Christy King

Financial Advisor

Email: king@vestia.com
Call | Text | Fax: (615) 647-8420

Christy King, ChFC®

Financial Advisor

Email: king@vestia.com
Call | Text | Fax: (615) 647-8420

Qualifications

  • BS in Chemistry with minors in Mathematics & Business, Belmont University
  • Series 65
  • Health insurance, licensed agent
  • Life insurance, licensed agent

Community Involvement

  • Habitat for Humanity
  • Homeless ministries in Nashville
‘Wealth that matters’ means looking back on your life at the very end, and confidently knowing you lived life to the fullest – you made amazing memories with the people most important to you, you experienced the joys life has to offer, and had a positive impact on those around you.

Christy’s journey to the financial planning field is a unique one. After obtaining her BS in Chemistry at Belmont University in Nashville, she realized that while chemistry was fascinating and challenging in a way she loved, working in a solo lab environment would not give her the ability to help others in a tangible way – a huge passion she had for her career. After some job shadowing and soul-searching, she found financial planning, which she sees as an equally challenging field to chemistry but allows her to use her skills and passions to directly help people. Now that she is in the industry, she is hooked!

Christy’s science background gives her a deep understanding of data gathering, modeling, and problem solving that is a huge asset to our team of advisors. Clients appreciate her attention to detail and her knack for making complex concepts simple to understand, as well as her ability to bridge the gap between advisor and client in between meetings to ensure all the “to dos” get “to done” and everyone stays on the same page through the planning process.

Christy originally hails from Baltimore, Maryland – she is the youngest of three with two older brothers, a wonderful sister-in-law, and adorable nephew and niece. Outside of the office you can likely find Christy outside enjoying nature, practicing the cello, attending a new fitness class, reading a great new book, or trying out a fun new restaurant!

One of Vestia’s values is to model “wealth that matters.” What does this mean to you?
“Wealth that matters”, to me, means looking back on your life at the very end, and confidently knowing you lived life to the fullest- you made amazing memories with the people most important to you, you experienced the joys life has to offer, and had a positive impact on those around you. It means putting the value of people higher than that of wealth.
When did you first realize you were interested in finance?
At dinner growing up, my family always talked about what was going on in the stock market and how the political climate was affecting the economy. Both of my parents are in finance; my dad is a CPA and my mom is a corporate treasurer, and they love talking with each other about the markets to gain an insight into each other’s perspectives. I always found the discussions fascinating but didn’t consider going into finance myself until some family friends suggested financial planning to me. Once I learned more about the field, I was hooked!
What is the most important thing you have learned about helping other people?
Even the smallest gestures of kindness can help transform peoples’ lives in a way that even grand gestures may not. For example, noticing people and noticing when they’re in need of some encouragement or in need of someone to listen makes an enormous difference in people’s lives. In high school, I went to Mississippi for a Habitat for Humanity build. The father of the family for whom the house was being built came to personally thank our group for our hard work. I noticed one of my teachers go up and ask him about his story, his family, and how they were all doing, and I noticed the gentleman tearing up in happiness. He greatly appreciated the home, but also greatly appreciated being able to tell his story to my teacher and was touched by so many “strangers” caring for him and his family.

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