Aaron L Blake

Joseph Spano Sr. is President and CEO of The Spano Group Wealth Managers and holds a Series 63 designation. He has 30 years of industry experience, including roles at Freedom Financial Advisors, Potter & Spano Financial Group, and Transamerica Financial Advisors. The Spano Group Wealth Managers provides financial planning, portfolio management, and retirement plan consulting to individuals, high-net-worth clients, corporations, and charities. The firm uses fundamental analysis to construct portfolios and generally manages accounts on a non-discretionary basis, while also offering insurance product sales and ERISA-related retirement plan consulting services.

James Mckee is a financial advisor with McKee Wealth Management in Hurricane, WV, holding a Series 66 designation and 18 years of industry experience. He has worked at Southeast Investments, N.C. Inc., First Summit Financial, and has been involved with McKee & Associates, LLC since 2007. Mckee serves as a board member of the Home Builders Association of Greater Charleston. McKee Wealth Management provides financial planning, investment management, and wealth management services to individuals, families, and institutional clients including corporate pension and retirement plans, trusts, and charitable organizations. The firm offers discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, retirement plan consulting, and uses a range of investment vehicles including mutual funds, ETFs, individual securities, and third-party platforms.

John Arthur is the sole advisor at JA Investment Management, LLC, an independent firm based in Hurricane, WV. He holds a Series 66 designation and has 21 years of experience at his current firm, following four years with Ferris, Baker Watts, Inc. Outside of his financial advisory work, he is the owner and head instructor of Relson Gracie Jiu Jitsu of WV and also operates Abstrakt Lifestyle, a lifestyle brand. JA Investment Management serves individual investors and 401(k) plans, offering private asset management, plan management, and investment education. The firm employs both fundamental and technical analysis, provides mostly non-discretionary portfolio management, and is noted for serving institutional retirement and pension clients in addition to private clients.

Brian Ross is a financial advisor at Freedom Financial Advisors, LLC with four years of industry experience. He holds a Series 63 designation and has worked at Freedom Financial Advisors since 2022. In addition to his advisory role, Ross is involved with Freedom Financial Insurance Group, where he works as an agent selling fixed annuities and life insurance, and with Freedom Federal Educators, providing educational services. Freedom Financial Advisors serves individual clients with financial planning and portfolio management, as well as retirement plan consulting for 401(k) plans. The firm employs a fundamental analysis-based investment process with a conservative approach, emphasizes educational services, and maintains licensed insurance agents on staff who sell insurance products separately from advisory fees.

Melissa Grass is a financial advisor at Freedom Financial Advisors, LLC with three years of industry experience. She holds a Series 63 designation and has prior experience at TransAmerica. Outside of investment advising, she is the CEO of Freedom Federal Educators, a business that provides federal benefits education through webinars and other content. Freedom Financial Advisors primarily serves individual clients with financial planning and portfolio management, as well as retirement plan consulting for 401(k) plans. The firm emphasizes fundamental analysis, conservative positioning, and educational services, managing approximately $13 million in assets mostly on a non-discretionary basis.

Kirstin Selbee is a financial advisor with Freedom Financial Advisors, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials. She has no prior industry experience in financial advising but has worked in healthcare and insurance-related roles. Freedom Financial Advisors primarily serves individual clients with financial planning and portfolio management while also providing retirement plan consulting for 401(k) plans. The firm follows a conservative investment approach focused on fundamental analysis and client approval before trading, with an emphasis on educational services and a notable insurance affiliation.