The Murphy Investment Group of Wells Fargo Advisors brings with it nearly a century of experience in wealth management, says Will Murphy.
Murphy – a private wealth financial advisor, managing director-investments and Furman University graduate – brings 24 years’ experience to the table. It’s why the five-member Murphy Investment Group can help deliver results for generationally wealthy clients who bring with them even the most complicated balance sheets.
“I call it ‘Ritz-Carlton level service at FedEx speeds,’” Murphy said of the group that bears his name.
The group also includes Claude C. Robinson (senior wealth client financial advisor and senior vice president-investments), Ryan B. Callahan (financial advisor), Daniel S. Willey (senior registered client associate) and Piper Dabney (senior registered client associate).
While The Murphy Investment Group prides itself on offering a small-town, boutique feel, they draw on Wells Fargo’s vast infrastructure when tailoring investment plans for an affluent clientele.
“We not only bring our experience and knowledge to the table, but we leverage Wells Fargo’s intellectual capital on behalf of our clients, too,” Murphy said.
The group is deeply embedded in Greenville non-profits in various community service capacities.
“Even as Greenville prospers, there will always be a need for service organizations to help fill in the gaps,” he said. “The challenges are all around us, and you don’t have to go far to find them, and you need an army to meet them.”
Murphy chairs the 2025 Rose Ball, which has raised millions for a variety of Greenville County nonprofits over the years.
“The Rose Ball has raised more than $5 million since inception in 1971,” he said of the biennial event. “There is no live auction, no silent auction, which frees us to maximize what we return to the nonprofits we support.”
Murphy also serves on the board of directors of both Artisphere and the Bon Secours St. Francis Foundation of Greenville.
“Aside from convening some of the nation’s most talented artists, including several from the Greenville area, Artisphere pumps about $10 million in three days into the local economy while offering great exposure for our city,” Murphy said.
“Meanwhile, Bon Secours St. Francis Foundation is meeting some of our community’s greatest needs, serving some of our most vulnerable populations, in some of our darkest corners,” he said. “The funds we’re raising there support not only the work done within the hospital walls, but the ministry that extends far beyond those walls.”
In the end, Murphy said that while serving is its own reward, maintaining a heart of service also drives better client outcomes.
“If anything, serving instills a lot of empathy,” he said. “This is extremely helpful, because it’s not what’s on the balance sheet that drives family financial decisions, it’s what’s off the balance sheet. We spend a lot of time understanding a family’s core philosophies, so that we can help them confidently make better decisions.”
