and help them stay the course through whatever the markets do.
Russ holds the Accredited Wealth Management Advisor℠ (AWMA®) and Chartered Retirement Planning Counselor℠ (CRPC®) designations, credentials centered on the wealth management and retirement planning work at the heart of his practice. The aim is always the same: clients who feel informed, unrushed, and confident that their plan was built around their life — not a market forecast.
Russ is affiliated with Flagship Harbor Advisors and LPL Financial and serves clients throughout East Tennessee.
Personal quote
"In more than two decades of this work, no one has ever told me their biggest regret was not squeezing out a slightly higher return. The regrets are always about time — trips not taken, things they never gave themselves permission to do. That's why I believe our greatest value is building a plan that supports your goals and keeps you committed — through the market swings and the fears that come with them."
Aliases
Lester Kefauver | Russ Kefauver Iv | Russ Kefauver | Russell Kefauver | Rusty Kefauver | Lester Kefauver Iv
Other business activities
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Certified licenses
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Current
December 21, 2015 - Present
FLAGSHIP HARBOR ADVISORS, LLC
Office #1: 1020 William Blount Drive, Maryville, TN 37801RIA
CRD#: 155733
Maryville, TN
Current
September 13, 2011 - Present
LPL FINANCIAL LLC
Office #1: 1020 William Blount Dr, Maryville, TN 37801-8401RIA
BD
CRD#: 6413
MARYVILLE, TN
Past
September 13, 2011 - February 2, 2016
LPL FINANCIAL LLC
RIA
CRD#: 6413
MARYVILLE, TN
Past
February 26, 2009 - September 7, 2011
J.J.B. HILLIARD, W.L. LYONS, LLC
RIA
CRD#: 453
KNOXVILLE, TN
Past
January 30, 2009 - September 7, 2011
J.J.B. HILLIARD, W.L. LYONS, LLC
BD
CRD#: 453
KNOXVILLE, TN
Past
June 20, 2007 - January 31, 2009
EDWARD JONES
RIA
CRD#: 250
KNOXVILLE, TN
Past
April 12, 2007 - January 31, 2009
EDWARD JONES
BD
CRD#: 250
KNOXVILLE, TN
Primary Firm SEC Registration
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FLAGSHIP HARBOR ADVISORS, LLC
3MERITUS WEALTH MANAGEMENT | TRESTLEBRIDGE CAPITAL | TINKHAM WEALTH MANAGEMENT | THRIVE WEALTH STRATEGIES | THORNE FINANCIAL PARTNERS | SHEVLIN WEALTH MANAGEMENT | SHEPARD FINANCIAL | SEASHORE FINANCIAL | SCHRUMM FINANCIAL | RISING TIDE CAPITAL | PARKER WEALTH MANAGEMENT | PARADIGM PRIVATE WEALTH | NORTHERN PEAK WEALTH MANAGEMENT | NORTHERN PEAK FINANCIAL | MUNROE MORROW WEALTH MANAGEMENT | MIRICA WEALTH | MCGUIGAN FINANCIAL | MAITLAND FINANCIAL GROUP | LAURENZ FINANCIAL | KEFAUVER FINANCIAL PLANNING & WEALTH MANAGEMENT | KARRIS & CO. | INTEGRITAS FINANCIAL ADVISORS | GOLDSON FINANCIAL | FLAGSHIP HARBOR ADVISORS, LLC | FIELDSTONE WEALTH MANAGEMENT | FENTON FINANCIAL GROUP | CURRENCY CAMP | CONCIERGE WEALTH MANAGEMENT | CHARTHOUSE CAPITAL | BRANDT WEALTH ADVISORS | BERRY MANAGEMENT, LLC | BERGSTRESSER FINANCIAL | AVERY WEALTH MANAGEMENT | ATLAS PRIVATE WEALTH ADVISORS | ARC FINANCIAL | ANDREASEN FINANCIAL
CRD#: 155733 / SEC#: 801-71997
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Pennsylvania(1/7/2016)
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South Carolina(8/20/2020)
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Tennessee(9/13/2011)
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Exams
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Current Firm
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FLAGSHIP HARBOR ADVISORS, LLC
3MERITUS WEALTH MANAGEMENT | TRESTLEBRIDGE CAPITAL | TINKHAM WEALTH MANAGEMENT | THRIVE WEALTH STRATEGIES | THORNE FINANCIAL PARTNERS | SHEVLIN WEALTH MANAGEMENT | SHEPARD FINANCIAL | SEASHORE FINANCIAL | SCHRUMM FINANCIAL | RISING TIDE CAPITAL | PARKER WEALTH MANAGEMENT | PARADIGM PRIVATE WEALTH | NORTHERN PEAK WEALTH MANAGEMENT | NORTHERN PEAK FINANCIAL | MUNROE MORROW WEALTH MANAGEMENT | MIRICA WEALTH | MCGUIGAN FINANCIAL | MAITLAND FINANCIAL GROUP | LAURENZ FINANCIAL | KEFAUVER FINANCIAL PLANNING & WEALTH MANAGEMENT | KARRIS & CO. | INTEGRITAS FINANCIAL ADVISORS | GOLDSON FINANCIAL | FLAGSHIP HARBOR ADVISORS, LLC | FIELDSTONE WEALTH MANAGEMENT | FENTON FINANCIAL GROUP | CURRENCY CAMP | CONCIERGE WEALTH MANAGEMENT | CHARTHOUSE CAPITAL | BRANDT WEALTH ADVISORS | BERRY MANAGEMENT, LLC | BERGSTRESSER FINANCIAL | AVERY WEALTH MANAGEMENT | ATLAS PRIVATE WEALTH ADVISORS | ARC FINANCIAL | ANDREASEN FINANCIAL
CRD#: 155733 / SEC#: 801-71997
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Contact information
Main Address
346 Commercial Street, Boston, MA 02109
Mailing Address
Phone number
(857) 350-4229
Established
Firm type
Fiscal year end
# of Employees
61
SEC notice filing (36 States and Territories)
Regulatory assets under management
| Total Number of Accounts | 12,815 |
| AUM (Assets Under Management) | $ 3,419,401,101 |
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Company Information
FLAGSHIP HARBOR ADVISORS, LLC
Financial PlannerCRD#: 155733Maryville, TN 37801DBA Information
Kefauver Financial Planning & Wealth Management1020 William Blount DriveMaryville, TN 37801
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