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From Business Trend: Figuring out the “Big 3”: private education, college and retirement savings
From Business Trend, Oct. 1, 2025. Balancing the costs of private education, college, and retirement can feel like an impossible juggling act for families. Each one on its own requires focus and discipline — but what happens when all three...
VIP Knoxville 50 Under 50: Matt Prince
From VIP Knoxville, September 2025. Matt Prince is vice president of wealth management for The Trust Company of Tennessee and specializes in working with physicians and other professionals with complex financial planning needs. He heads a client service team offering...
From Construction Executive: Succession planning for the next generation of leaders
Construction firms have been struggling to attract enough trade professionals to keep projects on schedule, but there’s another mountain ahead that may be even harder to climb: finding new leaders who are comfortable standing at the top of the figurative...
From Chattanooga Times Free Press: Smith has a flair for demystifying insurance and retirement plans
Relationship Manager Tracey Smith sat down with the Chattanooga Times Free Press to talk about how she makes insurance and retirement planning approachable for her clients. Smith told the paper she uses a cooking metaphor to help understand a client’s...
From Automotive Recycling Magazine: How do you leave your business without regret?
Senior Vice President Sheryl Linck talked with Automotive Recycling Magazine about key considerations for a transition plan that lets you move to your next chapter on your own terms.
From Authority Magazine: Five things to look for when hiring a financial planner or financial advisor
Wealth Management Vice President Matt Prince offers advice in Authority Magazine about how to select the right financial planner or advisor. Prince talks about how he was inspired to work in wealth management and how clients can protect themselves. Five...
From Wealth Management.com: Strengthening client relationships in a tech obsessed world
The Trust Company Vice President for Chattanooga Zach Hurst spoke with WealthManagement.com about getting back to basics by thinking first of the customer. When you consider the last five years in the financial planning industry, what are the big topics...
From Medium: The new portrait of leadership: which legacy ideas need to be discarded and which should be embraced
The Trust Company Relationship Manager Tracey Smith spoke with Medium and Authority Magazine about resiliency and adaptability in an ever-changing world. Success is as often as much about what we stop as what we start. What is one legacy leadership...
SECURE Act 2.0 – How This Affects You and Your Retirement Plan
After two years of discussion, SECURE Act 2.0 of 2022 was passed on Friday, December 29, 2022. It is the most impactful retirement legislation in the past 15 years, and it received bipartisan support to help Americans save more for...
WBIR-TV: Importance of Digital Estate Planning
In a world that increasingly is becoming digital, it is important to reflect on and plan for the future of your digital assets. Client specialist Catherine Carter shared with WBIR-TV how to get started on a digital estate plan.