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Forbes America's Top Wealth Advisors, 2024
Source: Forbes.com (Awarded April 2024) Data compiled by SHOOK Research LLC based on time period from 6/30/22 - 6/30/23.
Chuck Jones Named To The Prestigious Century Club Member, 2023 & 2025
Morgan Stanley Wealth Management Century Club members must meet a number of criteria including performance, conduct and compliance standards, revenue, length of experience and assets under supervision. Century Club membership is no guarantee of future performance.
Managing your wealth is not an easy task. Between the seemingly endless investment vehicles to choose from, to balancing the unique needs of yourself, your family, or a business, achieving your life goals often becomes a daunting and worrisome pursuit. The important thing to remember is that you don't need to pursue these goals by yourself. The Mountain Spring Group is committed to helping our clients achieve their financial goals by understanding their needs, offering tailored financial advice, and striving to provide an exceptional client experience.
We focus on what is important to our clients and provide the comprehensive skills of our group coupled with the global resources of Morgan Stanley to enable our clients to make more informed decisions about their finances. We consistently interact with our clients to create long-term relationships that continue to serve as the cornerstone of our practice.
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About Chuck Jones
Chuck graduated from The University of Alabama, Huntsville where he earned his B.S. Finance. Before UAH, he was a member of the golf team at Wallace State Community College. After college, Chuck moved to Florida to pursue a dream of playing golf professionally. Soon after arriving in the sunshine state, he began to pursue his other heartfelt passions – helping people and forming meaningful relationships. He ultimately decided to follow his passion of helping people over playing golf full time.
Chuck has spent the last 25 years serving his clients by making sure they have a plan in place to help achieve their most ambitious goals. In 2022, Chuck was honored as a member of Morgan Stanley's prestigious Century Club for consistent excellence in providing a wide range of investment products and wealth management services.
Chuck is proud to serve in various volunteer rolls in the Huntsville community. Over the years, Chuck has served on several boards including president of The National Children's Advocacy Center board of directors, First United Methodist finance committee, Valley Foundation Board, former president of the New Hope Children’s Clinic and former president of the Land Trust of North Alabama.
Above all else, Chuck is a devoted family man. Chuck married his wife, Julie, in 1996. They have three children together – Harrison, Hayden, and Anna Kathryn. Chuck and Julie enjoy spending time with their family and friends as well as traveling. In Chuck’s spare time, he enjoys golfing, running, hunting, and attending his local church – First United Methodist in Huntsville.
Forbes America's Top Wealth Advisors, 2024
Source: Forbes.com (Awarded April 2024) Data compiled by SHOOK Research LLC based on time period from 6/30/22 - 6/30/23.
Prestigious Century Club Member, 2023
Morgan Stanley Wealth Management Century Club members must meet a number of criteria including performance, conduct and compliance standards, revenue, length of experience and assets under supervision. Century Club membership is no guarantee of future performance.
NMLS#: 1316513
About Grant Thomson
Grant grew up in the “Rocket City”, when Huntsville was leading the space race to put a man on the moon with the development of the Saturn V rocket. This experience had a major impact on him by showing what men and women can do by setting a goal and a having plan to accomplish it. Grant’s background in engineering eventually lead him to a career in financial planning and the Certified Financial Planner (™) designation. Solving problems and building relationships with people are what he finds most rewarding.
Many people struggle with their own finances because they have a different skill set that they focus on each day. “I enjoy being the one they turn to for financial advice and showing them what is possible through careful planning and using all of the tools available to them”. Clients often have a hard time mentally connecting all the pieces of their financial life. Our planning process brings all of that together into clear focus and allows them to clearly see the path to long term success, whether that is retirement, education, or legacy planning.
Grant has been in a financial advisor or management role with Morgan Stanley since 1990, both in Atlanta, GA and in Huntsville, AL. He has the designations of Certified Financial Planner™, Investment Management Consultant and Alternative Investments Director. Grant is also a private pilot with both an instrument rating and multi-engine rating.
As a native Huntsvillian, Grant is proud of the growth our city has experienced. He is an active member and past president of the Huntsville Rotary Club (Huntsville’s oldest service organization since 1917). Grant and his wife Louann have been active in the club’s STRIVE mentoring program which provides mentoring and scholarship opportunities for inner-city youth. They also proudly support the Greene Street Market, Huntsville Museum of Art, Huntsville Hospital Foundation, Nativity Historic Preservation Foundation, and the Hudson Alpha Institute for Biotechnology. Grant and Louann love to travel and are constantly planning their next big adventure. There is a great big world out there and they plan to experience as much of it as possible as they add to the 50+ countries and almost 50 states they’ve visited.
