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TP TIM PAGLIARA
Tim Pagliara is the Founder, Chairman and Chief Investment Officer of CapWealth. Though Tim was not raised here, Williamson County has become home. Tim explains: “There is a sense of family in the community that other cities cannot claim. So, it is never surprising when Williamson County ranks as a top place to live.” In addition, he notes: “Local leadership has consistently preserved the culture and heritage as a historically significant town that embodies all the qualities that make it a great place to live and work.” Thus, it only made sense to create the CapWealth headquarters in Franklin. Tim grew up in a middle-class family outside the “big city” of St. Louis. His upbringing ingrained the importance of a good education, and as he began to consider careers, one thing was evident– “lawyers ran the world.” This led to Tim becoming a Juris Doctorate candidate at the St. Louis University School of Law while also taking an entry-level position at a local Edward Jones financial firm. Tim explains: “As I juggled both school and work, I was assigned an account of a very well-known MLB Cardinals pitcher. As I began reviewing his portfolios, I uncovered discrepancies that even a seasoned advisor might have overlooked. This catch set me on a life-long path, where my Juris Doctorate became helpful to my career, but not in the courtroom.” Tim worked his way up through the firm and was charged with opening the first Edward Jones office in Nashville. In early 2000, after nearly twenty years of experience in the industry, he formed CapWealth. “Since opening our doors, we have successfully worked through the financial bubble, the housing market crash and a global pandemic,” he says. CapWealth has grown to sixteen employees and was recognized as a top advisory firm in the state and the country by Forbes and Barron’s. Tim says that his most significant accomplishment is climbing Mt. Kilimanjaro twelve times! “The accomplishment was not because of the hike but more because of the lesson it taught me...and the similarities of overcoming adversities in life,” he says. Tim explains that being a southern gentleman “is all about character, which derives from one’s values. I live by the same values in my business as I do in my personal life–integrity, transparency and generosity. A gentleman always aspires to be better and is aware of his blessings.”
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