Eric Clark, Financial Advisor & Chief Operating Officer

Eric Clark joined our firm in 1999 after thirteen years with Bank of America.  In addition to managing his clients, he is responsible for the daily operations of our firm.

A 1985 graduate of the University of Kentucky, Eric earned his Master in Business Administration from Wake Forest University’s Babcock School of Management in 1999.  Eric is a Certified Financial Planner™ Certificant. 

Recognizing that family and work take precedent, he would settle for a built-in golf cup in his office in hopes it would increase the probability of making more 3 foot putts.

Thomas F. Nichols, Jr., Financial Advisor

Thomas F. Nichols, Jr. joined Rinehart & Associates in 2001. Prior to joining Rinehart & Associates, Tom was a financial consultant with Scott and Stringfellow, Inc. and Quick and Reilly in Charlotte.

A native of Winston-Salem, Tom received an undergraduate degree in Telecommunications Management from Syracuse University in 1984 and earned a Masters of Business Administration degree from Fordham University in 1990. Tom is a Certified Financial Planner™ Certificant.

Tom is a member of the Financial Planning Association (FPA) and is currently serving on the Charlotte Chapter's Board of Directors as Director- Media. He is also a Registered Advisor of the National Association of Personal Financial Advisors (NAPFA).  He has served on the Board of the Autism Society of NC – Charlotte Mecklenburg Chapter and also presently serves on the Board for Charlotte Saves.

Cassandra Harris Tydings, J.D., LL.M., Financial Advisor

Cassandra Harris Tydings joined Rinehart & Associates in March of 2006.  She was previously Vice President of Planned Giving for Foundation for the Arts & Sciences, a supporting foundation of Foundation For The Carolinas.  Prior to working with the Foundation, she was an associate attorney, practicing in the areas of estate planning, corporate succession, and corporate transactions, with the law firm Johnston, Allison & Hord, in Charlotte.

Cassandra received a Bachelor of Science from Louisiana State University.  She earned a law degree from Loyola University in New Orleans and a Masters of Laws in Taxation from Georgetown University Law Center.  She is a member of the North Carolina State Bar, North Carolina Bar Association – Estate Planning and Fiduciary Law Section, and the Mecklenburg County Bar.  She is currently serving on the Board of Directors of the Mecklenburg Bar Foundation. 

Cassandra enjoys spending time with her husband and two children, as well as gardening and reading.

Jeff Taylor, Financial Advisor

Jeff Taylor, joined Rinehart & Associates in 2006 after working for Wachovia Corporation as a Senior Consultant in the Corporate & Investment Banking’s Fixed Income Division.  Prior to this, Jeff worked at Bank of America on the Mortgage-Backed Securities Research Desk. 

A Virginia native, Jeff received a Bachelor of Business Administration degree in Finance from James Madison University (1996). Jeff is a Certified Financial Planner™ Certificant. 

Jeff and his wife Jenny have three children.  Jeff enjoys swimming, running, and family bike rides.