NMLS#: 1255771
About Spike McRoy
Spike’s passion for finance began as a young boy when his father walked him into a Dean Witter (now Morgan Stanley) office, and along with a professional advisor, educated him on how his pocket-full of cash from summer jobs could grow much faster outside the hiding place deep within his sock drawer. Spike followed this newfound passion to The University of Alabama, earning a degree in Business/Corporate Finance.
Following the 15 year fulfillment of his childhood dreams to compete and win on the PGA Tour, Spike was graciously offered an opportunity to join a wealth management group with Morgan Stanley, enabling him to pursue his passion for finance.
Spike and his wife were married in 1992 at Huntsville’s First United Methodist Church, where they currently attend today with their three children. Spike and his wife’s philanthropy and spirituality are near and dear to their hearts as their faith and commitment to their community extends to other local churches under the Cove Church umbrella. Spike and his wife actively participate in the Walk to Emmaus community, the Lincoln Village Ministries, and the Huntsville Downtown Rescue Mission. Spike also serves as a Board Member for the Huntsville Red Elephant Club since 2010. Spike previously served as a Board Member for the National Children’s Advocacy Center. In his spare time, Spike enjoys coaching golf at the Westminster Christian Academy, watching college football (Roll Tide!), enjoying family hikes, and fishing.
NMLS#: 1347360
About Madeline Mullins
Madeline credits her humble upbringing and determination to succeed as a driving force for her career. Madeline started working as a bank teller at the age of 15 as she began to hone her passion for service. Madeline carried this newfound passion to The University of Alabama, where she earned her B.A in Information Sciences – Public Relations, understanding that communication would play a central role in her career. Upon graduation, Madeline became an Employee Benefit Service Specialist for Principal Financial Group. After her first year, Madeline was promoted to an Account Executive role, where she traveled throughout the southeast to provide fiduciary liability management and employee education for large corporate retirement plans. In 2006, Madeline left the finance industry to work in church ministry, where she continued to manage programs and educate young people. After 13 years of working in church ministry, Madeline was recruited by The Jones McRoy Team to help develop marketing strategies and further enhance their client experience. The team’s passion for service coupled with the ability to continue to minister people (this time in the world of finance) was an opportunity that Madeline couldn’t pass up.
Madeline currently resides in Huntsville, Alabama with her husband, Robert, and their two daughters. Madeline and Robert were married in her hometown of Greensboro, Alabama in May 2002. Madeline is active in the Huntsville community, donating her time as a Sunday school teacher with the Church of the Nativity, Episcopal, a sustainer with the Junior League of Huntsville, and a chairperson on the Huntsville High School PTSA Board. She has previously served on the boards of Blossomwood Elementary and Huntsville Junior High School PTA as well as the Junior League of Huntsville. In her spare time, Madeline enjoys the outdoors, working in her yard, playing tennis, traveling, snow-skiing, and cheering on her daughters at various sporting events.
NMLS#: 2228403
About Margaret Aaron
Margaret graduated from Auburn University (Alabama) where she earned her B.S. in Marketing. She began her career in the financial services industry in 1993. She has been with Morgan Stanley since 2005 where she is currently serving as a Senior Registered Associate.
Margaret lives in Huntsville, Alabama with her husband, Brent. She has two adult sons who are also graduates of Auburn University. In her free time, Margaret enjoys spending time with family, cooking, and being in nature!
About Keren H. Salas
After graduating, she moved with her family to Huntsville, Alabama where she met her husband, Carlos. Keren is a passionate and dedicated financial services professional with over four years of experience, and loves serving others. Her hobbies are singing and photography. In her free time, she enjoys learning and practicing Italian, serves at Nueva Vida ministry, a bilingual church service, and loves living a purpose-driven life.

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About DeMario Hopkins
Private Bankers partner with Financial Advisors to develop a specialized approach for managing clients’ cash flow, liquidity and financing needs, leveraging our comprehensive suite of cash management and lending solutions.
DeMario began his career in financial services in 2007, and joined Morgan Stanley in 2018. Prior to joining the firm, he was a Vice President Business Banking Officer at BBVA Compass and PNC Financial.
DeMario is a graduate of the University of Alabama, where he received a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration concentrating in Finance. He currently resides in Birmingham, Alabama with family. Outside of the office, DeMario enjoys mentoring, traveling, spending time with his family, and reading motivational/self-help books.
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