Alden Small

Fiduciary, fee-only CFP® focused on serving high net worth individuals, families and business owners.

John Wright is a CFA® charterholder and holds a Series 65 license with six years of industry experience. He is the owner of Stellar Assets L.L.C., an independent advisory firm based in Memphis, TN, and also owns Brazilian Bake Shop, a business specializing in chocolate and brownie treats. Prior to founding Stellar Assets, he worked at Veridad Consulting for five years. Stellar Assets L.L.C. provides discretionary portfolio management and advisory services to individual and high-net-worth clients, tailoring investment policies to client goals and risk tolerance. The firm employs a combination of charting, fundamental, quantitative, and technical analysis to guide investment decisions and manages approximately $5 million in assets across a limited number of client relationships.

Paul Dorian is the founder and sole advisor of Dorian Investment Advisory LLC, based in Memphis, TN. He holds the CFA® designation and has 22 years of industry experience, including 24 years at Dorian Eason Asset Management LLC prior to establishing his current firm in 2025. Dorian Investment Advisory serves individuals, retirement accounts, businesses, employer-sponsored retirement plans, endowments, churches, and charitable organizations. The firm offers discretionary, individualized portfolio management primarily using ETFs and mutual funds, allowing for occasional individual securities and client-specific constraints such as ESG screens, with client performance reported on a time-weighted basis using CFA Institute methodology.

William French is a financial advisor with Red Oak Advisors LLC in Memphis, TN, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 38 years of industry experience. He has been with Red Oak Advisors since 2018 and also has experience at Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments and W Advisors LLC. Red Oak Advisors LLC provides portfolio management, financial planning, and consulting services to individuals, trusts, pension and profit-sharing plans, and business entities. The firm offers access to separately managed accounts and employs a variety of investment approaches, including fundamental and technical analysis, serving approximately 55 clients with $43.4 million in assets under management.

Byron Studdard is a CFP® professional with 32 years of experience in the financial industry. He is the principal of Studdard Financial, LLC, an independent firm he has led since 2012. Outside of his advisory work, he holds ownership interests in residential real estate ventures. Studdard Financial provides financial planning and discretionary portfolio management to individual and high-net-worth clients. The firm employs a combination of asset allocation with fundamental and technical analysis, offers comprehensive ancillary analyses, and delivers regular market updates, operating as a small, solo-practitioner practice.

Sreenivas Meka is a CFP®, CFA®, and Series 65-licensed financial advisor with 11 years of industry experience. He is the principal advisor at Lakeland Wealth Management LLC, an independent firm based in Dallas, TX. Outside of his advisory role, he serves as an adjunct professor at the University of Memphis. Lakeland Wealth Management LLC provides fee-based financial planning and discretionary portfolio management primarily for individual and high-net-worth clients, as well as corporate and business clients. The firm combines traditional individual account management with pooled-vehicle management and private fund sponsorship, employing fundamental analysis and client-specific investment policies.