About Machelle

Machelle Reed is a Client Associate at J.P. Morgan Wealth Management.

An important member of the team, Machelle provides excellent administrative and detailed customer support for high-net-worth individuals, athletes and successful professionals. Her responsibilities include money and asset movement and coordinating operational day-to-day processes.

Machelle attended Kennesaw State University, majoring in Accounting. With over two decades of experience in financial services, she began her career in 2005 at Ameriprise Financial.

Services as a Financial Advisor. She then moved to Wells Fargo Advisors, Morgan Stanley and J.P. Morgan, where she acquired skills to carefully address individual clients' needs. She holds the FINRA Series 7, 31 and 66 securities licenses.

Born and raised in Atlanta, Machelle lives in Ball Ground and enjoys fishing and other outdoor activities with her husband, Jay, two daughters, and two perfect grandchildren.

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