Robert S. Collins III, CFP®, MBA

Robert serves The Wealth Management Group as Chief Executive Officer. He is an LPL Registered Principal and CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™ (CFP®) specializing in comprehensive wealth management which encompasses all areas of financial planning. These include investment allocation strategies, retirement income strategies, corporate stock options, insurance planning, corporate retirement plans and multi generational legacy planning. His practice serves a vast client profile but with similar wealth management needs such as wealth preservation, tax minimization strategies, and capital appreciation through tactical investment management. 

Robert is registered with LPL Financial for securities in 22 states. He has his Series 7, 24, 6, 31 and 63 registrations. He is also licensed for life, health, disability and long term care insurance. Robert serves in a dual capacity at The WMG as a comprehensive wealth advisor and also as a supervisory branch manager.

Robert is a native of Brentwood, TN, attending Scales Elementary, Northside Junior High and Brentwood High School. He graduated from the University of Mississippi with a Masters of Business Administration (MBA) in Finance. Robert also earned his CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™ (CFP®) designation from Belmont University. As a CFP®, Robert holds his practice to a higher standard in the financial planning industry which is subjected to the CFP® Board of Standards.

Robert has earned the distinguished Chairman's Club and Chairman's Council awards every year since 2011. He is also a member of the Masters Council with Prudential Financial and holds top advisor designations with many other financial institutions.

Robert is a recognized public speaker and educator. He has provided educational programs and seminars for individuals, organizations, and corporations throughout the United States. Robert is a member of the Nashville chapter of Entrepreneurs'' Organization (EO), a global business network of successful business owners.

After 9 years in the insurance and investment industry, Robert founded The Wealth Management Group, originally called Wealth Management Group of Tennessee in 2001. He chose LPL Financial as his independent broker dealer so his clients could benefit from objective wealth management without any proprietary products or hidden corporate agenda. Additionally, LPL Financial's expansive platform provides access to the investment universe, institutional quality investments, sophisticated products, cutting edge technology, an eminent research team, and reliable back office support.

Robert is active in his church and his community. He serves as the Treasurer for Miriam’s Promise adoption agency, serves on the Board of the Delta-Xi Chapter of Kappa Sigma and volunteers his time for several other civic and charitable boards. Robert still resides in Brentwood with his lovely wife Melissa and their three children, Smith, Keller and Grayson.