John Andrew Patterson

Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC (WEAS) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Plymouth, Minnesota. The firm was founded in 2001 and is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Wealth Enhancement Group LLC (WEG). In October 2019, private investment vehicles affiliated with TA Associates Management LP (TA Associates) acquired an indirect majority interest in WEG. WEAS provides investment advice to individuals, high net-worth individuals, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations, corporations and other businesses, and pension and profit-sharing plans.

Carroll Financial Associates, Inc. (Carroll Financial) is an investment management firm headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina. The firm was founded by Larry W. Carroll in 1980 and became part of Wealth Enhancement Group LLC in 2021. Carroll Financial provides financial, retirement and estate planning services to individuals and institutional clients.