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Wealth Management

Planning financially for retirement and for sound investing may feel overwhelming. For some, that feeling is what keeps them from really focusing on and implementing a plan. McKnight follows a proactive proven process to help you reach your greatest potential for success.

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Medicare & Insurance

We believe that insurance plays a foundational role in protecting savings and your family in the case of a chronic illness or unexpected medical event. McKnight offers advisory services and insurance products to guide you through the Medicare process and assist you with life’s unexpected events.

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Employee Benefits

Our goal is to provide a unique set of services catered specifically to you and your company’s needs. That is why we created the Benefits Valet. ™ A Service Matrix completely dedicated to providing you with services that allow you to focus on what is most important – growing the business.

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401(k)

McKnight provides valuable support to employers who offer retirement plans to their employees. Retirement plan members receive a unique menu of services including risk tolerance analysis, asset allocation, and annual financial planning.

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Life Insurance

No one really wants to think about life insurance. But if someone depends on you financially, it is a topic you really shouldn’t avoid. Getting insurance doesn’t have to be hard (or boring). Let the McKnight Advisory Group Advisors answer your questions and help you make informed decision for protecting your loved ones financially.

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Long Term Care

We believe that insurance plays a foundational role in protecting savings and your family in the case of a chronic illness or unexpected medical event. McKnight offers advisory services and insurance products to guide you through the Medicare process and assist you with life’s unexpected events.

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Disability Insurance 

One in four workers will become disabled before retirement age. Most disabilities are caused by sickness, not injuries in the workplace. Attorneys, computer software professionals, doctors, and other high earners have made their education and career a top priority in their lives.

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Policy Review

A lot can change in your life after you buy a life insurance policy, and those changes can have a significant impact on your policy. A policy review helps keep your financial strategy intact.

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Meet Our Founder: Edwin A. McKnight

Meet Our Founder: Edwin A. McKnight

Edwin began his insurance career in 1985, with licenses for Life, Health, Property and Casualty. Edwin has increased his effectiveness and knowledge through studies with the American College and in 2014 was awarded the ChFC® designation. Edwin has also maintained the Life Underwriter’s Training Council’s LUTCF designation since 1993. Edwin is a 1999 graduate of Leadership Rutherford and became an Investment Advisor Representative in 2007. In 2011, Edwin became a graduate of the Leadership in Life Institute (LILI) and has served his professional state association, NAIFA Tennessee, as LILI Co-Moderator. Edwin has served as an Agent Advisor on numerous insurance company advisory boards as well as serving two years on the Rutherford County Benefits committee.

McKnight Insurance Group, Inc.; began operations in January of 1990 and after 25 successful years in business underwent the process of changing the company name to McKnight Advisory Group, Inc.; in 2015. This change was implemented to communicate McKnight’s value as Advisors in the areas of Insurance, Employee Benefits, and Financial Services. Edwin serves the needs of McKnight Advisory Group, Inc.; as President and works with clients to deliver security, manage risk, and bring balance in their Financial, Insurance, Investment, and Retirement Planning. 

He has lived in Rutherford County his entire life. He is married to Edna Huddleston McKnight and they reside on his family’s farm in the Halls Hill community. Edwin received his BS degree from MTSU (‘81) in VO AG Education and Animal Science.

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How to Invest in LGBTQ+ Friendly Companies

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When Special Care Is Needed: The Special Needs Trust

When Special Care Is Needed: The Special Needs Trust

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Notice of Privacy Practices

This provides notice of the privacy practices and policies of McKnight Advisory Group, Inc.  We will not rent, lease, or sell your information to anyone. These protections have been adopted to ensure that the information that we obtain and maintain for our clients and customers, which may also include information about the employees, dependents, former employees and dependents, and other eligible participants on a group health plan for which we are providing services (“Protected Parties”), is protected in accordance with relevant state and federal rules. The Notice outlines our practices, policies, and legal duties to maintain and protect against prohibited disclosure of personally-identifiable financial information (as required by the federal Gramm-Leach-Bliley Financial Modernization Act (“GLB Act”), and the various state laws implementing those requirements), Protected Health Information of those Protected Parties (under the privacy regulations mandated by the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act and further expanded by the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act provisions in Title XIII of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (“HITECH”) and the regulations related to these laws and mandates), and the protection of personally-identifiable information under 45 CFR § 155.260 (collectively referred herein as “Privacy Rules”).

THIS NOTICE DESCRIBES HOW MEDICAL INFORMATION ABOUT A PROTECTED PARTY
MAY BE USED AND DISCLOSED AND HOW YOU CAN GET ACCESS TO THIS INFORMATION.
PLEASE REVIEW IT CAREFULLY.

THE PROTECTION OF THE PRIVACY OF THE INFORMATION WE MAINTAIN IS IMPORTANT TO US.

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DISCLAIMER: “We do not offer every plan available in your area. Any information we provide is limited to those plans we do offer in your area. Please contact Medicare.gov or 1-800-MEDICARE to get information on all of your options. For accommodations of persons with special needs at meetings call <615-895-8574>”